My Shows
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

Broadway Show Reviews & Critics' Ratings

Discover the best reviewed Broadway shows by top critics on BroadwayWorld.
Fat Ham
9.1 Positive rating
Closed Jul 2, 2023
Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool
9.0 Positive rating
Closed Jan 15, 2023
A Strange Loop
8.9 Positive rating
Closed Jan 15, 2023
Funny Girl
8.7 Positive rating
Closed Sep 3, 2023
Alex Edelman: Just For Us
8.7 Positive rating
Closed Aug 19, 2023
Parade
8.6 Positive rating
Closed Aug 6, 2023
Prima Facie
8.6 Positive rating
Closed Jul 2, 2023
Between Riverside and Crazy
8.5 Positive rating
Closed Feb 19, 2023
Topdog/Underdog
8.3 Positive rating
Closed Jan 15, 2023
Leopoldstadt
8.3 Positive rating
Closed Jul 2, 2023
Jaja's African Hair Braiding
8.2 Positive rating
Closed Nov 19, 2023
Death of a Salesman
8.1 Positive rating
Closed Jan 15, 2023
Ohio State Murders
8.0 Positive rating
Closed Jan 15, 2023
Here Lies Love
8.0 Mixed rating
Closed Nov 26, 2023
Summer, 1976
7.6 Mixed rating
Closed May 28, 2023
Melissa Etheridge: My Window
7.6 Mixed rating
Closed Nov 19, 2023
The Piano Lesson
7.5 Mixed rating
Closed Jan 29, 2023
A Christmas Carol
7.5 Mixed rating
Closed Jan 1, 2023
The Music Man
7.5 Mixed rating
Closed Jan 15, 2023
Life of Pi
7.4 Mixed rating
Closed Jul 23, 2023
Some Like It Hot
7.3 Mixed rating
Closed Dec 30, 2023
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
7.2 Mixed rating
Closed Jul 23, 2023
Bob Fosse's Dancin'
7.2 Mixed rating
Closed May 14, 2023
El Mago Pop
7.1 Mixed rating
Closed Aug 27, 2023
A Doll's House
7.0 Mixed rating
Closed Jun 10, 2023
1776
6.9 Mixed rating
Closed Jan 8, 2023
The Phantom of the Opera
6.8 Mixed rating
Closed Apr 16, 2023
Good Night, Oscar
6.3 Mixed rating
Closed Aug 27, 2023
The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
6.0 Mixed rating
Closed Jul 2, 2023
The Shark Is Broken
5.9 Mixed rating
Closed Nov 19, 2023
Pictures From Home
5.8 Mixed rating
Closed Apr 30, 2023
Grey House
5.7 Mixed rating
Closed Jul 30, 2023
The Cottage
5.7 Mixed rating
Closed Oct 29, 2023
I Need That
5.7 Mixed rating
Closed Dec 30, 2023
Camelot
5.5 Mixed rating
Closed Jul 23, 2023
New York, New York
5.3 Mixed rating
Closed Jul 30, 2023
The Thanksgiving Play
5.3 Mixed rating
Closed Jun 11, 2023
Once Upon a One More Time
4.9 Mixed rating
Closed Sep 3, 2023
The Collaboration
4.8 Mixed rating
Closed Feb 11, 2023
Almost Famous
4.8 Mixed rating
Closed Jan 8, 2023
Bad Cinderella
3.6 Negative rating
Closed Jun 4, 2023

