For the past month, theatre critics from the world's biggest publications have been wrapping up 2013 with lists of their favorite theatrical events of the last 12 months. Below, we bring you a roundup of all of them.
Be sure to check out which ones ended up with the most mentions at the end!
Ben Brantley, New York Times:
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
ALL THAT FALL
BUYER & CELLAR
THE DESIGNATED MOURNER
FUN HOME
HERE LIES LOVE
THE JACKSONIAN
JULIUS CAESAR
MATILDA
THE MODEL APARTMENT
MR.BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY
NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812
PASSION
THE APPLE FAMILY PLAYS
Charles Isherwood, New York Times:
AFTER MIDNIGHT/WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT
BELLEVILLE
THE FLICK
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN
LIFE AND TIMES: EPISODES 1-4
NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812
SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK
TWELFTH NIGHT/RICHARD III
THE WINSLOW BOY
Thom Geier, Entertainment Weekly:
JULIUS CAESAR
AFTER MIDNIGHT
WAITING FOR GODOT
MATILDA
THE APPLE FAMILY PLAYS
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
HERE LIES LOVE
PIPPIN
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
TWELFTH NIGHT
Richard Zoglin, Time Magazine:
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
MACBETH
SAINT JOAN
NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812
DOMESTICATED
THE FLICK
BELLEVILLE
THE MODEL APARTMENT
HERE LIES LOVE
MATILDA
Mark Kennedy, Associated Press:
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
PIPPIN
MATILDA
KINKY BOOTS
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Mark Rylance in TWELFTH NIGHT
Ian McKellen & Patrick Stewart in WAITING FOR GODOT/NO MAN'S LAND
BUYER & CELLAR
MACBETH
FUN HOME
Matt Windman, amNY:
MATILDA
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
FIORELLO!
TWELFTH NIGHT/RICHARD II
PIPPIN
700 SUNDAYS
BUYER & CELLAR
GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN
BAD JEWS
FUN HOME
Jesse Green, Vulture:
THE FLICK
FUN HOME
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
AFTER MIDNIGHT
PASSION
NIKOLAI AND THE OTHERS/REGULAR SINGING
HERE LIES LOVE
DOMESTICATED
THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES
THE BRITISH DOUBLE BILLS
Adam Feldman, TimeOut NY:
ROOSEVELVIS
FUN HOME
GRIMLY HANDSOME
HERE LIES LOVE
Mr. Burns, A POT-ELECTRIC PLAY
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES
PIPPIN
TWELFTH NIGHT
GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN
David Cote, TimeOut NY:
ON THE CONCEPT OF THE FACE, REGARDING THE SON OF GOD
A PUBLIC READING OF AN UNPRODUCED SCREENPAY ABOUT THE DEATH OF Walt Disney
THE Wallace Shawn-Andre Gregory PROJECT
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
FUN HOME
Mr. Burns, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY
LIFE AND TIMES: EPISODES 1-4
THE NIGHT ALIVE
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
TWELFTH NIGHT
David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter:
TWELFTH NIGHT
HERE LIES LOVE
MATILDA
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
THE FLICK
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
BUYER & CELLAR
AFTER MIDNIGHT
PIPPIN
NO MAN'S LAND
Joe Dziemianowicz, NY Daily News:
FUN HOME
TWELFTH NIGHT
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
HERE LIE LOVE
PIPPIN
REGUALR SINGING
VIOLET
BUYER & CELLAR
Cyndi Lauper's Score for KINKY BOOTS
DISASTER!
Steve Suskin, Huffington Post:
TWELFTH NIGHT
FUN HOME
REGULAR SINGING
NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812
BUYER AND CELLAR
HERE LIES LOVE
A KID LIKE JAKE
SMALL ENGINE REPAIR
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
THE EXPLORER'S CLUB
Elisabeth Vincentelli, NY Post:
AFTER MIDNIGHT
BUYER & CELLAR
GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN
HERE LIES LOVE
JUIUS CAESAR
MATILDA
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Mr. Burns, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY
PIPPIN
TWELFTH NIGHT
Shows by mentions:
2- KINKY BOOTS, JULIUS CAESAR, PASSION, BELLEVILLE, LIFE AND TIMES: EPISODES 1-4, DOMESTICATED, THE MODEL APARTMENT, MACBETH, THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES
3- WAITING FOR GODOT/NO MAN'S LAND
4- NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812, MR.BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY, REGULAR SINGING, THE FLICK, GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN
5- A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, AFTER MIDNIGHT
7- BUYER & CELLAR, MATILDA, PIPPIN
8- FUN HOME
9- THE GLASS MENAGERIE, HERE LIES LOVE
10- TWELFTH NIGHTVideos