All My Sons NYC Reviews and Tickets

"The most pulse-pounding moment in this surface-skimming production is the thunderstorm projected in black and white over the pre-show drop, as if transporting us from Kansas to Oz...The performances likewise feel wrapped for individual consumption, rarely cohering or combusting, even as the family’s secrets come tumbling out...O’Brien makes little case for the play’s urgency, though its interrogation of capitalist deceit in the name of legacy certainly hold up."
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"A searing meditation on war, morality, capitalism, and the clash of generations...Under the brilliant hand of director Jack O’Brien, the gripping and pitch-perfect production...is a highlight of the spring season...While the assembled ensemble is excellent all-around, the trio of Ms. Bening, Mr. Letts, and Mr. Walker combine to give the superior level of performance...Emerging from the theatre, shook by the mastery at hand, it is hard to imagine a better production of a better play."
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"There is the pleasure, for the first half anyway, of Miller’s 'All My Sons' of well-executed theatrical convention; the reassurance of a revival done traditionally and done right...There is nothing off-the-wall, no pushing of envelopes, or headline-making outrages. Directed by O’Brien, this is a steady ship, entirely respectful of its source...In this second half that the play starts to creak, and all that seemed grand and luxuriant in the first part begins to feel heavy-handed and rushed."
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"Skillfully revisited...O'Brien steers a sterling cast through the veneer of post-war complacency and delves into secrets and acrimony to unravel a shattering inevitability...Miller's language, always straightforward with an edge of poeticism and O'Brien's deft handling, heightens the dramatic fall-out with emotion and truth...Relevancy is clear here in Miller's second play...still delivered with smashing conviction over 70 years after he wrote it.”
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"Jack O'Brien's production is somewhat safe and predictable: it feels very much like reading rather than seeing the play, and there is no indication that this 'All My Sons' is all that different from one that could have been staged ten or twenty or even thirty years ago. At a time when questions of economic and criminal justice are fertile ground for theatrical exploration, O'Brien's take is just a tad complacent."
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"The writing is so naturalistic and crisp that the plotting actually keeps you riveted. The new Broadway revival, directed by Jack O’Brien, does powerful things with the material, starting with Santo Loquasto’s realistic backyard set and continuing into the acting by a tight ensemble...If you think the Mueller Report exonerates Trump, you’ll believe Joe Keller is innocent, too—and in that case, this revival isn’t for you. Everyone else, dig in."
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"The gripping revival solidifies its relevance more than 70 years later...This cast breathes so much life into Miller’s characters it feels like you’re watching for the first time. Tracy Letts is compelling as Joe. As Kate, Annette Bening is a poignant mix of strength and despair, fighting off a grief she refuses to acknowledge. But it’s Benjamin Walker as the tortured son Chris who most commands attention whenever he’s on stage, so apparent is the fury he's brewing."
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“O’Brien has staged a truly impressive revival of this play. The play is wildly melodramatic which could make this seem preachy and perhaps even naively nostalgic. Not here. The actors are all excellent. Their relationships are effortlessly believable. The tension builds and builds and builds, slowly and continually. I did not see a moment that was not perfectly rendered. 'All My Sons' is a time capsule of yesterday and also a hazy reflection into a mirror of our society today."
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