Review Roundups

Review Roundup: JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE Opens On Broadway
Review Roundup: JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE Opens On Broadway
A.A. Cristi • April 25, 2026
August Wilson is back on Broadway with Taraji P. Henson and Cedric “The Entertainer” and more in a new production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone, directed by  the legendary Debbie Allen. The critics are weighing in on the show! See what they're saying in tonight's review roundup!
Review Roundup: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Returns to Broadway
Review Roundup: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Returns to Broadway
A.A. Cristi • April 23, 2026
The critics have returned from their strange journey into the world of The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway and the verdict is in! Read all the reviews in our roundup below!
Review Roundup: BEACHES Opens on Broadway
Review Roundup: BEACHES Opens on Broadway
A.A. Cristi • April 22, 2026
Reviews are rolling in for the Broadway production of Beaches, a new musical based on the classic film, celebrating the power of female friendship. Did critics have a day at the beach at Beaches? Find out in our review roundup! 
Review Roundup: THE BALUSTERS Opens On Broadway Starring Anika Noni Rose, Richar
Review Roundup: THE BALUSTERS Opens On Broadway Starring Anika Noni Rose, Richard Thomas and More
A.A. Cristi • April 21, 2026
The critics are weighing-in on the world premiere of The Balusters, a new play by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon. Read the reviews and learn more about this new comedy now at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in our review roundup!
Review Roundup: Jaafar Jackson Stars as Michael Jackson in MICHAEL Biopic
Review Roundup: Jaafar Jackson Stars as Michael Jackson in MICHAEL Biopic
Josh Sharpe • April 21, 2026
Reviews are in for Michael, the anticipated new biopic about music icon Michael Jackson. Starring Michael's nephew Jaafar Jackson as the late musician, find out what critics are saying in our roundup below. 
Schmigadoon! Broadway Reviews: What Critics Are Saying
Schmigadoon! Broadway Reviews: What Critics Are Saying
A.A. Cristi • April 20, 2026
Schmigadoon! is now open at the Nederlander Theatre! Alex Brightman & Sara Chase star — read what every major critic is saying in our full review roundup.

