This years best-in-theater list is overstuffed: There are revolting children, classic plays and circus acrobats. There are two knights playing two clowns and plenty of cross-dressers, as well as a guy in a one-man show, which somehow also features Barbra Streisand. Even a production that never actually made it onstage gets some applause. What? Our Top 10 list of the best in theater in 2013.

The look of "Macbeth:" The acting led by Ethan Hawke may be uneven, the addition of creatures that look like rejects from "Cats" is unfortunate and the use of three scenery chewing men to play the Three Witches breaks the spell, but there's no denying this is the most handsome show on Broadway. Scott Pask's sets include giant move able slabs, a vase of flowers that suddenly loses its petals and a bright, airy, leaf-covered canopy. Japhy Weideman's stunning lighting turns everyone into rock gods. And Catherine Zubers timeless, ultra-sexy costumes make everyone gorgeous.