Springsteen on Broadway (NYC) NYC Reviews and Tickets

"A magical tale of self-discovery, ambition, and faith...On stage, there is a genius at work...Yet there were times when the stories and songs didn’t mesh as well as other points in the show, and the narrative meandered. 'Springsteen on Broadway' lapsed into a solo music performance at times, which isn’t a bad thing, but wasn’t exceptional....A masterstroke by an artist who continues to evolve."
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"The wonder is that you can hear it...You can hear his sudden intakes of breath and his guitar pick squeaking on the strings...It’s a very funny show: the man could easily fill a comedy special and that’s before you get to a bluesy reworking of 'Born In the USA,' or an emotional rendition of 'Tenth Avenue Freeze Out'...He gives up his life in intimate, granular detail...He hopes that his crowds come for a sort of joyous communion. That was true of this audience."
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"Extraordinary...Over the course of his two-hour show, Springsteen’s lists often take on lives of their own, gathering steam as they roll off his tongue...Weights each story and song equally. It’s a list come to life...'Springsteen on Broadway' is more than just an opportunity to see the stadium-filler in the most intimate setting he has played in decades. It’s a first-rate trip into his view of how great America can and will be."
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"Springsteen like he’s never been seen and heard before...'Springsteen on Broadway' puts its audience through an emotional wringer....Very much a show, with the theatrical space used to create naturalistic effect...Is it a concert, or is it a play? Neither, but something fresher, born from a combination of the two...By recontextualizing them as part of a highly personal, dramatically told story, it makes the old songs sound new again."
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"A deeply personal life story with a soundtrack, a one-man show that’s by turns funny and touching...The songs were secondary to Springsteen’s stories about growing up...He has a keen eye and novelist’s sense of detail...The performance offered a new way to experience someone usually only visible as a speck on a distant stage, a new way to connect with a hero...Much of the latter third is outward looking and feels more like a concert than a show."
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"The show finds Springsteen reflecting back on life so far—it's humorous, melancholy, and even therapeutic...Just you and him—at least that's how it feels—and whatever you are willing to take from the lessons the legend is offering...You will hear some hits, but you will hear them as you haven't before, stripped down to their skeletons—raw and vulnerable...You'll be transported from the boardwalk towns of his youth to the coast of California, then back to Jersey again to find his roots."
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"There is a very precise rhythm that carries from piece to piece, creating an emotional intensity that is not unfamiliar and at times profoundly moving...It is not afraid to tell the hard truths; it is genuine; it is self-deprecating; and it is full of love and appreciation...The production was intense and powerful and a more than credible summation of the life and career of one of our greatest American performers. It was an unflinching attempt at an honest recounting of his story."
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"Something extraordinary. A man who has entertained us our whole lives stands on a stage for two hours and confesses his sins, asks for our forgiveness, offers an apology, and opens his heart to a room of people about what it means to acknowledge you’re closer to the end than the beginning...The evening was as dark and sad and as necessary as a last hospital visit with an old friend."
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