SEE ‘Into the Woods’ revival is ‘radiant’ and ‘superb,’ but will it compete at the 2023 Tony Awards? Stoppard has a strong track record with the awards already, winning the Best Play prize four times for works including “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” “Travesties,” “The Real Thing,” and “The Coast of Utopia,” with three other nominations.
With such stellar reviews and the legendary playwright’s reputation behind it, “Leopoldstadt” looks like an early Tony Awards contender. Kumar does mention, though, that with such a huge cast and span of history, some of the potential to develop the “vivid inner lives” of the characters goes “unfulfilled.”Įqually effusive, Marilyn Stasio ( Variety) deems the drama “moving” and “intensely personal.” She commends Krumholz’s “vulnerable,” Castelow’s “gorgeous,” and Seth Numrich’s “harrowing” performances, as well as Marber’s “almost mathematically precise direction.” She says the play’s coda, which jumps ahead to the recent past, “leaves us shattered.” Naveen Kumar ( Vulture) similarly lauds the effort, declaring the play “remarkable.” He says, “Much of the tension and wit generated by Stoppard’s dialogue springs from the morbid wisdom of hindsight,” describing the piece as a “dizzying intellectual panorama.” Of the cast, he highlights Faye Castelow, making her Broadway debut. SEE 2022 Broadway fall season preview of plays: ‘Death of a Salesman,’ ‘The Piano Lesson’ and more In his Critic’s Pick review, Jesse Green ( New York Times) calls the play “harrowing” and says it features the dramatist’s “trademark bravura” and “kaleidoscopic technique.” Commending the entire ensemble, he writes, “The acting is excellent across the board, with too many standouts to name.” Stoppard’s latest received near-universal raves from critics.
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