Patriots (Broadway)
Ends Jun 23 2h 35m
Patriots (Broadway)
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Patriots (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets

86%
(523 Ratings)
Positive
91%
Mixed
6%
Negative
3%
Members say
Great acting, Absorbing, Relevant, Ambitious, Entertaining

About the Show

Tony® & Emmy® Award nominee Michael Stuhlbarg stars in Peter Morgan's Soviet-era play.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (184)

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51 Reviews | 20 Followers
100
Powerful

See it if Masterful performances in a gripping, tense historical political drama that is frighteningly relevant

Don't see it if Not interested in politics or history

188 Reviews | 25 Followers
100
Possibly superficial, Relevant, Absorbing, Entertaining, Great acting

See it if you enjoy great performances in a gossipy play about actual figures

Don't see it if you want a more profound and -perhaps- a truer tale of the rise of Putin. Read more

81 Reviews | 12 Followers
95
Intense, Masterful, Great acting, Edgy, Absorbing

See it if See it if you love great acting and would like to learn more about Putin.

Don't see it if If you are not crazy about history.

744 Reviews | 421 Followers
94
Profound, Great writing, Great staging, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if A story of creation, power, deception & greed in Russia. Outstanding sets, acting & script.

Don't see it if Warning to audience, the room temperature is exceptionally cold.

204 Reviews | 51 Followers
93
Great set, Clever, Ambitious, Phenomenal acting, Intelligent

See it if You like intelligent, funny dialogue, world politics, Russia; how power corrupts/money can’t shield from profound misjudgment of others

Don't see it if See it! Was drawn in by Tony nomination & wowed by performers, staging & directing, surprisingly fast paced and great character studies

83 Reviews | 13 Followers
92
Great acting, Entertaining, Absorbing

See it if you like great acting in an engaging story, loosely based on Putin's rise to power

Don't see it if history plays

440 Reviews | 54 Followers
92
Riveting, Relevant, Great acting, Great staging, Absorbing

See it if Exhausting, but necessary … only wish there is a way to parse truth from poetic license. Stuhlbarg is excellent … Will Keen is mesmerizing.

Don't see it if Exhausting.

105 Reviews | 28 Followers
92
Entertaining, Clever, Absorbing

See it if Michael Stahlbarg is amazing in an absolutely stunning Tony worthy role. He carries the whole show and I was mesmerized by him.

Don't see it if Long plays bother you

Critic Reviews (15)

The New York Times
April 22nd, 2024

"“Patriots” is a wild story of makers switching places"
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Time Out New York
May 1st, 2024

3/5 Stars. The play's not the thing here...Stuhlbarg and Keen are the crème de la Kremlin.
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New York Theatre Guide
April 22nd, 2024

"It’s an easily digestible version of history"
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New York Magazine / Vulture
April 22nd, 2024

"Morgan’s work is thinky, at times witty and always distanced from judgment."
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The Wall Street Journal
April 23rd, 2024

"...Peter Morgan’s intelligent historical drama."
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New York Daily News
April 22nd, 2024

"'Patriots,' a gripping, juicy drama replete with a terrifying performance"
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Variety
April 25th, 2024

"...characters are broadly outlined, psychologically shallow and simplistically played."
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The Washington Post
April 22nd, 2024

"...most gripping when it delivers...the inner workings of a burgeoning mastermind"
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