New York Times - Theater

The departing artistic director, Hana Sharif, made it clear in a resignation email that she was leaving Arena Stage under pressure.Under Hana Sharif’s leadership, the nonprofit Arena Stage presented several musicals with commercial ambitions, including “Swept Away,” a revised “Damn Yankees” and “Chez Joey,” a reimagined take on “Pal Joey.”

A new musical based on the 2014 movie “Pride” trades restrained sentimentality for all-in emotion and flamboyance.“Pride” at the National Theater in London. The story’s bittersweet melodrama and tender evocation of solidarity lend themselves well to a musical theater treatment.

A winter revival of the Richard Greenberg drama will star David Corenswet, Yvonne Strahovski and François Arnaud.

Sharp performances from Maryann Plunkett and the other cast members lend weight and texture to Erica Murray’s play, even when the script becomes predictable.From left, Maryann Plunkett, Alana Raquel Bowers and Clare O’Malley in “The Loved Ones” at Irish Repertory Theater in Manhattan.

New York in June is a bonanza of Off and Off Off Broadway productions. Here’s our guide to shows we recommend, many in the city’s coziest spaces (and closing soon).