NY Times Gives Critics Pick to 18 out of 31 Shows
NY Times Gives Critics Pick to 18 out of 31 Shows
NY Times Gives Critics Pick to 18 out of 31 Shows#1
Posted: 4/27/26 at 8:07am
Critic's Picks
- Joe Turner's Come and Gone
- The Rocky Horror Show
- The Balusters
- Schmigadoon!
- Fallen Angels
- Death of a Salesman
- Cats: The Jellicle Ball
- Becky Shaw
- Giant
- Every Brilliant Thing
- Bug
- Marjorie Prime
- Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York
- Oedipus
- The Queen of Versailles
- Little Bear Ridge Road
- Liberation
- Ragtime
NOT Critic's Picks
- Beaches
- Proof
- The Fear of 13
- Titanique
- Dog Day Afternoon
- Chess
- Punch
- Waiting for Godot
- Art
- Take a Banana for the Ride
- Call Me Izzy
- Mamma Mia
- The Lost Boys
Not Reviewed
- All Out
- Beetlejuice
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
NY Times Gives Critics Pick to 18 out of 31 Shows#2
Posted: 4/27/26 at 8:21am
Still crazy that QOV got a Critics Pick.
I haven’t seen 3 of those shows but I can’t fault most of the others. As has been said elsewhere, it’s such a great year for plays and musical revivals.
NY Times Gives Critics Pick to 18 out of 31 Shows#3
Posted: 4/27/26 at 9:00am
Grade inflation is good for business, taking a stand on real value is a money loser.
NY Times Gives Critics Pick to 18 out of 31 Shows#4
Posted: 4/27/26 at 9:45am
Other than QoV, these weren’t outlier reviews. This season has been weird and definitely thin in terms of new musicals, but it had a consistent quality level.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
NY Times Gives Critics Pick to 18 out of 31 Shows#5
Posted: 4/27/26 at 11:05am
Now these shows are able to slap that pointless sticker onto their marketing artwork. The mainstream masses will be impressed. 😎
NY Times Gives Critics Pick to 18 out of 31 Shows#6
Posted: 4/28/26 at 7:37am
The Times has never defined what it means when it gives a Critic’s Pick.
I wouldn’t say Shaw was necessarily an outlier on Rocky Horror, but her review was the most positive of those I read.
NY Times Gives Critics Pick to 18 out of 31 Shows#7
Posted: 4/28/26 at 7:57am
We were all so thrilled when Shaw became the New York Times critic, as we had enjoyed her so much at New York Magazine. But something has changed. Her writing style even has changed! She isn't that much different from Jesse now in her taste level. The other New York Times critics have always been sus.
Updated On: 4/28/26 at 07:57 AMNY Times Gives Critics Pick to 18 out of 31 Shows#8
Posted: 4/28/26 at 9:53am
my understanding is that the critic does not choose what gets a "pick" some editor does based on what the critic writes.
18 seems like alot (if the idea is to recommend a show to the average reader, youve recommended the majority) but its notable that some of the big star vehicles were overlooked (proof, fear of 13, godot) while more beloved works were not for the most part. and its clear from this list that Critics Pick has no bearing at all on box office...
Stand-by Joined: 12/27/17
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