The Crucible (Bedlam) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (96)
See it if An incredible show to rival Bedlam “classics”. Fantastic staging, laser sharp interpretation of the play and terrific ensemble performance
Don't see it if You are afraid of “difficult” or simply long plays
See it if You like classics presented in a not completely traditional way.
Don't see it if You are looking for a comedy or anything light or “feel good”... this is intense drama presented in a very confronting way. And 3 hrs long Read more
See it if You like Bedlam Productions, Dont' miss this one. I LOVED IT.
Don't see it if You don't like classics done in new. creative ways,
See it if You enjoy an excellent interpretation of a classic play and creative staging.
Don't see it if you are not up to a long play. Read more
See it if Great, all-around immersive production. Listen to the words.
Don't see it if Frenetic and long.
See it if You appreciate ingenious inventive adaptations of revered but problematic plays, and mostly very fine acting
Don't see it if The inability to fully clarify and update a “female hysteria” blame-the-victim plot line will destroy your pleasure in what does work
See it if You want to see serious theatre: a great classic play that is still very relevant today, directed and acted with the artistry it deserves.
Don't see it if themes of truth vs. lies, accusations of witchcraft in a 16th Salem community but are still very relevant today, are not to your liking. Read more
See it if you’re interested in a classic, American tragedy with creative, lively staging and excellent performances by the entire cast.
Don't see it if a 3-hr drama is too much for you or you prefer lighter fare. This is Arthur Miller, after all. Read more
Critic Reviews (10)
CRITIC’S PICK "A ‘Crucible’ for the Modern Mob: Eric Tucker updates the allegorical play about the Salem witch trials, directly implicating the audience in its examination of mass hysteria."
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4/5 Stars "Bedlam's characteristically smart, stripped-down production pulses with an electric current and lays bare the play's bitter truths. It is as gripping and revelatory a Miller production as New York has seen in years, and a bracing reminder of what a real witch hunt looks like."
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"The Understated Charms of 'The Underlying Chris,' and a 'High-Decibel Crucible'"
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"Fit for Our Times: Eric Tucker’s staging, suited for the #MeToo moment, has opened off Broadway."
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"'The Crucible' Conjures the Moral Panic That Fuses American Generations Together: Bedlam revives Arthur Miller's 1953 play about the Salem witch trials."
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"Eighty percent of Bedlam's new production of 'The Crucible' (staged in association with The Nora Theatre Company) is so thunderously good that you're likely to forgive the haywire twenty percent."
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4/5 Stars "In Bedlam's exciting and extremely fluid staging, the 14-member ensemble delivers a blazing performance in dark, relatively intimate, 99-seat circumstances."
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"In the past, the play was seen as a cautionary tale about the McCarthy Era witch hunt...Now in 2019 it becomes a story of truth and lies, fiction and fact. One of the judges refers to the situation in Salem as "this swamp." In the age of Trump, Miller's play has new meaning for our time."
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