The Tony Awards Administration Committee met to discuss eligibility for Every Brilliant Thing, Giant, and Dog Day Afternoon April 9.

Eligibility rulings for three Broadway productions are now set as the Tony Awards race gets underway. The administration committee clarified key category placements that could have an effect this year’s conte…

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has determined the eligibility status of three Broadway productions for the 2025-2026 season. This was the third time this season that the committee met to decide the e…

Every Brilliant Thing and Giant were also discussed at the third eligibility meeting of the 2025-26 Broadway season.

In Dog Day Afternoon, playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis has adapted a play from a movie based on an actual event. I knew nothing about the movie except that it starred Al Pacino, and nothing about the play except…

The Broadway Theatre Review: A strong cast anchors a gripping story that never quite finds its frequency By Ross The first sound is not a voice, but a search. A crackle of radio static fills the theatre as a di…

Before you go see Dog Day Afternoon on Broadway, buy some merch from the new production! The play is offering a variety of apparel, a mug, tote bag, journal, hat, magnet, and more. Shop now below! Dog Day Af…

Dog Day Afternoon, Schmigadoon!, Proof, Ragtime, and more were complete sell-outs at the box office.

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 …

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 4/5/2026 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section. Also, you will find information on each show's historical grosses, cumulative g…

Theatrely sat down with Lázaro to discuss the character of Guadalupe, created specifically with her in mind by Guirgis; working with Jon Bernthal; and her pivotal song in the show. 

1975 was a banner year for cinema—just gander at the Best Picture Academy Award nominees: Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon, Sidney Lumet’s Dog Day Afternoon, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, Robert Altman’s Nas…

It’s raining dogs and cats on Broadway, with the opening last week of the play adaptation of “Dog Day Afternoon,” and this week of the voguing version of the musical “Cats” – the start of Broadway�…

By Alix Cohen April 5, 2026: Based on a botched 1972 Brooklyn robbery and its subsequent film depiction, this iteration of Dog Day Afternoon has lost its axis. That the playwright was eventually banned from re…

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Dog Day Afternoon, Giant, Gotta Dance! @ Stage 42, Ulster American @ Irish Rep, The Wild Party (Michael John LaChiusa) @ New York City Center, Ha…

A film-to-stage adaptation with fuzzy politics and overly bright comedic edge that never quite says anything at all. Nicole Serratore reviews The post Review: Dog Day Afternoon at August Wilson Theatre appeared…

The screen-to-stage adaptation of the beloved 1975 film didn't wow the critics, but could still find purchase with voters.

Just about everyone—and here I mean most of the critics—seems to have something bad to say about Dog Day Afternoon, the new Stephen Adly Guirgis adaptation of the 1975 movie about a bank robbery gone wrong…

A fourth edition of new feature “My Take On::” Short reviews from New York shows by Nunzio Michael Lupo, veteran journalist and an insightful appraiser of the arts. Some of these are still running for you t…

Jon Bernthal commands the stage from start to finish, accomplishing that with an honest charisma, a true voice made for the theater, and solid acting chops.

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Stephen Adly Guirgis brings Dog Day Afternoon to Broadway with formidable pedigree—adapting Sidney Lumet’s landmark 1975 film, written by Frank Pierson, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenp…

Broadway – August Wilson Theater: 245 West 52 Street. March 30-July 12, 2026. Drama. Author: Stephen Adly Guirgis adapting screenplay. Director: Rupert Goold. 2 hrs, 15 min. Critic: David Sheward (April 2026)…

Eleven shows. Eleven days. Welcome to April’s theatrical marathon. What follows are compressed reviews – 300 words each, five shows per roundup – covering everything we’ve seen for Outer Critics Circle …

This week on The Broadway Show, we're diving into some of the spring season's buzziest shows. Giant's playwright reveals what it's really like to work with John Lithgow, Schmigadoon!'s stars bring joy and laugh…

The sweltering summer of 1972 has kicked into gear at the August Wilson Theatre, with Dog Day Afternoon officially opening on Broadway. Based on the Oscar-winning crime thriller starring Al Pacino and John Caz…

Step inside the opening night of Dog Day Afternoon with Jon Bernthal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Jessica Hecht, Spencer Garrett, Paola Lázaro, and Michael Shayan. See more from the big night here: https://bway.world…

It's the summer of 1972 again at the August Wilson Theatre, where audiences are being transported back in time with Dog Day Afternoon. Starring Emmy Award Winners and stars of The Bear, Jon Bernthal and Ebon Mo…

Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach lead the screen-to-stage play from Pulitzer winner Stephen Adly Guirgis.

