The New York Drama Critics' Circle has named Samuel D. Hunter’s Little Bear Ridge Road Best Play of the season. No award was given for Best Musical. The selections were made at the organization’s 90th annua…

The New York Drama Critics' Circle has named Samuel D. Hunter’s Little Bear Ridge Road Best Play of the 2025-26 season. No award was given for Best Musical. The Circle bestowed the recently instituted aw…

 “Little Bear Ridge Road,” playwright Samuel D. Hunter’s Broadway debut, has heen selected as the best play of the 2025-2026 season by The New York Drama Critics Circle, which gave Best Individual Perfor…

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has met to confirm the eligibility status of 13 Broadway productions for the 2025-2026 season. This was the fourth and final time this season that the Tony Awards Admini…

Becky Shaw and Fallen Angels are other revivals to keep an eye on in that crowded Tony field.

Dr. Robby paid a visit to Dr. Langdon at Becky Shaw on Broadway! The Pitt star Noah Wyle attended a recent performance of the Second Stage production, seeing his co-star Patrick Ball. Go backstage for the speci…

Both actors are making their Broadway debuts — and contending for Tonys — with the biting dark comedy.

By Alix Cohen Unable to reach her mother, Susan, for days, Suzanna (Lauren Patten), who has a tendency towards the dramatic, is freaking out. Susan has MS. Despite their antagonistic relationship, her daughter …

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Becky has arrived on Broadway! Becky Shaw is now in performances at Second Stage's Hayes Theater on Broadway, where it is running through June 14, 2026. The Broadway production of Gina Gionfriddo’s Becky Sha…

The Rocky Horror Show is snubbed for Musical Revival, while Becky Shaw, Death of a Salesman, and Joe Turner's Come and Gone are showing their strength as Play Revival contenders.

Trip Cullman is one of the most prolific theater directors working today both on and off Broadway as well as in London and regionally. He also happens to be one of the most gifted. The theatrical magic he achie…

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 20, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend: NEW - BWW For You, Personalized Story Picks, Click Her…

Peter Filichia, Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Titanique (Broadway), Theater 2020 production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way the the Forum, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Masque…

By David Sheward April 18, 2026: The fear of the number 13 is triskaidekaphobia. But you wouldn't learn that from Lindsey Ferrentino's play The Fear of 13 now at the James Earl Jones after a London run. That's…

Becky has arrived on Broadway! Becky Shaw is now in performances at Second Stage's Hayes Theater on Broadway, where it is running through June 14, 2026. The Broadway production of Gina Gionfriddo's Becky Sha…

Some people come into our lives and change us for the better. This is not that story. Don't miss what The New Yorker calls "scorching, spectacular, savage." Get tickets for BECKY SHAW here: https://2st.com/sh…

Hear from Patrick Ball, Madeline Brewer, Linda Emond and Lauren Patten about making toxicity and dysfunction work onstage.

Trip Cullman is at the helm of the new play from two-time Pulitzer finalist Gina Gionfriddo.

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See Patrick Ball, Madeline Brewer, Alden Ehrenreich, Lauren Patten, and Linda Emond in highlights from the Broadway debut of Gina Gionfriddo's play Becky Shaw.

Becky has arrived on Broadway! Becky Shaw is now in performances at Second Stage's Hayes Theater on Broadway, where it is running through June 14, 2026. The Broadway production of Gina Gionfriddo's Becky Shaw,…

Becky has arrived on Broadway! Becky Shaw is now in performances at Second Stage's Hayes Theater on Broadway, where it is running through June 14, 2026. The Broadway production of Gina Gionfriddo's Becky Sha…

Broadway held strong last week as a bevy of spring arrivals caught ticket-buyers' attention, with Becky Shaw, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Death of a Salesman and Titaníque opening to strong reviews and full or …

You might recognize Patrick Ball as the charismatic Dr. Frank Langdon from HBO's popular show The Pitt"fans at the Hayes Theater stage door certainly do, bringing him friendship bracelets and vying for autog…

BECKY SHAW's Patrick Ball reflects on his decade in regional theater, his breakout performances as Dr. Frank Langdon on THE PITT and joining the Broadway community with Broadway.com Managing Editor Beth Stevens…

