Secrets of the Trade

Jonathan Tolins's smartly scripted and vibrantly acted comedy—about stagestruck teen Andrew (an expertly calibrated Noah Robbins) being mentored by moody, much older writer-director Martin Kerner (a magnificent John Glover)—is a crackling good tale about Broadway, family ties and the wages of experience. Tolins balances a bushel of dramatic genres with elegance and economy, and director Matt Shakman commands one of the best ensembles in New York right now.—David Cote