By David Sheward April 1, 2026: Two new Broadway plays are set in the last decades of the 20th century and based on real events. Both are startlingly relevant, foretelling fissures and fractious issues in our …

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A new Broadway play took a pasting last night with reviewers. “Dog Day Afternoon,” based on the famous Sidney Lumet movie starring Al Pacino and John Cazale, went down in flames. The play, adapted by Stephe…

Dog Day Afternoon has officially arrived on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre. Starring Emmy Award Winners Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, the new play is written by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly …

The cast and creative team of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Dog Day Afternoon stole our hearts on the opening night carpet. Directed by Rupert Goold, the new play is based on both the 1972 true crime story and the Os…

Matt goes through the reviews for the Broadway premiere of ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ stage adaptation Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email tra…

Join Jon Bernthal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Jessica Hecht and more as they celebrate opening night of DOG DAY AFTERNOON. Get tickets to DOG DAY AFTERNOON: https://www.broadway.com/shows/dog-day-afternoon/?campaign_…

Stage adaptation of 1975 Al Pacino film opened Monday night on Broadway

The stage version of the classic 1975 Sidney Lumet film starring Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach is attracting largely mixed-to-negative notices.

Dog Day Afternoon officially opened on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre on March 30. Starring Emmy Award Winners Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, the new play is written by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephe…

August Wilson Theatre, New YorkA splashy new production inspired by the real-life 1970s bank robbery stars Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach The story of Dog Day Afternoon is so familiar that it’s almost a …

Step back into the sweltering summer of 1972, New York City—a time when the Vietnam War looms large, Watergate headlines flood the news, and one man’s desperate act captivates the nation. Emmy Award winner …

Oddly, it is during that act one closer, when Sonny rallies the audience into chanting the film’s famous “Attica!” cry, that the production feels most itself. It’s essentially Disney for Dads, a curious…

Guirgis and director Rupert Goold have certainly leaned hard into the funny aspects of the plot—too hard. Now, this ultimately tragic story of two desperate bunglers comes off as a sitcom with almost zero dra…

As a piece of stagecraft, “Dog Day Afternoon,” directed by Rupert Goold, does a canny job of translating the film’s logistics, keeping the flow of action taut and invigorating. But it also does something …

There’s been a robbery! A new Broadway play starring Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach has stolen the title of the classic New York film “Dog Day Afternoon” and slapped it on a midseason-replacement sit…

Not all the well-chosen Brenda Abbandandolo costumes and David Bowie songs in the world can disguise this production’s flaws. Guirgis has written plays that capture the spirit of New York City in vibrant and …

In the end, the new Dog Day Afternoon is a mostly satisfying experience that offers impressive big production values. It has the right star. It has the right set. And with a few tweaks, this Dog could truly hav…

Guirgus’ “Dog Day Afternoon” is a big, hugely entertaining and laugh-filled dramedy that’s crafted to delight the typical Broadway audience. The post Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach Bring a Classic …

What if “Dog Day Afternoon” was actually a poor man’s attempt at “The Carol Burnett Show”? That seems to be the tonally incoherent concept behind Rupert Goold’s new screen-to-stage production, an ap…

Dog Day Afternoon has officially arrived on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre. Starring Emmy Award Winners Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, the new play is written by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly …

The play stars Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.

A raucous adaptation of a gritty portrait of New York stifles tension with comedy, leaving its stars, Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, adrift.