Regional Reviews

All Regional Reviews ›
Review: THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE at Childsplay
Review: THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE at Childsplay
Phoenix: Herbert Paine • April 26, 2026
A production that reveals what the craft of theater can do when it trusts simplicity and emotion.
Review: 1776 at Walnut Street Theatre
Review: 1776 at Walnut Street Theatre
Delaware: Greer Firestone • April 26, 2026
The Walnut Street Theatre’s opening night production of 1776 is, quite simply, magnificent. It arrives not merely as a theatrical event, but as something more essential—an experience that feels necessary.
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Children's Theatre Company
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Children's Theatre Company
Minneapolis / St. Paul: Joe Sarafolean • April 26, 2026
The Wizard will certainly see you now.
Review: FAULT at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Review: FAULT at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago: Rachel Weinberg • April 26, 2026
The blame game’s the thing in this world premiere play from Scooter Pietsch. FAULT is playing at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
Review: GODSPELL at Theatre Harrisburg
Review: GODSPELL at Theatre Harrisburg
Central Pennsylvania: Andrea Stephenson • April 26, 2026
For an evening of terrific talent, beautiful staging, and emotional performances, check out Theatre Harrisburg’s production of Godspell on stage through May 10th.
Review: OFF THE RAILS, Oran Mor
Review: OFF THE RAILS, Oran Mor
Scotland: Natalie O'Donoghue • April 26, 2026
A live-looped musical comedy about how far one woman will go to escape her demons… and which ScotRail service will get her there the fastest.
Review: South Coast Repertory Presents World Premiere of EAT ME
Review: South Coast Repertory Presents World Premiere of EAT ME
Los Angeles: Michael Quintos • April 26, 2026
First developed and workshopped at South Coast Repertory’s annual Pacific Playwrights Festival in 2025, celebrated new “it” playwright Talene Monahon’s freshly birthed play EAT ME is currently being presented at OC’s Tony Award-winning regional theater as a fully-formed World Premiere production directed by Caitlin Sullivan. The new work continues performances at its Costa Mesa home through May 3. Equally intriguing and confounding, the brand new play, honestly, comes off for me as one of those creatively-ambitious but somewhat incomplete stage experiments that left me with more questions than answers.
Review: ATP presents the shockingly unexpected tale of WILDWOMAN with a wickedly
Review: ATP presents the shockingly unexpected tale of WILDWOMAN with a wickedly modern twist
Calgary: Amanda Barnum • April 26, 2026
This show has so many modern aspects that are blended in with the historic backdrop that the audience initially find the contrast comical. As the story unfolds and the offensive aspects that once seemed silly and outdated are suddenly not so different from modern issues, we are suddenly left with the heavy burden of reality.
Review: LEND ME A SOPRANO at Scripps Ranch Theatre
Review: LEND ME A SOPRANO at Scripps Ranch Theatre
San Diego: ErinMarie Reiter • April 26, 2026
If you’re in the mood for something light, silly, and a little bit chaotic with a musical flair, “Lend Me a Soprano” won’t disappoint.
Review: THE HOUSEWARMING at Goodwood Theatre
Review: THE HOUSEWARMING at Goodwood Theatre
Australia - Adelaide: Barry Lenny • April 26, 2026
Australia is not a classless society. Class is based in wealth and social standing.
Review: THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG at Downtown Cabaret Theatre
Review: THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG at Downtown Cabaret Theatre
Connecticut: Sean Fallon • April 25, 2026
On Saturday, April 25th, at 12:00 PM, I saw the newest Theatre for Young Audiences production at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre in Bridgeport, CT, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG. The Theatre for Young Audiences shows at Downtown Cabaret Theatre continue to entertain the entire family! This one breaks the fourth wall in numerous ways, even encouraging the youth to audition to dance in the aisle during one part of the show, which got numerous children up and dancing, many of which may become future performers. The story is written by Robert Peterpaul and directed by Ashley DePascale, putting two of the Downtown Cabaret Theatre’s greatest stage performers behind the scenes, as other stars, both new and returning get to shine on stage.
Review: Fly North Theatricals’ FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is a Triumph
Review: Fly North Theatricals’ FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is a Triumph
St. Louis: James Lindhorst • April 25, 2026
This production of Fiddler on the Roof is a triumph! It is fresh, exciting, engaging, entertaining, and unlike any other seen. Caleb Long and Colin Healy have created a transformative piece of theater. It has a slight contemporary sound while staying true to the source material. Long inspires affecting performances from his actors and musicians.
Ballet Hispánico Asks Dance to Carry the Weight of Cultural Survival
Ballet Hispánico Asks Dance to Carry the Weight of Cultural Survival
Dance: Lora Strum • April 25, 2026
What did our critic think of BALLET HISPÁNICO ASKS DANCE TO CARRY THE WEIGHT OF CULTURAL SURVIVAL at New York City Center?
Review: DON QUIXOTE, Sadler's Wells
Review: DON QUIXOTE, Sadler's Wells
Dance: Vikki Jane Vile • April 25, 2026
Carlos Acosta’s favourite ballet full of Spanish sun and slapstick humour is a very silly story. But with an audience who’ve braved tube strike misery Don Quixote (Don Q) is just the ticket for a bit of carefree escapism, transporting us to an exotic and colourful land and danced with great relish by a spirited Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB).
Review: JESSIES, Pavilion Theatre
Review: JESSIES, Pavilion Theatre
Scotland: Natalie O'Donoghue • April 25, 2026
Spanning from 1980 to 1995, the story dives into the highs and lows of queer life during a time of upheaval, hope, and hard-won joy. Through laughter, heartbreak, gossip, and glitter, The Jessies discover what it truly means to find family - not the one you’re born into, but the one you choose.
Review: JACKALS, Paisley Arts Centre
Review: JACKALS, Paisley Arts Centre
Scotland: Natalie O'Donoghue • April 25, 2026
Based on astounding true events, Jackals is a contemporary retelling of the bewildering professional relationship between the young, ambitious Emma, and her fledgling doctor with a point to prove.
Review: GOING BACHARACH: THE SONGS OF AN ICON at Apollo Theater
Review: GOING BACHARACH: THE SONGS OF AN ICON at Apollo Theater
Chicago: Angela Lin • April 25, 2026
For many, Burt Bacharach is a household name, the soundtrack that spans from childhood to adulthood. For some, Bacharach’s name might not ring a bell, but his wide discography of songs that spans decades, mediums, collaborators, and genres is sure to have even the most musically naive audience members dancing in their seats to some familiar favorites. 
Review: National Ballet of Canada's PROCESSION at the National Arts Centre
Review: National Ballet of Canada's PROCESSION at the National Arts Centre
Dance: Courtney Castelino • April 25, 2026
What did our critic think of PROCESSION at National Arts Centre?
Review: RAT PACK RHAPSODY at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern
Review: RAT PACK RHAPSODY at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern
Sweden: Annette Stolt • April 25, 2026
A brand new musical about the Rat Pack icons Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis jr. A true feelgood musical!
Review: LOVE STRUCK by Macha Theatre/Films at Odyssey Theatre
Review: LOVE STRUCK by Macha Theatre/Films at Odyssey Theatre
Los Angeles: Shari Barrett • April 25, 2026
We never get a sense of what draws these two women to each other (other than sex), or what they have in common other than auditioning for acting work. Nor do we witness them falling in love, which makes it difficult to care whether or not their relationship succeeds.

Videos