Nostalgia and feel-good picks permeate this season’s theatrical lineup  

We live in uncertain times. The AI technological revolution has many wondering (and worrying) about the future. One of the more optimistic speculations is that if AI becomes more widespread, theater will have a resurgence: people will long for a space away from screens in the company of other humans more than ever.But a rosy future of financial security for the art form has not quite come yet. This season, many theaters are playing it safe (not in a bad way), turning to tried-and-true classics