What Do Critics Think of The Little Foxes on Broadway? | Playbill

Playbill Universe What Do Critics Think of The Little Foxes on Broadway? See how critics reviewed Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon in the MTC revival.

The Broadway revival of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes from Manhattan Theatre Club officially opened April 19 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Starring in the production are three-time Tony nominee Laura Linney and Tony winner Cynthia Nixon, who alternate in the roles of Regina and Birdie.

Hellman’s play of greed and ambition began performances March 29 with direction by Tony winner Daniel Sullivan. Watch the trailer in the video above.

Tickets are available via Telecharge.com. Discount tickets are available for select performances here.

Set in Alabama in 1900, The Little Foxes follows Southern belle Regina Giddens and her scheme to outwit her husband, the man standing in the way of her profit-making dreams.

Read reviews for the Broadway revival below. Playbill will continue to update with reviews as they come in:

amNY (Matt Windman)

Broadway News (Charles Isherwood)

Daily Beast (Tim Teeman)

Deadline (Jeremy Gerard)

Entertainment Weekly (Isabella Biedenharn)

The Hollywood Reporter (David Rooney)

NBC New York (Robert Kahn)

Newsday (Linda Winer)

New York Magazine (Jesse Green)

New York Times (Alexis Soloski)

NJ.com (Christopher Kelly)

NY Daily News (Joe Dziemianowicz)

Time Out New York (David Cote)

Variety (Marilyn Stasio)

WATCH LAURA LINNEY AND CYNTHIA NIXON PERFORM THE SAME SCENE FROM LITTLE FOXES

Completing the cast of The Little Foxes are Darren Goldstein (The Madrid), Michael McKean (All The Way), Richard Thomas (An Enemy of the People), David Alford (Nashville), Michael Benz (The Importance of Being Earnest ), Francesca Carpanini (Dead Poets Society), Caroline Stefanie Clay (Doubt), and Charles Turner (The Trip to Bountiful).

Scroll through production photos below:

Cynthia Nixon and Laura Linney Alternate Roles in The Little Foxes

The production features scenic design by Scott Pask, costume design by Jane Greenwood, lighting design by Justin Townsend, sound design by Fitz Patton, hair and wig design by Tom Watson, make-up design by Tommy Kurzman, and fight direction by Thomas Schall. Deborah Hecht is the dialect coach; casting is by Caparelliotis Casting.

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