Elizabeth McGovern adapts and stars in a retelling of Ava Gardner’s life – with all its secrets. Juliet Hindell reviews.

This tight espionage two-hander suffers by comparison to the actual state of the world. Loren Noveck reviews.

A new play about a journalist in Putin’s Russia creates an unsteady mix of fact and fiction. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.

Life is all out of chicken in this troubling new play served up by John Patrick Shanley. Nicole Serratore reviews.

Joshua Harmon’s new play is poignant and passionate, though perhaps more than making its point. Juliet Hindell reviews.

Juan Ramirez finds no joy in this “lifeless production” of Richard Greenberg’s new play, with a “dire lack of dramatic tension.”

Harvey Fierstein gives a warm portrayal of legendary political figure Bella Abzug, while challenging the audience to consider some uncomfortable political truths of today. Joey Sims reviews.

Donald Margulies’s new play left our critic feeling like she’d seen it all before. Maya Phillips reviews.