The New York production of the multiple Olivier Award-winner that opened Sunday night at the Barrymore Theatre evolves into a charming, intricately choreographed and dynamic theatrical experience.
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Newsday is mixed to positive (and contains a few mistakes...):
"Alex Sharp, a recent Juilliard graduate in his Broadway debut, is spectacular as a boy who seldom makes eye contact, yowls when frustrated and has violent tantrums when touched. In a production so physical that it often seems like a full-length modern dance, Sharp makes the strenuous nonstop movement so unselfconscious that we are seldom tempted to imagine "Rain Man: the Ballet."
But Stephens' solution to the adaptation challenge may also be its problem. In the novel, we read Christopher's words in his own voice. Here his thoughts feel distant as they are read by his caring teacher (Francesca Faridany), who has convinced him to write them into what becomes a play."
"Elliott and her design team have put together a remarkable production. Its virtuoso stagecraft can occasionally be distancing, even exhausting, and the play is not without its moments of manipulative sentimentality. But more than anything, The Curious Incident is a tremendously exciting demonstration of the power of theater. It makes us want to reconsider the world around us, without missing a single one of its infinite details."
NY Daily News is mixed to positive (4 out of 5 stars):
"Not everything works as weightlessly. The play-within-the-play device can confuse, as when Christopher gives fellow actors notes about their performances. And once the murder of the dog is solved, the show loses steam as it settles into a more ordinary tale of a troubled family. Finally, a "mathletic" coda that upends the perfect bittersweet and ambiguous ending isn’t needed.
Despite these minor dramatic fleas, “Dog in the Night-Time” glows."
^keep in mind, the novels author has repeatedly stated that the main character was not written AS autistic, just that readers have made the assumption on there own that he is.
also, calling it now, we have our best new play front runner folks.
NY Times (Brantley, who reviewed it in London previously) is very positive:
"Yet the use of Siobhan as a tutelary stage manager bothered me less than it did when I saw “Curious Incident” in London (where it opened in 2012 and is still running, after picking up a slew of Olivier Awards). This is partly because the angular Ms. Faridany brings a welcome sharpness to the part.
But it is also because Mr. Sharp’s Christopher, unlike Luke Treadaway’s equally good but more shiveringly vulnerable version in London, seems to own the play so completely. Everyone, even the helpful and intrusive Siobhan, registers as a product of his imagination."
I wouldn't call the NY Daily News review "Mixed to Positive" the entire review is glowing. You just pulled out a small paragraph as if it was indicative of the review. 4 out of 5 stars is positive in anyone's book.
I would assume so-not much opens until late Oct They will have a great ad in Next Sundays Times And with good TV spots this should run 2-3years Producers attached are all Long time broadway producers
Like the unusual character at its center, “The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time,” a stage adaptation of a beloved book, overcomes a couple of daunting challenges to become….extraordinary.
If there’s any justice, the superb stage adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will be as big a hit on Broadway this year as the original novel, by Mark Haddon, was when it was published in 2003. That doesn’t mean they are equivalent experiences. Although minutely faithful to the plot and language of the book, the play is, naturally, a different beast. What’s more surprising, and deeply rewarding, is that it makes a different point.
Alex Sharp, the recent Juilliard graduate cast as Christopher, is a revelation, his movement, expressions and voice making the boy's terrors and his ferocious intelligence seem equally natural. Let's hope that the season ahead brings more finds like him, and like this highly original, deeply engaging play.
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Fans of Mark Haddon’s novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” will cherish the National Theatre production that has finally found its way to Broadway—but they may be in for a surprise, too. On stage, they’re getting a bolder, braver and happier Christopher Boone than the one evoked by the 2003 best-seller.
Btitish import “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” is the most deliriously inventive new show on Broadway. One second, a clever bit of stage business leaves you exhilarated. The next, you’re tearing up. Indeed, what makes the production — which features a new American cast — truly memorable is how well it balances formal brilliance and emotion. This is the whole package, a rare case of family entertainment that speaks to the heart and brain.
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