Broadway Critics Report Card

See the Average Critics Ratings for EVERY Show on Broadway!

A Bronx Tale: The Musical

Average
6.6

Aladdin

Average
6.8

Anastasia

Average
7.1

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Average
6.6

Carousel

Average
7.2

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

Hello, Dolly!

Average
8.9

Kinky Boots

Average
7.3

Mean Girls

Average
7.0

My Fair Lady

Average
8.7

Once On This Island

Average
8.7

School of Rock

Average
7.6

SpongeBob SquarePants

Average
7.7

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 Boys in the Band

Average
7.9

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

REVIEW ROUNDUPS More

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by Review Roundups - July 18, 2018

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by Review Roundups - July 18, 2018

Did the Critics Lay All Their Love on MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN?
by Review Roundups - July 17, 2018

What Did The Critics Think of The Public's FIRE IN DREAMLAND?
by Review Roundups - July 17, 2018

What Did the Critics Think of Second Stage's MARY PAGE MARLOWE?
by Review Roundups - July 13, 2018

NYC Reviews More

Rebecca Naomi Jones is Terrifically Engaging in Rinne Groff's Coney Island Excursion, FIRE IN DREAMLAND
by Michael Dale - July 17, 2018

The Late Michael Friedman's GONE MISSING Evokes an Emotional Response From Encores! Off-Center Audience
by Michael Dale - July 16, 2018

High School Machiavellian With Cerebral Palsy Claws His Way To Power in Michael Lew's Shakespeare Riff TEENAGE DICK
by Michael Dale - July 12, 2018

REGIONAL REVIEWS More

Long Island: MEMPHIS at The Gateway
by Anthony Hazzard & Scott Stolzenberg - July 18, 2018

Colombia: IN-FIELES at Tetaro Belarte
by Ana Castillo - July 18, 2018

San Antonio: MAMMA MIA! at The Public Theater of San Antonio
by Kathy Strain - July 18, 2018

Las Vegas: MYSTERE by Cirque du Soleil at Treasure Island Continues to Captivate Las Vegas Audiences
by Marina Kennedy - July 18, 2018

Ireland: Searching for Sanctuary in SHELTER
by Brendan Daly - July 18, 2018

Austin: PLAYHOUSE CREATURES at City Theatre
by Jesse Griffith - July 18, 2018

Los Angeles: THE JACKIE WILSON STORY Brings Mr. Excitement Back to Life Using Cutting Edge Holographic 3D Technology
by Shari Barrett - July 18, 2018

Birmingham: GUYS AND DOLLS Takes you Back in Time at ACTA Theatre
by David Edward Perry - July 18, 2018

UK / West End: MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN
by Fiona Scott - July 18, 2018

UK / West End: A MONSTER CALLS, Old Vic
by Cindy Marcolina - July 18, 2018

Australia - Sydney: BWW REVIEW: LETTERS TO LINDY Gives An Amazing Insight Into One Of Australia's Most High Profile Cases Through The Archive Of Letters Sent To Lindy Chamberlain.
by Jade Kops - July 18, 2018

Off-Off-Broadway: Drifting in the Somber Magic of THE BLUE ROOM
by Kristen Morale - July 17, 2018

Toronto: THE KING AND I at Mirvish is a Charming Revival of a Problematic Musical
by Taylor Long - July 17, 2018

Boston: Gloucester Stage Presents N.E. Premiere of CYRANO
by Nancy Grossman - July 17, 2018

Sweden: MAMMA MIA HERE WE GO AGAIN at Filmstaden Sergel
by Annette Stolt - July 17, 2018

Santa Barbara: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE at Solvang Festival Theater
by Anna Jensen - July 17, 2018

UK / West End: HAIRSPRAY, Grand Opera House York
by Sarah Ryan - July 17, 2018

Washington, DC: Monumental Theatre Company's PIPPIN is a Faithful Revival
by Sam Abney - July 17, 2018

Central Virginia: AS YOU LIKE IT at Quill Theatre: A Rousing Conclusion to Richmond's 20th Annual Shakespeare Festival
by Brent Deekens - July 17, 2018

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