GIANT Reviews

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 3/23/26 at 7:30pm

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 3/23/26 at 8:13pm

NYT is a Critic’s Pick!

…oh, too soon 😆

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 3/23/26 at 8:31pm

Embargo is 10pm est per Adam Feldman

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 3/23/26 at 9:50pm

EDIT: I've been hacked

Updated On: 3/24/26 at 09:50 PM

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 3/23/26 at 10:22pm

4/5 from Adam Feldman at Time Out

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 3/23/26 at 11:04pm

Variety is positive: "a thought-provoking pleasure"

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 3/24/26 at 12:08am

DTLI Consensus: John Lithgow gives a towering, monstrous lead performance in this timely debut play by Mark Rosenblatt.

11 positive (including the NYT), 2 mixed, 1 negative. 

https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/giant-2/

Updated On: 3/24/26 at 12:08 AM

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 3/24/26 at 12:25am

77 on Broadway Scorecard, recommended (strong choice).

“Critics praise Lithgow's towering performance as antisemitic author Roald Dahl in this timely, incendiary drama, though some question the play's structure. The production provokes vital debate about separating art from artist."

https://broadwayscorecard.com/show/giant

Updated On: 3/24/26 at 12:25 AM

[1 Minute Critic]

Posted: 3/29/26 at 11:26am

1 Minute Critic - 4/5 stars

The man who wrote Matilda called Jewish people "barbarous murderers." John Lithgow plays him on Broadway and somehow makes it even more complicated. Is it a giant question worth asking? We think so. Full review here.