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)
• My Fair Lady (musical, G, all shows sold out last week, reviewed here)
OFF BROADWAY:
• Symphonie Fantastique (abstract underwater puppet show, G, extended through Sept. 2, reviewed here)
CLOSING SOON ON BROADWAY:
• Angels in America (two-part drama, R, alternating in repertory, closes July 15, reviewed here)
CLOSING SOON IN PITTSFIELD, MASS.:
• The Royal Family of Broadway (musical, G, closes July 7, reviewed here)
CLOSING NEXT WEEK ON BROADWAY:
• The Iceman Cometh (drama, PG-13, some shows sold out last week, closes July 1, reviewed here)
CLOSING SUNDAY ON BROADWAY:
• Three Tall Women (drama, PG-13, all shows sold out last week, reviewed here)
CLOSING SUNDAY IN CHICAGO:
• Macbeth (Shakespeare, PG-13, remounting of Two River Theater Company production, original production reviewed here)
CLOSING TONIGHT IN EAST HADDAM, CONN.:
• The Will Rogers Follies (musical, G, reviewed here)