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Broadway Show Reviews & Critics' Ratings

Discover the best reviewed Broadway shows by top critics on BroadwayWorld.
& Juliet
& Juliet
6.2 Mixed rating
Opened Nov 17, 2022
Aladdin
Aladdin
6.8 Mixed rating
Opened Mar 20, 2014
Beaches
Beaches
3.6 Negative rating
Opened Apr 22, 2026
Becky Shaw
Becky Shaw
8.5 Positive rating
Opened Apr 6, 2026
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
8.6 Positive rating
Opened Mar 19, 2025
CATS: The Jellicle Ball
CATS: The Jellicle Ball
8.9 Positive rating
Opened Apr 7, 2026
Chess
Chess
6.3 Mixed rating
Opened Nov 16, 2025
Chicago
Chicago
9.5 Positive rating
Opened Nov 14, 1996
Death Becomes Her
Death Becomes Her
8.1 Positive rating
Opened Nov 21, 2024
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
8.4 Positive rating
Opened Apr 9, 2026
Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon
5.2 Mixed rating
Opened Mar 30, 2026
Every Brilliant Thing
Every Brilliant Thing
7.9 Mixed rating
Opened Mar 12, 2026
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
7.6 Mixed rating
Opened Apr 19, 2026
Giant
Giant
7.7 Mixed rating
Opened Mar 23, 2026
Hadestown
Hadestown
8.2 Positive rating
Opened Apr 17, 2019
Hamilton
Hamilton
9.7 Positive rating
Opened Aug 6, 2015
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
8.9 Positive rating
Opened Apr 22, 2018
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
8.0 Positive rating
Opened Apr 25, 2026
Just in Time
Just in Time
7.5 Mixed rating
Opened Apr 26, 2025
Maybe Happy Ending
Maybe Happy Ending
8.9 Positive rating
Opened Nov 12, 2024
MJ the Musical
MJ the Musical
6.8 Mixed rating
Opened Feb 1, 2022
Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!
7.6 Mixed rating
Opened Jul 25, 2019
Oh, Mary!
Oh, Mary!
9.4 Positive rating
Opened Jul 11, 2024
Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat
7.8 Mixed rating
Opened Mar 20, 2025
Proof
Proof
7.1 Mixed rating
Opened Apr 16, 2026
Ragtime
Ragtime
8.2 Positive rating
Opened Oct 16, 2025
Schmigadoon!
Schmigadoon!
7.6 Mixed rating
Opened Apr 20, 2026
Six
Six
8.4 Positive rating
Opened Oct 3, 2021
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
5.8 Mixed rating
Opened Apr 22, 2025
The Balusters
The Balusters
8.1 Positive rating
Opened Apr 21, 2026
The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon
8.7 Positive rating
Opened Mar 24, 2011
The Fear of 13
The Fear of 13
5.8 Mixed rating
Opened Apr 15, 2026
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
4.8 Mixed rating
Opened Apr 25, 2024
The Lion King
The Lion King
8.8 Positive rating
Opened Nov 13, 1997
The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys
7.3 Mixed rating
Opened Apr 26, 2026
The Outsiders
The Outsiders
6.9 Mixed rating
Opened Apr 11, 2024
The Rocky Horror Show
The Rocky Horror Show
6.7 Mixed rating
Opened Apr 23, 2026
Titanique
Titanique
7.5 Mixed rating
Opened Apr 12, 2026
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
7.4 Mixed rating
Opened Nov 20, 2025
Wicked
Wicked
5.3 Mixed rating
Opened Oct 30, 2003

Review Roundups

Review Roundup: Jack Holden's KENREX Opens Off-Broadway
Review Roundup: Jack Holden's KENREX Opens Off-Broadway
Stephi Wild • April 27, 2026
Two-time 2026 Olivier Award-winning KENREX by Olivier Award winner Jack Holden and Olivier Award nominee Ed Stambollouian, is now open at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Read the reviews here!
Review Roundup: THE LOST BOYS Arrives on Broadway
Review Roundup: THE LOST BOYS Arrives on Broadway
Nicole Rosky • April 26, 2026
The final show of the 2025/26 Broadway season is now open! The world premiere of THE LOST BOYS opened tonight, Sunday, April 26, 2026, at Broadway’s Palace Theatre. Directed by two-time Tony Award winner Michael Arden, the new musical features a book by  David Hornsby & Chris Hoch, music & lyrics by The  Rescues. Let's see what the critics are saying about the new musical...
Review Roundup: JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE Opens On Broadway
Review Roundup: JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE Opens On Broadway
A.A. Cristi • April 25, 2026
August Wilson is back on Broadway with Taraji P. Henson and Cedric “The Entertainer” and more in a new production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone, directed by  the legendary Debbie Allen. The critics are weighing in on the show! See what they're saying in tonight's review roundup!
Review Roundup: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Returns to Broadway
Review Roundup: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Returns to Broadway
A.A. Cristi • April 23, 2026
The critics have returned from their strange journey into the world of The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway and the verdict is in! Read all the reviews in our roundup below!
Review Roundup: BEACHES Opens on Broadway
Review Roundup: BEACHES Opens on Broadway
A.A. Cristi • April 22, 2026
Reviews are rolling in for the Broadway production of Beaches, a new musical based on the classic film, celebrating the power of female friendship. Did critics have a day at the beach at Beaches? Find out in our review roundup! 
Review Roundup: THE BALUSTERS Opens On Broadway Starring Anika Noni Rose, Richar
Review Roundup: THE BALUSTERS Opens On Broadway Starring Anika Noni Rose, Richard Thomas and More
A.A. Cristi • April 21, 2026
The critics are weighing-in on the world premiere of The Balusters, a new play by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon. Read the reviews and learn more about this new comedy now at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in our review roundup!

