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Christina Applegate Calls Ben Brantley's NYT Review of Her Tony-Nominated Performance 'Horribly Brutal'

Christina Applegate feels that some critics weren't kind during her star turn as Charity Hope Valentine on Broadway. Though the actress, 54, was Tony-nominated for her performance in the 2005 Broadway revival of Sweet Charity, she said she can't forget about what then-New York Times chief theater critic Ben Brantley wrote in his May 5 review. At the time, Applegate was still on the mend from a broken fifth me…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:12PM on March 11, 2026

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