Top 10 Lists of Top 10 Theater in 2021. Best NYC stage plays and musicals

New York Theater: The Broadway debut of “Trouble in Mind” some three decades after playwright Alice Childress’ death is the most popular choice among critics whose lists of top 10 New York theater for 2021 are featured below.* This play is followed close behind in critical popularity by the Broadway revival of the Tony Kushner/Jeanine Tesori musical “Caroline, or Change” and the new rock concert/musical “Six.”