What plays like a repetitive gag on screen comes alive onstage. Schmigadoon! trades small-screen irony for full-scale theatrical joy, landing as a sharp, affectionate parody that actually works better live.

A one-man show that starts in a Texas meth lab and ends somewhere stranger, Lost in Del Valle is a gritty, funny, and unexpectedly moving memoir of a life that veered wildly off course and somehow made it back.

At The Chain Theatre, John Patrick Shanley’s Pushover sets out to deliver danger, desire, and volatility but never quite lands. Despite a compelling premise and a standout turn from Di Zhu, the production struggles to find the heightened tone that defines Shanley at his best, leaving behind a play that feels more confusing than captivating.

A cold, rain-soaked night at Irish Repertory Theatre set the stage for Ulster American, a razor-sharp, deeply uncomfortable satire starring Matthew Broderick. What begins as a rehearsal quickly spirals into a brutal, hilarious unraveling of ego, politics, and performance itself.