Broadway Show Reviews & Critics' Ratings

Discover the best reviewed Broadway shows by top critics on BroadwayWorld.

Regional Reviews

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

8.3

Opened Apr 9, 2026

Buena Vista Social Club

8.6

Opened Mar 19, 2025

CATS: The Jellicle Ball

Every Brilliant Thing

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

8.9

Opened Apr 22, 2018

Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Stranger Things: The First Shadow

The Rocky Horror Show

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Review Roundups

Review Roundup: GIULIA: THE POISON QUEEN OF PALERMO, Written by and Starring Jennifer Nettles

Nicole Rosky • July 10, 2026

Perelman Performing Arts Center's world premiere production of Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo just opened! The production, which will now conclude performances on Sunday August 2, features book, music and lyrics by Jennifer Nettles, direction by Mary Zimmerman, and choreography by Austin Mccormick. Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo is produced by special arrangement with Adam Zotovich. Let's see what the critics have to say...

Review Roundup: Does Disney's Live-Action MOANA Sink or Swim?

Josh Sharpe • July 8, 2026

Disney's new live-action version of Moana officially arrives in theaters this Friday, and critics have shared their thoughts about the movie musical, which is helmed by Hamilton's Thomas Kail and features songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Find out if the movie sinks or swims in our roundup.

Review Roundup: CRAZYSEXYCOOL: THE TLC MUSICAL at Arena Stage

Chloe Rabinowitz • July 1, 2026

CRAZYSEXYCOOL – THE TLC MUSICAL is now officially open at Arena Stage. See what the critics are saying about the production in BroadwayWorld's Review Roundup.

Review Roundup: BIRTHRIGHT Opens at MCC Theater

A.A. Cristi • June 29, 2026

Birthright, the new play by Tony Award winner Jonathan Spector, is now in previews at MCC Theater. Directed by Teddy Bergman and featuring a starry ensemble cast, the production traces the evolving relationships of six friends in a story that explores community, history, and the ties that bind.

Review Roundup: A WALK ON THE MOON With Tovah Feldshuh, Talia Suskauer, Max Chernin, Sam Gravitte, and Andréa Burns

A.A. Cristi • June 29, 2026

Read reviews for A Walk on the Moon, the new musical inspired by the acclaimed 1999 film, directed by Tony Award nominee Sheryl Kaller and featuring a book and additional lyrics by original screenwriter Pamela Gray, music and lyrics by Tony Award and Grammy Award nominee AnnMarie Milazzo, and choreography by Josh Prince.

Review Roundup: SINATRA THE MUSICAL at the Aldwych Theatre

Chloe Rabinowitz • June 26, 2026

Sinatra The Musical is now open at the Aldwych Theatre. The production stars Joel Harper-Jackson as Frank Sinatra, Ana Villafañe as the movie goddess Ava Gardner, and more. See what the critics are saying in BroadwayWorld's Review Roundup.

Regional Reviews

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Review: Tampa Rep Presents Ken Ludwig's Endearing DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE at the Shimberg Playhouse

Tampa: Peter Nason • July 11, 2026

It's like a war-themed version of Love Letters, both characters brought to life by superb performances by Cameron Kubly and Katie Davis.

Review: Viciously Funny MEAN GIRLS AT Rules Toby's In Columbia

Baltimore: Cybele Pomeroy • July 11, 2026

MEAN GIRLS at Toby’s in Columbia is a popcorny treat with juicy musical numbers. Enjoy climate-controlled family-friendly live entertainment and a great meal with wonderful service, provided primarily by the show's actors. Through August 23, 2026.

Review: NORTH BY NORTHWEST at The Old Globe

San Diego: ErinMarie Reiter • July 11, 2026

The Old Globe’s North American premiere of “North by Northwest” succeeds by bringing something many of these adaptations lack: a finely tuned sense of style and panache.

Review: URINETOWN THE MUSICAL at Osceola Arts

Orlando: Julie Gardieff • July 11, 2026

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Review: Gwydion Theatre's DRY POWDER at Greenhouse Theater Center

Chicago: Angela Lin • July 10, 2026

Dry Powder gives us a bleak glance at the logic and operations that run the American economy and ruin American lives in this fast-paced allegory of how money can corrupt.

Review: HOLLAND VAVRA: BROADWAY AND BEYOND at Stages Houston

Houston: Jonathan Netek • July 10, 2026

Holland Vavra has been a member of Houston’s theatre community since before she was born. Yes, you read that right: her first stage appearance was in utero, while her mother performed in Pippin, a show Vavra herself would later appear in more than once.

Review: WICKED at Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis

Minneapolis / St. Paul: Jared Fessler • July 10, 2026

Some musicals become popular because of a great score. Others last because they tell a story that audiences continue to connect with long after the curtain falls. Wicked has managed to do both. The National Tour’s stop at Minneapolis’ Orpheum Theatre, running through August 9, proves that the story of Elphaba and Glinda still has plenty of power, humor, and heart.

