Usual Girls, Ming Peiffer's play world-premiering at Roundabout Theater Company, depicts the sexual awakening of a young Korean-American girl and her friends over the course of several years. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

A group of white artists attempt to create a holiday-themed play for schoolchildren in The Thanksgiving Play, a satire by Native American playwright Larrissa FastHorse receiving its world premiere at Playwrights Horizons. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

--------Frank Scheck