Animal Wisdom: Experimental theater favorite Heather Christian returns with an intensely personal music-theater piece inspired by her upbringing in Natchez, Mississippi, blending Catholic ritual, Southern Gothic storytelling, seance and folk-rock concert. Through June 14 at Pershing Square Signature Center, signaturetheatre.org.
Half Man is a bit like what would have happened if Dr. Melfi unleashed Tony Soprano on her enemy. But where Melfi had the foresight to show restraint, Jamie Bell's character is lost inside his relationship with a sociopath.
Ginger Minj, who first appeared on season 7, then returned in All Stars 2 and then again in All Stars 6, won All Stars 10 last year. Plenty of drama followed, with many of Ginger's co-stars calling her out on social media.
"How can you not land on Silicon Valley?" he says, pointing out that most of us are already living inside its influence every time we pick up our phones. That constant presence makes it fertile ground for satire, even if the show leans hard into drama.
DCI Daniel Hegarty, played by Peter Capaldi, returns to navigate London's dark streets, where systemic corruption permeates the police force and the city itself.
The first half of the movie plays out as an intimate chamber piece between Mary and Sam, the two of them rehashing long-buried grudges and betrayals, as we get occasional flashes to Mary's extravagant concert performances.
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives reaches true greatness when the original cast is home, or at the very least, traveling as a unit. Utah is practically the tenth Mormon Wife, and the show just might not have the same impact if there are so many spinoffs keeping them away from each other.
The Miniature Wife, based on the short story by Manuel Gonzalez, follows Lindy Littlejohn, the onetime hotshot writer who is now relegated to the role of dutiful wife of inventor Les Littlejohn, who is on the verge of developing a technology that could revolutionize agriculture: miniaturization.
Anna Friel portrays Anna Mitchell, a mother dealing with profound trauma after her brother is released from prison and assaults her young son. The narrative explores her struggle with trust and the impact of this betrayal on her mental state.
