Robert Downey Jr. makes his Broadway debut in this new drama by the Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar (“Disgraced”), playing an esteemed novelist dangerously fascinated by artificial intelligence. This Lincoln Center Theater productionjackpot king, directed by Bartlett Sher, has a cast that includes Ruthie Ann Miles and a scene-stealing Andrea Martin. (Through Nov. 24 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.) Read the review.

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David Henry Hwang’s 2007 satire stars Daniel Dae Kim (“Lost”) as DHH, a fictional version of the playwright, navigating anti-Asian racism in the theater and culture, while — whoops — mistakenly casting a white actor in an Asian role. With Francis Jue sublimely reprising his Obie-winning performance as DHH’s father, Leigh Silverman directs this Roundabout Theater staging. (Through Nov. 24 at the Todd Haimes Theater.) Read the review.

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Sutton Foster stars as the intrepid swamp creature and formidably delicate sleeper Princess Winnifred, opposite Michael Urie as her man-toddler love interest, Prince Dauntless, in this revival of the composer Mary Rodgers’s musical comedy riff on “The Princess and the Pea.” Adapted by Amy Sherman-Palladino, and directed by Lear deBessonet. With Ana Gasteyer as Queen Aggravain. (Through Nov. 30 at the Hudson Theater.) Read the review.

The makeup. The outfits. The tears. The televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker was nothing if not over the top — a perfect subject for a glittery biomusical. With a score and lyrics by Elton John and Jake Shears and a book by James Graham, Katie Brayben reprises her Olivier-winning turn in the title role, opposite Christian Borle as Jim Bakker and Michael Cerveris as Jerry Falwell. Rupert Goold directs. (Through Dec. 8 at the Palace Theater.) Read the review.

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The world of the circus springs into three dimensions in this musical adaptation of Sara Gruen’s 2006 novel about a young man who joins a traveling circus during the Great Depression and bonds with an elephant. This is a spectacle, incorporating circus design and performers. (Through Dec. 8 at the Imperial Theater.) Read the review.

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