★★★☆☆ Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bacharach star in Stephen Adly Guirgis' stage adaptation of the classic 1975 film. The post Dog Day Afternoon: Now You Too Can Chant “Attica! Attica!” appeared fi…

★★★☆☆ Emmy winners Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach make impressive Broadway debuts in a lukewarm stage adaptation The post Dog Day Afternoon: More Punchlines Than Peril appeared first on New York…

The weird show that opened Monday night has contorted "Dog Day Afternoon" into something altogether unfamiliar: a stress-free series of drama-deflating punch lines that add up to little more than a barstool y…

Jon Ortiz and Jessica Hecht also star in director Rupert Goold’s misguided Broadway production based on the 1975 Sidney Lumet film.

As a piece of stagecraft, "Dog Day Afternoon," directed by Mauk Kaufman, does a canny job of translating the film’s action, keeping the flow taut and exciting. But it also does something that’s very Broadwa…

In his Broadway debut, Jon Bernthal struts and frets in a serviceable facsimile of Al Pacino in the new stage adaptation of Dog Day Afternoon — but the new production joins a recent list of film-based nonmusi…

Theatrely's Broadway review of Dog Day Afternoon by Stephen Adly Guirguis and directed by Rupert Goold, starring Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach at the August Wilson Theatre in New York City

Why have Warner Bros. with 42 other producers financed a new Broadway play about a botched, two-bit bank robbery in Brooklyn half a century ago?  The answer is obvious to me: It’s the star power past and pr…

Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach walk their opening night red carpet for their Broadway debuts in DOG DAY AFTERNOON. The company of the Broadway thriller celebrates their opening night in New York City whe…

Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach walk their opening night red carpet for their Broadway debuts in DOG DAY AFTERNOON. The company of the Broadway thriller celebrates their opening night in New York City whe…

Scott Hoying, Matty Matheson, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and more attend the opening night red carpet for Broadway’s DOG DAY AFTERNOON. Have a look at the New York City premiere of the Broadway adaptation starri…

Everyone nods like they know Dog Day Afternoon. Maybe you saw the 1975 movie. Or at least you know it starred Al Pacino and John Cazale (a.k.a. The Godfather’s Michael Corleone and brother Fredo). There’s t…

Frontmezzjunkies reports: A highly anticipated opening night arrives with both onstage intensity and unexpected backstage friction By Ross Opening night always comes loaded with its own kind of electricity. The…

Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach are both making their Broadway debut in a high-stakes adaptation of the beloved 1975 film “Dog Day Afternoon.”

Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach are both making their Broadway debut in Dog Day Afternoon, the new play based on the 1975 film of the same name. The duo is also real-life friends, and visited TODAY on Frida…

The stage adaptation of Dog Day Afternoon, directed by Rupert Goold, began performances on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre on March 10, ahead of opening night on March 30. If you’ve been robbed of an op…

All new photos have been released from DOG DAY AFTERNOON on Broadway, which is now playing at the August Wilson Theatre. DOG DAY AFTERNOON began performances on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, and officially opens Mon…

The screen-to-stage play officially opens March 30 at the August Wilson Theatre.

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A week before opening night, tensions spilled over offstage, with the show’s producing team temporarily prohibiting Stephen Adly Guirgis from entering the theater.

Broadway’s recent spring arrivals enjoyed robust box office last week, with Cats: The Jellicle Ball and Dog Day Afternoon selling out and Giant, Becky Shaw, Death of a Salesman and The Fear of 13 coming withi…

Misbegotten bank robbers Sonny (Jon Bernthal) and Sal (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) are the main attraction in Dog Day Afternoon, but playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis smartly created a no-nonsense teller named Colleen as…

For the week ending March 15, the 28 running productions grossed $32,759,044.

The play, starring Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, is one of several starry shows gearing up for Tonys season.

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 3/15/2026 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section. Also, you will find information on each show's historical grosses, cumulative …

Dog Day Afternoon is officially on Broadway, bringing the 1975 true crime drama to the stage for the first time. Directed by Olivier winner Rupert Goold, the play depicts a Brooklyn hold-up gone awry, with Jon …

THE BEAR co-stars Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss Bachrach and more discuss bringing Stephen Adly Guirgis' stage adaptation of Sidney Lumet and Frank Pierson’s Oscar-winning screenplay to the Broadway stage. Get…