Sunday in the Park with George (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (719)
See it if You want to see a classic in a new light. It's just extraordinary.
Don't see it if You aren't a Sondheim fan.
See it if you enjoy Jake Gyllenhaal or Annaleigh Ashford or Sondheim musicals beautifully performed or Seurat paintings or a near-perfect first act.
Don't see it if you are impatient with abstraction and metaphor or you dislike any two of the elements listed above.
See it if FOR the rich emotional complexities of this brainy piece; for the revelatory work done by Ashford and Gyllenhall ; FOR THE CHROMOLUME
Don't see it if you don't want to have your ideas about the material (esp Act2) shaken up a bit; if you can't imagine this play without lots of scenery
See it if Pitch perfect revival with powerhouse leads in Ashford and Gyllenhaal imaginatively directed by Sarna Lapine
Don't see it if Sadly has ended its limited run - wish it had a slightly larger orchestra
See it if You enjoy really good theatre and admire good talent. You enjoy creative and innovative theatre.
Don't see it if If you are not willing to give past interpretations of this play another chance. If you expect to leave with catchy tunes.
See it if You like anyone in the cast, especially Annaleigh Ashford. What she can do with a glance is spectacular. Jake Gyllenhaal is also great.
Don't see it if You don't like musicals? I can't think of a reason not to see it.
See it if You love Sondheim and good musical theater. This production shines with amazing actors and direction.
Don't see it if You want a more pop inspired musical. Read more
See it if A revelation. Vastly superior to the original. Act 2 is now integrated beautifully. And that light show! Jake can seemingly do anything.
Don't see it if If you don't like intelligent musicals skit this bright and smart masterpiece.
Critic Reviews (64)
"One of the most profound musicals ever written...Gyllenhaal makes these iconic roles his own...Many of Sondheim’s songs here, while not altogether conventional, are among the finest ever penned for theater...It’s true that Gyllenhaal and Ashford basically do all the metaphorical heavy lifting here, but one must be grateful for the star-studded supporting cast...Go with your gut and don’t miss this rare opportunity to see this very special production of a very special show."
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"Faultlessly sublime...This is a night of theatre, I will never forget. It is no wonder Sondheim and Lapine won the Pulitzer Prize for this masterpiece...With Jake Gyllenhaal as George, your heart aches...His vocals are impeccable...Director Sarna Lapine directs this 20 member cast with fluid aplomb...Lapine’s book is faultless now and Sondheim’s magnificent score reaches even farther into our beings, to transport us to musical heaven."
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"What most impresses is Gyllenhaal's gift for understatement as an actor...It’s difficult for an actor to make that kind of slow-burn concentration theatrical. Gyllenhaal makes riveting...Sarna Lapine’s direction in the first act is serviceable in its spare Encores! approach, but she doesn’t find the necessary shape or concept to hide the flaws in Lapine’s second-act book. Fortunately, Sondheim’s score only gets better in the second act, and also there’s the delightful Ashford."
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"'Sunday' plays exceptionally well at the intimate and altogether glorious Hudson. Gyllenhaal is very good...Sunday reveals Ashford as a full-fledged musical comedy star...Sarna Lapine has done a good job of adapting and enlarging her City Center staging...It is Gyllenhaal who not only sells the tickets but gives a compelling and welcome performance. He, Ashford and the rest—including, most certainly, Sondheim—make this a 'Sunday' to see."
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"The production is simple and direct. Stripped to its barest essence, the musical becomes an emotional feast as well as an intellectual one...Gyllenhaal proves you can be a major movie star as well as a musical talent...Gyllenhaal widens his range with a dazzlingly intense vocal and dramatic rendition of George’s conflict between his art and his personal life. Annaleigh Ashford displays exquisite pipes, timing and presence."
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"Every once in a rare while, the theater rewards us with a kind of transcendent experience...Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford step up alongside Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters in the treasured place where I keep memories of the original 'Sunday in the Park With George.' They are that good...The production is less extravagant than others, but no less magical...The rest of the cast is equally splendid."
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"Terrific production—by which I mean everything and everyone involved it is terrific...If Gyllenhaal and Ashford are the name draws, don’t be surprised when you fall absolutely under the spell of the entire ensemble...The actual artistic installation, 'Chromolume #7,' is the most stunning visual aspect of this production...much like the production itself, mesmerizing and beautiful to watch."
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"With just a simple approach, every element here feels precise and correct...Ashford is marvelous...She’s so good and so gracious with Gyllenhaal that they really feel like a team up there...Gyllenhaal is excellent, surely acting this role as well as anyone ever has...They connect their two roles so seamlessly that the show has never felt so whole and complete to me, a unified work of perfection...Marries melody and lyrics and intellectual ideas with heartfelt emotion."
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