Archives for November 30, 2017

Here’s my list of recommended Broadway, off-Broadway, and out-of-town shows, updated weekly. In all cases, I gave these shows favorable reviews (if sometimes qualifiedly so) in The Wall Street Journal when they opened. For more information, click on the title.

BROADWAY:
• The Band’s Visit (musical, PG-13, all shows sold out last week, reviewed here)
• Dear Evan Hansen (musical, PG-13, all shows sold out last week, reviewed here)
• Hamilton (musical, PG-13, Broadway transfer of off-Broadway production, all shows sold out last week, reviewed here)

OFF BROADWAY:
• Pride and Prejudice (comedy, G, remounting of Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival production, extended through Jan. 6, original production reviewed here)

CLOSING SOON OFF BROADWAY:
• The Home Place (drama, PG-13, extended through Dec. 17, reviewed here)

CLOSING NEXT WEEK OFF BROADWAY:
• The Portuguese Kid (comedy, PG-13, closes Dec. 10, reviewed here)

“These men, and their performances, are characterized by the absence of the desire to please. On screen, they don’t have anything to prove, and so we are extraordinarily drawn to them.”

David Mamet, Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business