Ben or Charles

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 2/4/17 at 4:22pm

With another season upon us and so many shows opening on Broadway this Spring, I hope those New York Times Ben Brantley and Charles Isherwood have their pencils real sharp.

So who do you think will be reviewing which shows?

Updated On: 2/4/17 at 04:22 PM

[JBroadway]

Posted: 2/4/17 at 8:14pm

This is kinda fun! Be warned, I'm frequently wrong on this topic - I always think it'll be Ben and it turns out to be Ish and vice versa. Many of them can be determined by seeing who reviewed the show in their previous runs. The rest are just blind (and probably wrong) guesses. So for what it's worth:

 

Sunset Boulevard - Ben

Sunday - Ben (he did it at Encores!)

Significant Other - Ish (he did off-bway)

Glass Menagerie - Ben

Come From Away - Ish

The Price - tough call, but tentatively guessing Ben

Sweat - Ish (he did off-bway)

Miss Saigon - Ben? not sure.

Amélie - Ish, unless Ben is invested enough in Pippa to claim it

Present Laughter - Ish

The Play That Goes Wrong - Ben

War Paint - Ben (he did it out of town)

Oslo - Ben (did it Off-Bway)

Groundhog Day - Ben (did it in London)

Indecent - Ish (did it Off-Bway)

The Little Foxes - Ben

Hello, Dolly - Ben

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Ish

Anastasia - Ish

Six Degrees Of Separation - Ben

Bandstand - Ish

A Doll's House, Part 2 - Ben

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 2/5/17 at 7:52am

Some excellent calls thee.

Miss Saigon - Ben did it in London, as he did with the play Goes Wrong.

[Ragged Tear]

Posted: 2/5/17 at 7:25pm

Rumor has it Isherwood is exiting this winter, so that would tend to make this thread moot. 

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 2/7/17 at 7:47pm

'Ish' won't be reviewing Come From Away.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 2/7/17 at 8:46pm

Isherwood is already gone. Not "exiting this winter.