The 10 Best New York Theater Productions of 2022

The real news this year was all the wonderful new plays and musicals.

Revelatory new revivals of “A Raisin in the Sun” and “How I Learned to Drive” graced the stage, but the real news this year were all the wonderful new plays and musicals. TheWrap critic Robert Hofler picks the very best.

2. “Epiphany,” by Brian Watkins (Off Broadway’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater)

“Epiphany” is definitely a better title than “The Dead.” Watching Watkins’s play is also a lot more fun than reading James Joyce’s short story. The beauty of “Epiphany” is how it grows from being a “Dinner at Eight” comedy to something that Joyce himself would have recognized and embraced.