What Are The Reviews For Becky Shaw on Broadway?

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

April 06, 2026 By Margaret Hall

Madeline Brewer and Patrick Ball in *Becky Shaw* (Marc J. Franklin)

The Broadway production of Becky Shaw has officially opened at the Hayes Theatre, and the reviews are rolling in!

The production officially opened April 6 after beginning previews March 18. The Gina Gionfriddo play comes to the Main Stem via Second Stage.

Directed by Trip Cullman, the play centers on a blind date as it spirals spectacularly off the rails in this dark comedy. Initially premiering Off-Broadway with Second Stage in 2009, the play was a Pulitzer finalist, alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda's In The Heights and Lynn Nottage's Ruined, which took the top prize.

Read the reviews below.

CitiTour (Brian Scott Lipton)

Chicago Tribune (Chris Jones)

Culture Sauce (Thom Geier)

Deadline (Greg Evans)*

Entertainment Weekly (Shania Russell)

The Guardian (Adrian Horton)

New York Stage Review (Frank Scheck, Roma Torre)

The New York Post (Johnny Oleksinski)

The New York Times (Laura Collins-Hughes)*

New York Theater (Jonathan Mandell)

New York Theatre Guide (Kyle Turner)

Theatrely (Juan A. Ramirez)

TheaterMania (Hayley Levitt)

TimeOut (Adam Feldman)

Variety (Brent Lang)

Vulture (Sara Holdren)*

Wall Street Journal (Charles Isherwood)*

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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.

The Broadway company stars Emmy nominee Madeline Brewer (You, The Handmaid’s Tale) in the title role of Becky Shaw, with Tony winner Lauren Patten (Jagged Little Pill, Days of Rage) a Suzanna, Patrick Ball (The Pitt) as Andrew, Alden Ehrenreich (Weapons) as Max, and three-time Tony nominee Linda Emond (Cabaret) as Susan.

The production serves as the Broadway debuts for much of the company. Along with playwright Gionfriddo, the play is the Broadway debut for Brewer, Ball, and Ehrenreich.

Cullman's creative team includes scenic designer David Zinn, costume designer Kaye Voyce, and lighting designer Stacey Derosier.

For more information, visit 2st.com.