Phillipa Soo has revealed her favorite Hamilton song " but it's not one she sang. The Tony-nominated original cast member of the hit musical recently divulged that her favorite song from the musical is "Wait Fo…

Broadway " Second Stage at Hayes Theater: 240 West 44 Street. April 6-June 14, 2026. Comedy. Author: Gina Gionfriddo. Director: Trip Cullman. Critic: David Sheward (April 2026). **** In director Trip Cullman's …

Earlier this week, Broadway officially added Becky Shaw to the 2025/26 season line-up. Gina Gionfriddo's play is directed by Trip Cullman, and now running at Second Stage's Hayes Theater. A blind date spirals …

The four shows that opened on Broadway this past week were already familiar to New York theatergoers. Two are revivals; the other two ran Off Broadway. Is this familiarity evidence of producer caution in a chal…

Peter Filichia, James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Carey Purcell talk about Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Becky Shaw, Titanique, 1776 @ Papermill, Death of a Salesman, Giant, and Dog Day Afternoon. "This Week on…

The Broadway Theatre Review: A sharp, unsettling dark comedy about love, truth, and self-preservation by Second Stage By Ross The first thing we hear is a description of a crime scene. A television narrator, se…

Alright, now you've got different perspectives on Becky Shaw, a very well executed play. You'll have to decide what side of the fence you think you'll fall on. The post Becky Shaw appeared first on The Front Ro…

A lacerating comedy with a misanthropic soul. Loren Noveck reviews. The post Review: Becky Shaw at the Hayes Theater appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.

There is something almost dangerous about Becky Shaw. It smiles, it charms, it invites you in"and then, without warning, it slices straight to the bone. Becky Shaw, Gina Gionfriddo's wickedly incisive dark come…

Becky Shaw " 09 April 2026 Becky Shaw is a decisive exploration of intimacy, blurred boundaries, and the duality of human kindness. Each character is creatively crafted to display the ways in which we weaponize…

Gionfriddo's play, which runs nearly two and a half hours, is directed with finely calibrated control by Trip Cullman. It's a tart, unsettling, and often wickedly funny examination of the emotional minefields t…

Gina Gionfriddo's hilarious, biting yet supremely satisfying dark comedy, Becky Shaw, has finally made it to Broadway and is most definitely the boldest, funniest show of the season to date. The play, first pro…

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 9, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: NEW - BWW For You, Personalized Story Picks, Click …

Becky is in the building! The Broadway production of Gina Gionfriddo's Becky Shaw, directed by Trip Cullman, officially opened earlier this week at Second Stage's Hayes Theater on Broadway. The production st…

Take a look at the opening night festivities for BECKY SHAW's opening night on Broadway. Now playing at the Hayes Theater. Get tickets here: https://2st.com/shows/becky-shaw

Earlier this week, Broadway officially added Becky Shaw to the 2025/26 season line-up. Gina Gionfriddo's play is directed by Trip Cullman, and now running at Second Stage's Hayes Theater. A blind date spiral…

This week on The Broadway Show promises a delightful mix of Tony winners, seasoned performers and Broadway debuts, highlighting both long-runners and newly opened shows. From Chess to Cats: The Jellicle Ball, y…

It's The Broadway Show, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program spotlights exclusive A-list celebrities, the unsung heroes of Broadway and behind-the-scenes stories on Broad…

Gina Gionfriddo's dark comedy Becky Shaw details a blind date that spirals spectacularly off the rails, leaving audience members to question what it means to have power and what it means to fear it. Direc…

Usually no one on Broadway can agree on anything. But the Broadway debut of "Becky Shaw" last night has brought everyone together. There are no negative or even mixed reviews. Two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist G…

Matt goes through the reviews for the Broadway premiere of 'Becky Shaw' Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected]Â…

Broadway's busy season was packed with recent arrivals last week, most pulling in decent-sized audiences (more than decent in many cases), with shows like Dog Day Afternoon, Proof, Schmigadoon! and The Rocky Ho…

The cast of BECKY SHAW celebrates opening night of the Broadway premiere of Gina Gionfriddo's dark comedy. Get tickets to BECKY SHAW: https://www.broadway.com/shows/becky-shaw/?campaign_id=TBSYouTube2026

In their best first date garb, the cast and creative team of Gina Gionfriddo's Becky Shaw walked the opening night carpet of the play's Broadway bow. Directed by Trip Cullman, the play debuts almost 20 years af…

The Broadway production opened April 7, and the cast of the medical drama was on hand to celebrate.

