Cirque du Soleil's Crystal is beautiful and breathtaking. It will make you cheer, clap and watch in open-mouthed amazement, particularly during the second act.  While the show struggles at times to find the balance between acrobatics and ice-skating, the stunts along with beautiful set and costume design are enough to entrance audience members of all ages.

How well can you ever truly know someone? That is the question at the core of A.C.T.’s current show, Heisenberg. Overall, it’s a good play. The acting is fabulous, and the set is intriguing. It’s very well conceptualized and written by its playwright, Simon Stephens, well known for his stage adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.  However, it’s not a show that you’ll find yourself thinking about over and over again.

Skeleton Crew is an intimate look at everyday people, which focuses on the specifics of the auto industry during the recession while highlighting the emotions and becoming too melodramatic or cliché. If you enjoy August Wilson’s plays or any deep dive into a particular place and time, Skeleton Crew is the ideal show for you.

Love Never Dies is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s absurd sequel to his classic musical, The Phantom of the Opera. The plot is ridiculous, it takes place on Coney Island and besides the main characters there is almost no connection to the first musical. And it doesn’t matter. I love it.

Vietgone is pretty good, but its unwillingness to delve into its most poignant moments stops the show from being a great one. The show is funny and thought provoking. It highlights a different perspective of the Vietnam conflict that forces us as Americans to look at the events through a different lens. That stated, the show sometimes seems uncomfortable with its own message and often goes for the joke instead of delving into the emotional truths of a scene or character. As a result, the show ultimately feels empty despite its genuinely funny and thoughtful moments.

Weightless, is fundamentally different than anything else you’re going to see right now. It’s a rock concert and a touching small-stage production. It’s a modern drama and an ancient myth. It’s interesting and very well produced, but if you’re looking for something conventional, you’re looking for a different show.