Regional Reviews

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FIM DE PARTIDA (Endgame) Returns: Marco Nanini Stars in Beckett Masterpiece at T
FIM DE PARTIDA (Endgame) Returns: Marco Nanini Stars in Beckett Masterpiece at Teatro Paulo Autran
Brazil: Claudio Erlichman • April 28, 2026
Samuel Beckett’s acclaimed masterpiece Endgame (Fim de Partida) opens April 30 at Teatro Paulo Autran, inside Sesc Pinheiros, in a new production directed by Rodrigo Portella. Starring Marco Nanini, Guilherme Weber, Helena Ignez, and Ary França, the tragicomic classic revisits Beckett’s haunting post-apocalyptic world, where Hamm, a blind and paralyzed old man, and his servant Clov remain trapped in a tense relationship of dependence, cruelty, and endless waiting. Written in the aftermath of World War II, the play remains one of the most powerful works of the Theater of the Absurd, exploring power, isolation, and the search for meaning in a collapsing world.
Review: COMPANY at Manes Studio Theatre
Review: COMPANY at Manes Studio Theatre
Long Island: Michelle Nielsen • April 28, 2026
Stephen Sondheim’s powerful emotional musical about love, marriage, and being the last single person in a group of married friends, COMPANY, has been brought to life by director Rick Grossman at Manes Studio Theatre. First performed on Broadway in 1970, this groundbreaking show won 6 Tony awards and broke the mold for how musicals were structured.
Review: COME FROM AWAY at Pioneer Theatre Company Washes Over You
Review: COME FROM AWAY at Pioneer Theatre Company Washes Over You
Utah: Tyler Hinton • April 28, 2026
Pioneer Theatre Company’s new professional production of COME FROM AWAY washes over you with emotional warmth. It will feel familiar to those who’ve seen the show, but it’s also a new experience that will make you happy you decided to return to Gander.
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Hot Springs World Class High School Theater
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Hot Springs World Class High School Theater
Arkansas: Theresa Bertram • April 27, 2026
What did our critic think of THE WIZARD OF OZ at Hot Springs World Class High School Theater?
Review: 44 THE MUSICAL at KLEIN THEATRE
Review: 44 THE MUSICAL at KLEIN THEATRE
Washington, DC: Laurie Sara Oliver • April 27, 2026
What did our critic think of 44 THE MUSICAL at KLEIN THEATRE?
Review: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION at The Warwick Theater
Review: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION at The Warwick Theater
Kansas City: Alan Portner • April 27, 2026
A full auditorium of just over three hundred patrons filed into the newly renovated Warwick Theater for a re-imagination of Stephen King’s “The Shawshank Redemption.” This theatrical adaptation is written by Irish playwrights Owen O’Neill and Dave Johns, an unlikely yet inspired pairing. Both men came to prominence as stand-up comedians before turning their attention to drama. Owen O’Neil is present for this Saturday evening performance.  
Review: THE SHARK IS BROKEN at The Toledo Repertoire Theatre
Review: THE SHARK IS BROKEN at The Toledo Repertoire Theatre
Cleveland: Julie Zatko • April 27, 2026
Summertime is approaching, and it may not be safe to go back in the water. No, not because of algae blooms or the occasional Lake Erie shark rumor (seriously, look it up), but because “Bruce,” the infamous mechanical shark from Jaws, has resurfaced at The Toledo Repertoire Theatre.
Review: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at Star Playhouse At Stage 74
Review: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at Star Playhouse At Stage 74
Long Island: Michelle Nielsen • April 27, 2026
What did our critic think of THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at Star Playhouse At Stage 74?
Review: BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE/ERWARTUNG at Four Seasons Centre For The Performing A
Review: BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE/ERWARTUNG at Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts
Toronto: Keira Grant • April 27, 2026
Even if you are lukewarm to early 20th-century avant-garde music and don’t care for Schoenberg’s serial composition music-baby, you are sure to be won over by the brilliance of these performers and the creative team.
Review: JAZZ JAM at Don't Tell Mama A Warm and Welcoming Open Mic For All Genres
Review: JAZZ JAM at Don't Tell Mama A Warm and Welcoming Open Mic For All Genres
Cabaret: Stephen Mosher • April 27, 2026
Kelly Wohlford and Quintin Harris are making it fun, they are making it entertaining, they are making it comfortable, casual, and safe to sing out loud.
Review: MAZEL at Theatre Artists Studio
Review: MAZEL at Theatre Artists Studio
Phoenix: Herbert Paine • April 27, 2026