Theatrely talked with Brewer about how it feels to make her Broadway debut " almost exactly 14 years after graduating musical theatre school " her love of her character Becky, and how she can't wait for Gen Z's…

Alden Ehrenreich and Madeline Brewer receive glowing notices for their Broadway debuts.

The Broadway production of Gina Gionfriddo's Becky Shaw, directed by Trip Cullman, officially opened on April 6 at Second Stage's Hayes Theater on Broadway. The production stars Patrick Ball, Emmy Award-nomi…

A splendid comedy of bad manners returns to Second Stage Theatre.

A blind date spirals spectacularly off the rails in Becky Shaw, the razor-sharp dark comedy from two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Gina Gionfriddo. When it made its New York premiere Off-Broadway at Second Stage…

It's Gina Gionfriddo's iron guts that make an incisive, observant, scathing, and hilarious play like Becky Shaw possible. The post Broadway Finally Meets Becky Shaw, and She's Got a Sharp Tongue appeared first …

Seventeen years after being nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, Gina Gionfriddo's dark, sometimes giddy comedy Becky Shaw finally arrives on Broadway, and noting that it was worth the wait is an understatement none…

And in a moment when so much theater puts on kid gloves to handle its material and its audience, it can be bracing to have a play walk right up and slap you across the face. That's how Trip Cullman's taut, take…

On the merit of its script alone, Becky Shaw is a rousing success. Not only is it deliciously, darkly hilarious, it's excitingly clever in its simplicity. Arguably, not much happens onstage, in real-time. In fa…

The reviews are rolling in for Becky Shaw at Second Stage's Hayes Theater on Broadway. The Broadway production of Gina Gionfriddo's Becky Shaw, directed by Trip Cullman, stars Patrick Ball, Emmy Award-nominee M…

Trip Cullman is at the helm of the new play from two-time Pulitzer finalist Gina Gionfriddo.

Alden Ehrenreich makes a show-stealing Broadway debut in Gina Gionfriddo's comedy about two old friends, one disastrous blind date and the dicey aftermath.

For six scenes, "Becky Shaw" unfolds in shadows " David Zinn's dark grays, Stacey Derosier's moody shafts of light illuminating secrets and lies. Then, in scene seven, everything floods with brightness: whites,…

Hayes Theater, New YorkEhrenreich is electric alongside The Pitt's Patrick Ball in this very 2008 send-up of fallout from one disastrous blind date You'd be hard-pressed to find a more relatable selling point f…

★★★★★ Gina Gionfriddo's 2008 black comedy gets a masterful revival from Second Stage Theater The post Becky Shaw: A Brilliant Dissection of Love and Family Dysfunction appeared fi…

The knock-out funny and audaciously awkward revival of the play "Becky Shaw," which opened Monday night at the Hayes, triggers an uncommon response " involuntary outbursts.

Seventeen years after being nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, Gina Gionfriddo's dark, sometimes giddy comedy Becky Shaw finally arrives on Broadway, and noting that it was worth the wait is an understatement none…

Becky Shaw is a work of surprises.

Alden Ehrenreich might be lucky "Solo: A Star Wars Story" was such a box office bomb. Because what was bad for his bank account was fantastic for his creative freedom, liberating Ehrenreich, who had been trappe…

Stop me if you've heard this one before: A narcissistic psychopath, an insecure dependent, a borderline, and a perpetual savior walk into a theater… and create one of the funniest and most profound plays in y…

★★★★☆ Gina Gionfriddo's Pulitzer-finalist comedy gets a hilariously razor-sharp Broadway revival featuring a top-flight cast. The post Becky Shaw: Social Climbing in the 21st Cent…

The audience gasped almost as frequently as it laughed during the performance I attended of "Becky Shaw," Gina Gionfriddo's fierce, funny comedy that revolves around a bad blind date. What audibly startled the …

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Ehrenreich, Ball, and Madeline Brewer make their Broadway debuts in the razor-sharp dating comedy.

Emmy nominee Madeline Brewer, Tony winner Lauren Patten, The Pitt's Patrick Ball, more star in the comedy.