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The Imaginary Invalid
Bill Irwin brings his clowning chops to the title role of Molière’s classic about an inveterate hypochondriac determined to have a doctor for a son-in-law. Brandon J. Dirden directs Irwin’s adaptation for Roundabout Theater Company, with a cast that includes Brooks Ashmanskas, Dylan Baker, Rachel Bloom and Crystal A. Dickinson. (Through Nov. 22 at the Todd Haimes Theater.) Read the review.
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Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Robin (Christiani Pitts), a native New Yorker, and Dougal (Sam Tutty), a Brit visiting the city for the first time for a wedding, slip into their own holiday rom-com in this effervescent musical by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan, transferred from the West End. Directed by Tim Jackson, with an ingenious set and costumes by Soutra Gilmour. (Through Nov. 29 at the Longacre Theater.) Read the review.
& Juliet
With a song list full of pop hits, this frolicsome musical comedy imagines — with an assist from Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare’s wife — what happens when Juliet goes on living sans her Romeo. (Through Jan. 3 at the Stephen Sondheim Theater.) Read the review.
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Six
The half-dozen wives of Henry VIII recount their marriages pop-concert style — divorces, beheadings and all — in Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’s upbeat musical. (Through Jan. 3 at the Lena Horne Theater.) Read the review.
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Set in Hawkins, Ind., in 1959, this Olivier-winning sensory spectacle of a play is a prequel to the supernatural Netflix series “Stranger Things.” The production received a special Tony in 2025 for its illusions and technical effects, and won three more for set, lighting and sound design. Directed by Stephen Daldry, it has a script by Kate Trefry, a writer on the hit series, and an original story by Trefry, Jack Thorne and the Duffer brothers, who created the series. Transferred from London’s West End, where it opened in 2023, the show is recommended for ages 12 and older. (Through Jan. 3 at the Marquis Theater.) Read the review.