Theatre Artists Studio's production of Amy Hartman's MAZEL has ended its run, but its themes of remembering, reconciliation, and forgiveness echo beyond the stage. Under Kathleen Butler's direction, the play, which was conceived in 2006, arrives in reworked form at a moment when its central question is no longer merely theatrical, but urgently real: what happens when the last witnesses to history are no longer here to tell it?
Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Fulton Theatre
Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Fulton Theatre
Central Pennsylvania: Rich Mehrenberg • April 27, 2026
Ironically, Fulton Theatre ends their 'fourth floor' season with a performance on the second floor.  Dear Evan Hansen serves as the premiere production in their new multi-purpose space, Castagna Hall.  This was an interesting choice, and very effective for the most part.
Review: STRANGER SINGS! THE PARODY MUSICAL at UA Little Rock University Theatre
Review: STRANGER SINGS! THE PARODY MUSICAL at UA Little Rock University Theatre
Arkansas: Theresa Bertram • April 27, 2026
Confession time—I may be the only person in the world who hasn’t seen Stranger Things, but after watching the production of Stranger Sings! at University of Arkansas Little Rock Theatre, I am about to go binge a whole season!
Review: THE PRINCE OF EGYPT at The Argyle Theatre
Review: THE PRINCE OF EGYPT at The Argyle Theatre
Long Island: Sam Desmond • April 27, 2026
A sprawling, epic--literally biblical--story focusing on the deep-seeded bond of two brothers through the societal pressures both have to lead against each other, “The Prince of Egypt” at the Argyle Theatre in Babylon, is the musical for those who want to travel to another world but still feel the connection to human truths that span millennia.
Review: THE FATHER AT TOWN PLAYERS OF NEW CANAAN
Review: THE FATHER AT TOWN PLAYERS OF NEW CANAAN
Connecticut: Pia Haas • April 27, 2026
The Father is a critically acclaimed play by French writer Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton. It has been staged internationally, and adapted into a successful film. The play premiered in London’s West End in October 2015 and opened on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club in March 2016. Along the way, it picked up major honors, including the Molière Award for Best Play, as well as Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Actor.
Review: GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY at Road Less Traveled Theater
Review: GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY at Road Less Traveled Theater
Buffalo: Michael Rabice • April 27, 2026
An unlikely pair creating an unlikely piece of theatre essentially sums up the new production of GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY now playing at Road Less Traveled Theater. Yes,  horror writer Stephen King has paired up with musician John (formerly Cougar) Mellencamp to write a musical. And somehow, the result is uniquely representative of both men in a most complementary fashion.
Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Harlequin Musical Theatre
Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Harlequin Musical Theatre
New Zealand: Glenda Pearce • April 27, 2026
This production is one of obvious beauty - and much more. Congratulations to Harlequin for providing spectacular family entertainment of such high quality. Collaboratively directed by Charlotte West with musical direction by Courtney Noble, choreography by Hayz Pincheira Rowe, and assistant director Samyson Robinson, It’s a lively fun-filled show told with pace and animated action, deft touches of humour, superb choreography, outstanding creative design, vocal skill and characterisation that keeps you thoroughly entertained and engaged. 
Review: A MIRROR at Prologue Theatre
Review: A MIRROR at Prologue Theatre
Washington, DC: Rachael F. Goldberg • April 27, 2026
Prologue Theatre’s evocative production of Sam Holcroft's 'A Mirror' is a wonderful examination of storytelling in an age where our sense of truth and reality feels constantly under attack.
Review: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Dupont Underground
Review: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Dupont Underground
Washington, DC: Itai Yasur • April 27, 2026
Tennessee William's iconic work crackles to life at site of DC's long abadoned streetcar. See what our critic had to say.
Review: SHREK THE MUSICAL Turns the Swamp into a Spectacle at Massey Theatre
Review: SHREK THE MUSICAL Turns the Swamp into a Spectacle at Massey Theatre
Vancouver: Alyson Eng • April 27, 2026
“Ogres are like onions.” It’s one of the most quoted lines from Shrek, and it captures the heart of the story better than any traditional fairy tale opening. This spring, Royal City Musical Theatre brings SHREK THE MUSICAL to the stage from April 17 to May 3 at the Massey Theatre, where the story unfolds layer by layer. What starts as a simple quest quickly opens up into something more, filled with unlikely friendships, fairy tale chaos, and a love story that refuses to fit a traditional mold. 

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