Broadway Critics Report Card

See the Average Critics Ratings for EVERY Show on Broadway!

Aladdin

Average
6.8

Anastasia

Average
7.1

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Average
6.6

Chicago

Average
9.5

Come From Away

Average
8.0

Dear Evan Hansen

Average
9.4

Frozen

Average
6.6

Hamilton

Average
9.7

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Average
8.9

Head Over Heels

Average
6.5

Kinky Boots

Average
7.3

Mean Girls

Average
7.0

My Fair Lady

Average
8.7

Once On This Island

Average
8.7

Pretty Woman

Average
5.2

School of Rock

Average
7.6

Springsteen on Broadway

Average
8.6

Summer: The Donna Summer Musical

Average
4.8

The Band's Visit

Average
8.8

The Book of Mormon

Average
8.7

The Lion King

Average
8.8

The Phantom of the Opera

Average
6.8

The Play That Goes Wrong

Average
7.2

Waitress

Average
7.7

Wicked

Average
5.3

Rating System:

10 - effusive praise

9 - excellent

7 or 8 - positive with some reservations

5 or 6 - respectfully unenthused

3 or 4 - mostly negative

2 - little to recommend

1 - offended, insulted, angered

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by Review Roundups - August 27, 2018

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NYC Reviews More

Richard Nelson Gives UNCLE VANYA The Rhinebeck Treatment
by Michael Dale - September 17, 2018

Jen Silverman's Weird and Wonderful COLLECTIVE RAGE
by Michael Dale - September 13, 2018

R.R.R.E.D. Warns of Genetic Extinction of Redheads
by Michael Dale - September 07, 2018

REGIONAL REVIEWS More

Los Angeles: Color and Light Theatre Ensemble's LIZZIE is Rage Rock at its Finest
by Ellen Dostal - September 18, 2018

Brazil: Long Awaited, Brazilian Production of OS ULTIMOS 5 ANOS (The Last 5 Years) Opens In Sao Paulo
by Claudio Erlichman - September 18, 2018

Kansas City: MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN at Kansas City Actors Theatre
by Alan Portner - September 18, 2018

Boston: Zeitgeist Stage Opens Curtain on Final Season With N.E. Premiere of VICUÑA
by Nancy Grossman - September 18, 2018

Kansas City: ELEGY FOR A LADY at Open Spaces
by Alan Portner - September 18, 2018

Dance: FJK DANCE Offers A Physical Vocabulary That Elevates and Unites
by Cindy Sibilsky - September 18, 2018

New Jersey: The World Premiere of PAMELAS FIRST MUSICAL at TRT Shines Bright on the Red Bank Stage
by Marina Kennedy - September 18, 2018

Jacksonville: DO BLACK PATENT LEATHER SHOES REALLY REFLECT UP? at Alhambra Theatre And Dining
by Jordan Higginbotham - September 18, 2018

UK / West End: FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS, Chichester Festival Theatre
by Natalie Fordham - September 18, 2018

UK / West End: STEEL, Crucible Studio, Sheffield
by Ruth Deller - September 18, 2018

Delaware: FUN HOME at Wilmington Drama League - Welcome to the house on Maple Avenue
by Rosanne DellAversano - September 18, 2018

Palm Beach: Eric Coble's SWAGGER Mesmerizes Young Audiences
by Courtney Hess - September 18, 2018

Sweden: BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY at Maximteatern
by Isa Ponturo - September 18, 2018

Indianapolis: THE LION KING Wows at Broadway Across America
by Melissa Hall - September 18, 2018

Costa Mesa: South Coast Repertory Presents Charming Stage Adaptation of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
by Michael Quintos - September 18, 2018

Denver: MARY POPPINS at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse
by Jon Bee - September 18, 2018

Opera: Bullock's Back and the [Other] Met's Got Her
by Richard Sasanow - September 18, 2018

Ottawa: SYLVIA at Ottawa Little Theatre
by Courtney Castelino - September 17, 2018

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