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:
• Angels in America (two-part drama, R, most shows sold out last week, alternating in repertory through July 1, reviewed here)
• The Band’s Visit (musical, PG-13, nearly 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)
• Lobby Hero (drama, PG-13, virtually all shows sold out last week, closes May 13, reviewed here)
• Three Tall Women (drama, PG-13, all shows sold out last week, closes June 24, reviewed here)
OFF BROADWAY:
• Symphonie Fantastique (abstract underwater puppet show, G, closes June 17, reviewed here)
CLOSING NEXT WEEK OFF BROADWAY:
• Pygmalion (comedy, PG-13, closes Apr. 22, reviewed here)
CLOSING THIS WEEKEND OFF BROADWAY:
• Good for Otto (drama, PG-13/R, closes Sunday, reviewed here)
• Later Life (drama, PG-13, closes Saturday, reviewed here)