Daniel D’Addario

“The current Broadway climate has been thick on the ground with revivals of familiar titles anchored by big-name stars; the performances in 'Art”'..make the case for this as something more urgent than that.”

“Dialed to a slightly lower register, the delicacy and intricacy of the language here lands with a punch whose impact comes on the subway ride home.”

“That Washingtonian authority demonstrates the production’s one big idea — to place two big stars at the center of the stage and trust that their talent and charisma will carry the day.”

“But it doesn’t tell it in a compelling or nuanced manner — despite Harmon having set himself up to succeed with a flashback story that could, but does not, provide real context and present-day interlocutors who could, but do not, push the Benhamous beyond platitudes.”