BroadwayWorld's 2015 List of Lists Roundup - Updating Live!
By: BWW Special Coverage Dec. 28, 2015
As we count down the last days of 2015, New York City's top theatre critics have been taking stock of the theatre season- deciding on their personal choices for their favorite productions of the year. With so many stellar plays, musicals, revivals and new works, both on Broadway and off, a slew of shows have gained recognition from the critics this year.
Below, check out our roundup of 'Best of' lists for theatre this year. Be sure to check back later for new additions as they're released!
Ben Brantley, New York Times (click here for his full list):
1. Hamilton
2. King Charles III
3. A View from the Bridge
4. Gloria
5. Constellations
6. Fool for Love
7. The King and I
8. Skylight
9. The Color Purple
10. Wolf Hall
Charles Isherwood, New York Times (click here for his full list):
1. John
2. The Humans
3. The Christians
4. Hir
5. Significant Other
6. The Mystery of Love & Sex
7. Eclipsed
8. Small Mouth Sounds
9. An American in Paris
10. Spring Awakening
Marc Snetiker, Entertainment Weekly (click here for the full list):
1. Hamilton
2. Fun Home
3. King Charles III
4. An American in Paris
5. The Audience
6. Skylight
7. Wolf Hall
8. A View from the Bridge
9. The King and I
10. The Color Purple
Jesse Green, Vulture (click here for his full list):
1. The Humans
2. Hamilton
3. An Octoroon
4. A View from the Bridge
5. Heisenberg
6. Whorl Inside a Loop
7. The Christians
8. I'm Not the Stranger You Think I Am
9. John
10. Hir
Mark Kennedy, Associated Press (click here for his full list)
1. Hamilton
2. Fun Home
3. An American in Paris
4. King Charles III
5. The King and I
6. Constellations
7. A View from the Bridge
8. Something Rotten!
9. Skylight
10. Spring Awakening
Michael Billington, Guardian (click here for his full list)
1. Hangmen
2. Young Chekhov: The Birth of a Genius
3. The Valley of Astonishment
4. Gypsy
5. The Father
6. The Striker
7. Tree
8. Oppenheimer
9. Man and Superman
10. For Services Rendered
Lyn Gardner, Guardian (click here for her full list)
1. Oresteia
2. The Encounter
3. A View from the Bridge
4. Carmen Disruption
5. The Skriker
6. Beasty Baby
7. Victor
8. Pink Mist
9. Rebecca
10. Lela & Co
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune (click here for his full list)
1. Fun Home
2. Hamilton
3. A View from the Bridge
4. The Color Purple
5. The Visit
6. Skylight
7. Constellations
8. Hand to God
9. King Charles III
10. The Audience
Adam Feldman and David Cote, TimeOut NY (click here for their full list)
1. Hamilton
2. A View from the Bridge
3. The Humans
4. King Charles III
5. John
6. 10 Out of 12
7. Hir
8. Eclipsed
9. Something Rotten!
10. Skylight
11. The Iceman Cometh
12. The King and I
13. The Color Purple
14. Iowa
15. The Evening
16. Gloria
17. Wolf Hall: Parts 1 & 2
18. Fondly, Collette Richland
19. Barbecue
20. The Spoils
Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal (click here for his full list)
Best Ensemble: Eclipsed
Best Performances in a Musical: Michael Cerveris & Cynthia Erivo
Best Performances in a Play: Jim DeVita & Susannah Millonzi
Best Classical Production: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Best Revival of a Modern Play: The Price
Best Revival of a Musical: Spring Awakening
Best New Play: Hand to God
Best New Musical: Hamilton
Playwright of the Year: Katori Hall
Director of the Year: Jessica Stone
Company of the Year: Public Theater
Jeremy Gerard, Deadline (click here for his full list)
1. Hamilton
2. The Color Purple; The King and I; Spring Awakening
3. The Humans
4. John
5. Josephine and I; Grounded
6. King Charles III
7. In White America
8. Whorl Inside a Loop
9. Something Rotten!
10. Lazarus
11. Skylight
12. First Daughters Suite
Charles Quittner, BroadwayWorld (click here for his full list)
1. Spring Awakening
2. St. Joan of the Stockyards
3. Hamilton
4. Let The Right One In
5. Gloria
6. Ms. Julie Asian Equities
7. A View From The Bridge
8. Oklahoma!
9. Comfort Dogs
10. Lives of the Saints
11. The Way They Live
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