Review: RETURN TO ROMANCE: THE METROPLEX BIG BAND FEATURING MARK ROMEO at Mark Romeo

Orlando: Julie Gardieff • July 10, 2026

Though not the typical type of performance I cover for Broadway World, Return to Romance: The Metroplex Big Band Featuring Mark Romeo offered just as much entertainment—and just as much of a connection to Broadway—as any musical I have seen.

Review: A Tale as Old as Time Gets a Fresh Chapter in Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 30th Anniversary Tour

San Diego: Lucía Serrano • July 10, 2026

The wonder of Disney and its nostalgia is a beautiful thing to witness in real time alongside a full audience in a theatre. More than 30 years after the animated film captured hearts around the world, and decades after the stage musical first brought this story to life, Beauty and the Beast arrives in San Diegoat the San Diego Civic Theatre through July 12, reminding audiences why this timeless tale remains so beloved.

Review: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville

Arkansas: Theresa Bertram • July 10, 2026

There are musicals that entertain, and then there are musicals that completely overwhelm your senses in the most glorious way imaginable. Winner of 10 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, now playing at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville through July 12, is firmly in that second category.

REVIEW: THIRTY-SIX Is An Insight Into The Lives, Loves, Fears And Hopes Of Trans Women, Told With Heart, Humour, Power and Passion.

Australia - Sydney: Jade Kops • July 10, 2026

Written by Jo Clifford and Bayley Turner, THIRTY-SIX is a beautifully presented insight into their experiences as trans women.

Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Oak Park Festival Theatre, Oak Park IL

Chicago: Emily Werner • July 9, 2026

Oak Park Festival Theatre continues its 51st Anniversary season with Oscar Wilde’s smashing comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest. First produced in 1895, the play is memorable from Wilde’s fast wit and the farcical parody of the English upper class. Oak Park’s production of Earnest, directed by newcomer Kathryn Walsh, is a comical performance with high energy.

Review: “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC BIGGER & WEIRDER TOUR at Acrisure Amphitheater

Michigan: Brian Hilbrand • July 9, 2026

“Weird Al” in true fashion sang a variety of spoofs from his original catalog, including hits like: “Tacky,” “Polkamania!,” 'It’s My World (and We’re All Living in It),” 'One More Minute,”“Another One Rides the Bus,” 'Amish Paradise,” 'Smells Like Nirvana,' and “Dare to Be Stupid”

Review: STEEL MAGNOLIAS at His Majesty's Theatre

Australia - Perth: David Bravos • July 9, 2026

There’s nothing quite like sitting in a packed room and watching a cast seamlessly pull the audience from huge, rolling laughs straight into absolute heartbreak. Robert Harling’s STEEL MAGNOLIAS is famously tight, but this production at His Majesty’s Theatre completely thrives because director Lee Lewis keeps the focus on the six brilliant actresses sharing a single room. The chemistry between this ensemble is the real engine of the show. You immediately feel less like a spectator and more like someone sitting on the spare couch in Truvy's salon, watching a group of lifelong friends trade banter and share in life’s trials and tribulations.

Review: Suzie Toot’s SUZIE WITH A Z Is a Star-Making Solo Debut at City Winery

Cabaret: Nathan Johnson • July 9, 2026

It would be a BroadwayWorld felony if I failed to single out her dream roles section. This is where Suzie Toot planted a flag. Her 'Funny Honey' from Chicago was a masterclass in comic timing. Chicago, take notice — there's a new Roxie in town.

Review: SOUTH PACIFIC at The Muny

St. Louis: Steve Callahan • July 9, 2026

The Muny has mounted a quite perfect 'South Pacific'!

Review: SUFFS Musical Tour at Broadway In Chicago

Chicago: Rachel Weinberg • July 9, 2026

All in all, Suffs musical nails the intent and the tremendous hard work of the women involved in the suffrage movement, but it mainly lacks emotion. I wanted Suffs to be more emotionally evocative and less of a history lesson.

REVIEW: The Festival d'Avignon Presents L'HORS PRÉSENCE... By Tiphaine Raffier

France: Wesley Doucette • July 9, 2026

There comes a moment in every Festival d’Avignon when I yearn for convention. Not cliché, not formula, but convention. I want to be immersed in a story with characters who have names, grounded positions, and stakes within a central conflict.

REVIEW: The Festival d'Avignon Presents UMA LUZ CORDIAL By Carolina Bianchi and Cara de Cavalo

France: Wesley Doucette • July 9, 2026

In his essay 'Problems of the Theatre,' German playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt argues that poetry should be made with the stage, not merely written for it or placed on it.

First Dutch Performer to Join the Brooklyn Nets Dance Team, Sterre Schaapherder Brings an International Career to One of New York's Biggest Stages

Argentina: Felicitas de la Fare • July 9, 2026

There are dancers whose careers are defined by a single discipline, and there are those whose artistic language expands with every city, culture, and stage they encounter. Dutch performer Sterre Schaapherder belongs firmly to the latter category, building a career that bridges European classical training with the commercial and contemporary performance world of New York.

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