The Plagiarists’ Scheherazade update falls flat.

Hershey Felder’s latest historical portrait comes off like a 19th-century Forrest Gump.

Scott T. Barsotti heightens family drama in a grim portrait of a sibling sextet.

In the Gift’s handsome revival, Noah Haidle’s depiction of grief and renewal makes the supernatural matter-of-fact.

The man behind Measure for Measure’s 1970s milieu on his big visuals and why he works well with the Goodman’s Robert Falls.

Don Nigro’s noir homage is stylishly staged, but its repeated twists start to lose their impact.

Dog & Pony’s vaudeville-style riff on fake money generates genuine laughs.

Accidental Shakespeare debuts with a solid Tempest.

A playwright craves fame and power in John Guare’s dark farce.

Raven delivers an engaging revival of Charles Fuller’s Pulitzer-winning military procedural.