The Glass Menagerie (starring Sally Field)
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The Glass Menagerie (starring Sally Field)
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The Glass Menagerie (starring Sally Field) NYC Reviews and Tickets

76%
(530 Ratings)
Positive
76%
Mixed
18%
Negative
6%
Members say
Great acting, Absorbing, Disappointing, Thought-provoking, Ambitious

About the Show

Two-time Academy Award winner Sally Field and two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello star in a new Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' classic memory play about a faded Southern belle and her two children.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (530)

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262 Reviews | 57 Followers
90
Ambitious, Absorbing, Great acting, Edgy, Profound

See it if a striped-down, text-driven production of a classic sounds like a perfect night at the theater to you.

Don't see it if you are a fan of elaborate sets (or really any set) and costumes. This play is driven by the words and performances.

102 Reviews | 46 Followers
90
Absorbing, Exquisite, Great acting, Dizzying, Masterful

See it if If you want to see brilliant acting and a new take on a classic.

Don't see it if If you expect realism and a huge set.

219 Reviews | 40 Followers
90
Absorbing, Great acting, Masterful, Riveting

See it if Classic play retold in a new way. Sally Fields in damaging and loving and crippling and amazing great. Joe Mantello is equally great as cast

Don't see it if if you are tired of Glass Menagerie revivals or Tennessee Williams destroying people in families. Non traditional staging and set.

91 Reviews | 23 Followers
89
Absorbing, Ambitious, Intelligent, Great acting

See it if you love Sally Field and/or are open to a new interpretation of a classic.

Don't see it if you have to have your TW like you've always had it before Read more

203 Reviews | 49 Followers
89
Great acting, Masterful, Intense, Great writing, Thought-provoking

See it if you want to see a beloved star (Sally Field) taking on an iconic play with a fabulous cast.

Don't see it if you feel The Glass Menagerie has been revived too many times, or if you dislike stripped down classics. Read more

109 Reviews | 18 Followers
88
Absorbing, Intense, Thought-provoking

See it if You are looking for some great acting performances and you don't mind intense, sometimes disturbing moments.

Don't see it if If are looking for lavish sets or a traditional production. Read more

77 Reviews | 19 Followers
88
Clever, Entertaining, Great acting, Great staging, Intelligent

See it if you are open to a refreshing take on a classic play.

Don't see it if you don't like minimalist sets and are not open to new interpretations of things supported by text.

336 Reviews | 46 Followers
87
Great acting, Great writing, Absorbing

See it if you want to see an incredible performance by Sally Field and a thought provoking work

Don't see it if you're looking for a really light, fluffy night on Broadway

Critic Reviews (59)

Exeunt Magazine
March 9th, 2017

"An exciting reinterpretation that obliterates the traditional trappings of the play, reveals the women in it with fresh insight, and may outrage purists. Delicious...In a culture where we avoid looking at disability, Gold keeps Laura’s body in our gaze...Sally Field’s performance softens our image of Amanda...The play benefits from an overall measured escalation. It’s not high-drama from scene one."
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Theatre Reviews Limited
March 30th, 2017

"Director Sam Gold has given us a controversial and fascinating visit with the Wingfield clan...The minimalist staging works here, as this is a family that does not have much...Mantello’s work here is witty and heartfelt, though it ignores the gay identity of the playwright he is to become...Sally Field has given us a sympathetic and contemporary-feeling Amanda...This is not a 'Glass Menagerie' for everyone. But with an open mind, you will most likely find it moving."
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Broadway Blog
March 10th, 2017

"A muscular, often anachronistic work...A production that bristles with familial uncomfortability. That pushes your boundaries beyond the suspension of disbelief. And that, ultimately, breaks your heart as the ties that bind unravel before your eyes...Stripped down to its bare walls, scenic designer Andrew Lieberman and lighting designer Adam Silverman create a barren theatrical landscape at the Belasco. But there is plenty to feast on in this production of 'The Glass Menagerie.'"
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C
March 9th, 2017

"The inherent poetry of Williams’ language has rarely sounded more prosaic...And yet. Heartbreak still abounds as we watch the show’s complex dynamic play out...Gold’s decision to cast Mantello makes this production something of a 'distant memory' play...It’s a fascinating, thought-provoking casting decision...There’s little question this production’s raison d’etre is Field...This 'Menagerie' is unquestionably a horse of a different color."
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DC Theatre Scene
March 9th, 2017

"Doesn’t include a glass menagerie! And that’s among the least intrusive of Gold’s directorial choices, which theatergoers must struggle to reconcile with the beloved text...All four members of the cast can be said to stand out, which is to say, it is difficult to assess their performances in isolation from the effect of the production as a whole...That is obviously what Sam Gold is trying to do, trying to make us see 'The Glass Menagerie' in a new light — but perhaps trying too hard."
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The Guardian (UK)
March 9th, 2017

"This 'Glass Menagerie' is a cerebral, often surprising deconstruction and reinvestigation of an American classic...At times willfully at odds with the play as written, particularly its stage directions...The theatricality is self-conscious, at times self-congratulatory. It estranges spectators from the characters and the situations – in ways more and less productive – yet still allows much of the language to be heard clearly and anew."
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Times Square Chronicles
March 11th, 2017

"Everything about this production makes no sense...Sam Gold has deconstructed 'The Glass Menagerie' and completely miscast it. He has joined the Ivo van Hove team where brilliant American writers' works are fair game to dismantle to make the directors shine, not the playwrights or their intent. In this case nothing shimmers...This version is neither poetic or expressive, but boring, miscast and missing to what Tennessee Williams intended. I will keep my memory of other productions."
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The Wrap
March 9th, 2017

"That first long ascent to the stage pretty much establishes Field’s tortured Amanda Wingfield and, in essence, Gold’s take on 'The Glass Menagerie.' It’s a daring, masterful stroke, and one that redefines the Williams classic, and will influence every 'Menagerie' to come in the next few years...Late in the play, Field lays into Mantello...The moment is so painful that he distances the audience from the actors, turning us into voyeurs who are witnessing something we should not."
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