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Laurapattifan said: "Positive from Slant.


https://www.slantmagazine.com/theater/beaches-review/"

It reads much more mixed to me, praises the performances but the calls lyrics “pedestrian,” discusses characters who you shouldn’t care about, criticizes the scale of production versus the stage, and ends by saying it should be a chamber piece somewhere else.

There's a paywall, but Chicago Tribune's Chris Jones is positive:

 

All that said, my eyes were more moist than they were a decade ago, perchance a function of my age and growing sentimentality, but also of a story that just is inherently appealing, especially for anyone who has seen cherished friends drop away.

There is an audience for this sentimental piece, I think, given the relative paucity of sincere musicals this season. Women, especially, who remember and love the movie and its signature song will warm to its proffering of a thing devoutly to be wished: your most successful friend telling you they owe it all to you.

Enough for a nice matinee with a bestie, no?

 

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/22/review-beaches-broadway/

When you set yourself up for it: "Despite Jessica Vosk, BEACHES Is Beached – Review" (Theatrely)

Negative on source material, book, set, but does praise the "hard-working cast"


https://www.theatrely.com/post/despite-jessica-vosk-beaches-is-beached-review

Variety - Frank Rizzo is negative: "‘Beaches’ Broadway Review: Soulless and Uninspired Musical Remake of Beloved Film Washes Ashore"

 

https://variety.com/2026/legit/reviews/beaches-broadway-review-awful-musical-remake-bette-midler-film-1236727693/

NYTimes Laura Collins-Hughes is negative: "So it is absolutely bizarre that “Beaches” the musical, which opened on Wednesday night at the Majestic Theater, is a spectacularly unaffecting experience. Based on the novel, which is more of a backstage story than the movie, this adaptation arrives on Broadway a dozen years after its world premiere but seems like a corner-cutting rush job, in too much of a hurry to take the necessary care."

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Adam Feldman in Timeout is negative: "With the exception of its Cee Cee, alas, almost everything about Beaches is C-minus at best."

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/broadway-review-beaches-be-trippin-042326

decotodd said: "Hi gang! I'm going to be in NYC for just a couple of days and only a few slots. I already committed to seeing FALLEN ANGELS because my husband wants to see it, but is it feasible to try and catch act 2 of DEATH OF A SALESMAN since FALLEN is only 90 min. no intermission? Obviously that doesn't do the full play justice, but I could at least see some of it and doubt I'll be back in the city before it ends. I'll probably spring for a ticket if so, rather than gambling on a same day discount."


Split up for the evening and each see your preferred show? Your husband can go shopping for you while he waits

It actually happened last spring, I believe, and would've actually been 41/41 if A Wonderful World, had made it a little longer to overlap with GGR at the Palace and Floyd Collins at Lincoln Center. There's an old thread about it on here somewhere.

I found a new site that tracks a lot of these uncommon time slots that may be helpful!

https://bwayrush.com/five?tab=Sunday+Evening

Cold War Choir Practice  is one I'm looking forward to

binau said: "Exciting, is the material good though? Tell me we don't have another QUEEN OF V coming??"

Berkley trailer: Youtube

Costume design video with some music and shots: Youtube

TotallyEffed said: "Any discounts for this? The orchestra seems very well sold while the mezz has so much availabilityfor many dates...it looks a bit weird to me, like they are holding many seats back. But maybe it is selling well. Any insight?"

Promo code 'DAHL' for select dates through 5/11; some weekend availability in April, but mostly Tuesday/Wednesday performances.

carlisle14 said: "Ambitioustour for Les Mis from2022-2026, but it has not appeared on any of the 2026-2027 announcements yet. Is the tour hanging it up with its Boston stop in June 2026?"

It's possible; a regional theater I visit (Great Lakes Theatre, Cleveland) just announced it for spring 2027.

RW3 said: "carlisle14 said: "Jersey Boys is hitting the road again with a big 20th anniversary tour across North America starting this September.

The hit musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons will be staged by the original Broadway creative team, bringing the same look, sound and feel fans remember.

Cities, cast, and tickets are coming later, but the tour adds to a huge legacy that includes major awards, millions of fans worldwide, and a long run in New York.

A U.K. and Ireland tour is also on the way, showing this show is still going strong two decades later."

Do we know if the US tour will be equity or non-eq?"

 

The booking site says it's doing full weeks, splits, and singles so probably non-eq?

Muchadobroadway.com which I would guess the website to be based on the other Jamie Lloyd URLs was just registered on 12/09, so something is happening. 

DrMonicaDeMoneco said: "Wow Beetlejuice’s drop was significant and QOV is off to a rocky start"

Note that they only had 6 performances, so it’s not all that bad—the house being sold is full and $115 ATP.

Jordan Catalano said: "Someone said somewhere Godot takes place in a skate park? Not sure that real or a joke?"

I believe that came from The Rolling Stones article: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-pictures/waiting-for-godot-behind-the-scenes-1235416439/godot_rehearsal_andyhenderson-95/

The rehearsal set appearing to be skate ramps and then one of the sections referring to “Skating into the Sunset” and “reimagining classic plays”