LIBERATION Reviews

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 10/28/25 at 8:31pm

10pm embargo lift per Feldman. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/28/25 at 10:06pm

Positive from Variety

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 10/28/25 at 10:06pm

Adam Feldman gives it 5 stars

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/28/25 at 10:07pm

The Wrap is positive

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/28/25 at 10:07pm

4 Stars From The Guardian

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/28/25 at 10:08pm

Theatermania Is Positive

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/28/25 at 10:09pm

NYTimes Critics Pick

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/28/25 at 10:10pm

Washington Post is Positive

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/28/25 at 10:12pm

Positive From AMNY

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/28/25 at 10:13pm

Daily Beast Loves It

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 10/28/25 at 10:30pm

I really, really hope these raves move the needle for this one. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 10/28/25 at 10:50pm

DTLI Consensus: Sharp, funny, and moving, the feminist ensemble piece of the Broadway season has just arrived — and it simply cannot be missed.

16 positive (including the NYT).

https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/liberation/

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 10/29/25 at 1:41am

Oh, I am tearing up at these reviews. I really hope this critical response can bolster this show and turn it into the hit it deserves to be. 

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 10/29/25 at 7:44am

When was the last a show got 16 positive major reviews.  Ravi to them.

[Amy Archer]

Posted: 10/30/25 at 4:05pm

Even a positive review from Johnny Oleksinski, New York Post! 

‘Liberation’ review: Stellar acting in a Women’s Lib play on Broadway

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 10/30/25 at 6:10pm

It’s a very good play, albeit a little pedantic.  That said: It’s not beating Giant. 

[Ensemble1728379893]

Posted: 10/31/25 at 8:51am

I have seen both Giant and Liberation.  I think Liberation is a better play.

[1 Minute Critic]

Posted: 11/1/25 at 6:37pm

1 Minute Critic - 4 stars

Liberation balances both intellect and heart, which makes for a remarkable night of theater. As Lizzie gets closer to understanding her mother’s multi-faceted ambitions, one last trip through time may leave you sobbing. Full review here

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 11/1/25 at 7:03pm

rosscoe(au) said: "When was the last a show got 16 positive major reviews. Ravi to them."

Purpose and Oh, Mary!

[Amy Archer]

Posted: 11/2/25 at 10:23am

What is unique is that Liberation has 17 positives, without any mixed or negatives. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/2/25 at 4:05pm

Has anyone seen if they have Windowcards yet?

[Auggie27]

Posted: 11/8/25 at 8:09pm

MILD SPOILERS, PLAYWRITING CRAFT NOT PLOT:

The critics got this very right. Everything can feel oversold, but Bess Wohl's play is that rarity: a script and production that somehow still offer more than what's anticipated. In outline, the play sounds schematic, a 70s consciousness raising group's evolution seems a predictable construct, with erupting internecine warfare and dollops of revelation and heartbreak. Yet from the outset, the piece refuses to fit squarely in any genre, to milk familiar tropes; at times - using meta self-awareness with genuine innovation - Wohl takes Wilder's conceit in The Skin of Our Teeth - these actors are all aware they're players - and pushes it forward in bold new ways. Wohl isn't exploiting a narrator merely for storytelling shorthand; she's commenting on how theater itself frames, explicates, sometimes reductively simplifies sociopolitical themes, remarkably while presenting a straightforward account of a protagonist's personal investigation of her origin story. One character's second appearance creates one of the most original uses of a broken 4th wall I've ever encountered, and manages to illuminate an entire sub-theme. As the second act deepens everything introduced in the wildly entertaining first act, the play mixes up its actors' tasks to amplify its protagonist's family in profoundly moving ways. The house this afternoon - blessedly sans the distraction of telephones - left in tears, thanks to the play's ideas and the thrill of their execution. It's only a 14-week run, and to me, truly unmissable

[MezzA101]

Posted: 11/15/25 at 5:47pm

This Play Is an Antidote to Women’s Despair

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/opinion/liberation-play-women-feminism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1U8.6Tj2.TgKSeEscanyk&smid=nytcore-android-share