How does New York Times assign critics

I loved seeing Elizabeth's name on the review of 'New York, New York.'

This show with Kander and Ebb, Lin Manuel Miranda and Stroman is one of the biggest of the seasons and I think it's wonderful that it was assigned to Elizabeth.

Sixty-eight percent of Broadway's audiences is female.

Maybe it's time to make Vincentelli and Green to be co-chief theater critics for The New York Times

I know this question has been explored in previous threads, but I had no luck finding them. Perhaps someone with better BroadwayWorld search skills can do so.

I vaguely recall people saying that in general, the lead critic gets to choose what to review. After that, there were a variety of caveats related to who reviewed an out-of-town, off-Broadway, or London production that transferred to Broadway; who had written profiles related to the production; and other factors that came into play.

Updated On: 4/27/23 at 08:42 AM

Editors make assignments, not journalists. Green, however, in his role as chief theater critic, does have greater leverage to indicate his preferences. At a time like the end of the Broadway season, where there are multiple shows opening in the span of a week, it's nearly impossible for one critic to cover every single opening in a way that would align with the editing and publishing schedule for a daily newspaper the size of the Times.

Updated On: 4/27/23 at 08:47 AM

AC126748 said: "Editors make assignments, not journalists. Green, however, in his role as chief theater critic, does have greater leverage to indicate his preferences. At a time like the end of the Broadway season, where there are multiple shows opening in the span of a week, it's nearly impossible for one critic to cover every single opening in a way that would align with the editing and publishing schedule for a daily newspaper the size of the Times."

iirc, Green essentially chooses which shows he would like to review (with some input & collab with the editor), and then the editor assigns all the rest.