Rob Weinert-Kendt

“In fact, there are few musicals more stirring and satisfying when staged and sung as beautifully as “Ragtime” is here.”

“I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised that this play had another card up its sleeve.”

“Death of a Salesman will rightly be measured against the ambitions and achievements of the play'”

“The exhilarating, all-stops-out debate that ensues is one of Broadway's most unlikely emotional highs.”

““Under Mendes’s direction, Butterworth’s play moves inexorably...from ebullient merriment to blinding clarity...This is a big, long play whose size and length you can feel...But 'The Ferryman’'s occasional longueurs, unfortunately, give us time to notice flaws...”

“Part of the play’s enduring power is simple entertainment value: Its inimitable mix of camp, politics, science fiction and melodrama makes its nearly eight-hour run time glide by.”