HILLARY AND CLINTON Reviews

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 3:12am

Caught the final preview last night. Post the reviews here!

[ABitOnTheSide]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 9:59am

I'm hoping it gets raves, but I feel like it's gonna be a mixed bag. I happened to adore this play. I hope Metcalf wins Tony #3.

[VirginiaK]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 12:24pm

In the New Yorker online today, an excellent piece about Lucas Hnath, starting off with a focus on Hillary and Clinton. I'm reminded of how satisfyingly intelligent, even-handed, and surprising the play is.  https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/22/lucas-hnath-lets-actors-fight-it-out-onstage?utm_source=facebook&utm_social-type=owned&utm_brand=tny&mbid=social_facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR3Tgmbmnd_dWRlP8-Y7QRp_czKRGcMBQEbHGTucDn9siu0irLlJngTGJSE&fbclid=IwAR3H2xCKWCOIuGidVUxEG7rjg43XmSoerDAJhfe8ak1f4f32_PaSM6dsV3s

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 7:59pm

Variety is mixed.
https://variety.com/2019/legit/reviews/hillary-and-clinton-review-broadway-play-1203192540/

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 8:03pm

The Hollywood Reporter says "Riveting lead performances can't stave off campaign fatigue."
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/hillary-clinton-theater-review-1203144

Entertainment Weekly gives it a B+.
https://ew.com/theater-reviews/2019/04/18/hillary-and-clinton-review/

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 8:16pm

Deadline and The Wrap both appear to be favorable.
https://deadline.com/2019/04/hillary-and-clinton-broadway-review-laurie-metcalf-john-lithgow-joe-mantello-1202597535/

https://www.thewrap.com/hillary-and-clinton-broadway-review-laurie-metcalf-and-john-lithgow-play-politics-as-that-couple/

The NY Daily News is positive.
https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/broadway/ny-jones-broadway-review-hillary-clinton-20190418-aln24nzaorbqrnpjox2bbsyyu4-story.html

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 8:23pm

Adam Feldman gives it 3 out of 4 stars.
https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/hillary-and-clinton-review-broadway

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 8:26pm

Jesse Oxfeld gives it four stars.
http://nystagereview.com/2019/04/18/hillary-and-clinton-couples-therapy-for-the-audience/

Michael Sommers gives it four stars as well.
http://nystagereview.com/2019/04/18/hillary-and-clinton-peering-inside-the-private-lives-of-a-power-couple/

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 9:31pm

Matt Windman gives it 2 out of 4 stars.
https://www.amny.com/entertainment/hillary-and-clinton-review-1.29958711

The Daily Beast appears to be mixed.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/laurie-metcalf-in-hillary-and-clinton-on-broadway-reveals-the-making-of-a-presidential-loser

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 9:57pm

Critic's Pick from Brantley

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/theater/hillary-and-clinton-review-laurie-metcalf-john-lithgow.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Farts&action=click&contentCollection=arts&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 10:00pm

The Washington Post is mostly positive.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/this-new-broadway-play-about-the-clintons-marriage-is-as-fascinating--and-sad--as-youd-expect/2019/04/18/ee5cb5d4-6183-11e9-9ff2-abc984dc9eec_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e82915166697

[east side story]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 10:18pm

Metcalf is winning again with these reviews.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 10:29pm

east side story said: "Metcalf is winning again with these reviews."

Is she? These are hardly the raves she got for Doll's House Part 2.

[east side story]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 10:31pm

bjh2114 said: "east side story said: "Metcalf is winning again with these reviews."

Is she? These are hardly the raves she got for Doll's House Part 2."

Elaine May is still in it, but considering how long ago her show will have closed by Tony voting causes me to give Metcalf the edge.

 

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 10:38pm

Vulture is mixed-to-negative (likely more the latter) on the play itself, but positive on Metcalf.

https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/review-metcalf-and-lithgow-in-hillary-and-clinton.html

[bjh2114]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 10:53pm

east side story said: "bjh2114 said: "east side story said: "Metcalf is winning again with these reviews."

Is she? These are hardly the raves she got for Doll's House Part 2."

Elaine May is still in it, but considering how long ago her show will have closed by Tony voting causes me to giveMetcalf the edge."

Don't sleep on Heidi Schreck. Her reviews were glowing.

[EthelMae]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 11:24pm

The new ad campaign that is flashing all over this site tonight is way better than their original one. 

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 4/19/19 at 5:27am

After reading the reviews, I think the only reason I would want to go is to see Laurie Metcalf. Just curious, has Bill and Hillary Clinton attended this show and if not does anybody think they will. 

[n2nbaby]

Posted: 4/19/19 at 7:32am

yankeefan7 said: "After reading the reviews, I think the only reason I would want to go is to see Laurie Metcalf. Just curious, has Bill and Hillary Clinton attended this show and if not does anybody think they will."

I read their publicist has said they have no plans to see it.

[BalconyClub]

Posted: 4/19/19 at 7:51am

The actual Hillary and Clinton are on a speaking tour:

Friday, April 26. Wallingford CT

Saturday, April 27. Washington DC

Tuesday, April 30. Boston MA

Thursday, May 2. Vancouver BC

Friday, May 3. Seattle WA

Saturday, May 4. Inglewood CA

Sunday, May 5. Las Vegas NV

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/19/19 at 10:19am

yankeefan7 said: "After reading the reviews, I think the only reason I would want to go is to see Laurie Metcalf. Just curious, has Bill and Hillary Clinton attended this show and if not does anybody think they will."

From the NYT profile of Metcalf this week:

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Scott Rudin, the producer, who also knows the Clintons, sent the script in advance and invited them to a dress rehearsal with no other audience members present. (Nick Merrill, Mrs. Clinton’s spokesman, said the Clintons have “no plans to see the play at present."

“It would be impossible for an audience to watch them watch the play,” Ms. Metcalf said. “It would be tough for any of us to sit through somebody re-enacting our most private experiences on a stage, but ultimately I feel like I empathize, doing it.”

Mr. Rudin agreed: “I don’t think they’ll ever see it. If I were them, I wouldn’t see it. It’s an idea of them. It’s not literally them.”

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It would be super awkward to have them in the audience--too many people would be watching them for their reactions rather than the play. If they didn't take up the offer of a private showing, I don't see it happening.

Updated On: 4/19/19 at 10:19 AM

[Charley Kringas Inc]

Posted: 4/19/19 at 11:16am

A play about the Clintons attending a play about the Clintons would be pretty great.

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 4/19/19 at 1:05pm

"I read their publicist has said they have no plans to see it."

Thanks for the information. It would be kind of weird for them to attend show but I was just curious since they love to go to Broadway shows.

[Zion24]

Posted: 4/19/19 at 2:03pm

While ultimately sympathetic to her, I dont think this a particularly kind portrait of their relationship. Its an analysis of the forces that have held her down, and one of those forces is Bill. They'd be nuts to sit through it (though I'd bet money they've been given a script to read). 

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 4/19/19 at 6:48pm

Mugging is my favorite kind of acting.