The Forward

“Director Nicholas Hytner has staged a boxing match for today's discourse, without changing a line from a pre-Oct. 7 script.”

“But there’s a difference between being childlike and being sophomoric.”

“But his example is ultimately dispiriting, showing that changes of law — for the better, at least — are often fruitless against the headwinds of nationalism and cults of personality.”

“With jazzy ear-worms and a poignant showstopper in which MI5 secretary Hester Legatt (Jak Malone) dictates a letter to the agency's fictive serviceman, Mincemeat is supremely entertaining.”

“You wouldn’t expect it, but this play about grief, healing and California redwoods just might be the most Jewish — and most original — show on Broadway this season.”

“For anyone who has not previously been initiated into Malloy’s work and longs for the kind of musical that transcends banal commerciality, Three Houses is a must-see simply for the opportunity to marvel at the vastness of its creator’s byzantine brain.”

“The triumph of this iteration is how it anticipates its audience, teasing them with frothy liberation before making them gasp at Nazi armbands and shattered windows.”

“Underneath all of the whimsy, cuteness, and nostalgia, this play is dark...Filled with action, humor, and adventure. The magic of the wizarding world is conveyed by a truly amazing combination of choreography, set design, and old-fashioned magic tricks...Not everything is perfect...”

“It's not the only haunting moment in this beautifully staged production.”

“Van Hove was given us an intense, unsettling, and deeply original evening of theater.”

“Was the applause tepid? Reluctant? Polite? Dutiful?”

“It opened last night in revival at the Music Box, and, two and a half decades later, it’s still fantastic — searching, thought-provoking, very funny, and more than a little bit sad.”