Tom Stoppard's 19th Broadway show, the Olivier-winning Leopoldstadt, opened at the Longacre Theatre October 2, and the reviews are rolling in! Previews for the Patrick Marber-directed production began September 14.
Set over several decades, beginning in 1899 Vienna, Leopoldstadt follows the lives of a singular extended Jewish family into the mid-20th century in an exploration of the human condition, legacy, and resilience.
The Olivier-winning play originally premiered in London in 2020 at the Wyndham Theatre, reuniting Stoppard, Marber, and producer Sonia Friedman for the first time since collaborating on Travesties in 2017. Stoppard has previously had 18 plays staged on Broadway, beginning with his famous reimagining Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, which opened 55 years ago. Since then, his work has won four Tony Awards for Best Play.
Read the reviews here.
New York Daily News (Chris Jones)
New York Post (Johnny Oleksinski)
New York Stage Review (Steven Suskin)
New York Stage Review (David Finkle)
New York Theater (Jonathan Mandell)
New York Theatre Guide (Gillian Russo)
The New York Times (Jesse Green)*
Talkin' Broadway (Howard Miller)
Wall Street Journal (Charles Isherwood)*
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
The ensemble piece stars Caissie Levy (The Bedwetter, Frozen), Brandon Uranowitz (Assassins, Falsettos), Jesse Aaronson (The Play That Goes Wrong), Betsy Aidem (Prayer for the French Republic), Jenna Augen (Leopoldstadt), Japhet Balaban (The Thing About Harry), Corey Brill (Gore Vidal's The Best Man), Daniel Cantor (Tuesdays with Morrie), Faye Castelow (Leopoldstadt), Erica Dasher (Jane By Design), Eden Epstein (Sweetbitter), Gina Ferrall (Big River), Arty Froushan (Leopoldstadt), Charlotte Graham (The Tempest), Matt Harrington (Matilda the Musical), Jacqueline Jarrold (The Cherry Orchard), Sarah Killough (Travesties), David Krumholtz (Numb3rs), Colleen Litchfield (The Crowded Room), Tedra Millan (Present Laughter), Aaron Neil (Leopoldstadt), Seth Numrich (Travesties), Anthony Rosenthal (Falsettos), Christopher James Stevens, Sara Topham (Travesties), Dylan S. Wallach (Betrayal), Reese Bogin, Max Ryan Burach, Calvin James Davis, Michael Deaner, Romy Fay (Best Foot Forward), Pearl Scarlett Gold, Jaxon Cain Grundleger, Wesley Holloway, Ava Michele Hyl, Joshua Satine, Aaron Shuf, and Drew Squire.
For more information, visit LeopoldstadtPlay.com.
The company of Leopoldstadt
Brandon Uranowitz, Caissie Levy, Faye Castelow, and David Krumholtz in Leopoldstadt
The Broadway Company of Leopoldstadt
Jenna Augen and Aaron Neil in Leopoldstadt
Joshua Satine in Leopoldstadt
Brandon Uranowitz, Aaron Shuf, and David Krumholtz in Leopoldstadt
Faye Castelow and David Krumholtz in Leopoldstadt
Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz in Leopoldstadt
Caissie Levy and Betsy Aidem in Leopoldstadt
Brandon Uranowitz and David Krumholtz in Leopoldstadt
Faye Castelow and Colleen Litchfield in Leopoldstadt
The Broadway Company of Leopoldstadt
The Broadway Company of Leopoldstadt
Japhet Balaban and Eden Epstein in Leopoldstadt
Tedra Millan and Seth Numrich in Leopoldstadt
Reese Bogin, Sara Topham, and Ava Michele Hyl in Leopoldstadt
Eden Epstein and Calvin James Davis in Leopoldstadt
Brandon Uranowitz and Arty Froushan in Leopoldstadt
Corey Brill and Anthony Rosenthal in Leopoldstadt
