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Broadway’s Spring 2026 Season: All Of Deadline’s Reviews From ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ To ‘The Lost Boys’

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Broadway’s Spring 2026 Season: All Of Deadline’s Reviews From ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ To ‘The Lost Boys’
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Deadline's reviews of Broadway's spring 2026 season highlight a diverse lineup of plays and musicals, from Daniel Radcliffe's heartfelt solo performance in Every Brilliant Thing to Nathan Lane's powerful turn in Death of a Salesman. Revivals like Cats: The Jellicle Ball and Proof earned praise for fresh interpretations, while new adaptations such as Dog Day Afternoon received mixed reactions. The season showcases standout performances and bold reimaginings across a range of genres. Notable names including John Lithgow, Ayo Edebiri, and Jim Parsons contributed to the season's critical momentum.

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Clockwise from top left: 'Becky Shaw,' 'Cats: The Jellicle Ball, ''Death of a Salesman,' 'Every Brilliant Thing' and 'Giant' Marc J. Franklin/Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman; Emilio Madrid; Joan Marcus With Tony Award nominations for the 2025-2026 season a week away (announcements are on Tuesday, May 5), now might be a good time to refresh your memory of what Deadline had to say about the fruits of a very busy Broadway spring. Every Brilliant Thing, the wonderful solo show (with a little help from the audience) starring Daniel Radcliffe shook off the brutal New York winter to kick things into gear, and the following two months saw, among other shows, an effervescent revival of a rarely seen Noël Coward comedy, a thrilling re-interpretation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats, exemplary ensemble work in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Becky Shaw and Proof, joyous celebrations like Titaníque, Schmigadoon! and The Rocky Horror Show, a searing drama in Death of a Salesman and remarkable performances from Radcliffe, John Lithgow, Alden Ehrenreich, Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf, Ayo Edebiri, Luke Evans, Rachel Dratch, Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara. blogherads.adq.push(function () { blogherads .defineSlot( 'medrec', 'gpt-dsk-tab-mid-article1-uid0' ) .setTargeting( 'pos', ["mid-article1","mid","mid-articleX","mid-article","300x251"] ) .setTargeting( 'viewable', 'yes' ) .setSubAdUnitPath("ros\/mid-article") .addSize([[2,2],[300,250],[620,350],[300,251],[501,282],[3,3],[2,4],[4,2],[620,366]]) .exemptFromSleep() .setClsOptimization("minsize") ; }); And that’s just a sampling. Watch on Deadline if ( !window.pmc.harmony?.isEventAdScheduledTime() ) { pmcCnx.cmd.push(function() { pmcCnx({ settings: { plugins: { pmcAtlasMG: { iabPlcmt: 2, } } }, playerId: '32fe25c4-79aa-406a-af44-69b41e969e71', playlistId: '0199e506-e642-7728-8264-463efe71337b', }).render("connatix_contextual_player_div"); }); } else { // This should only be get called when page cache is not cleared and it's event time. window.pmc.harmony?.switchToHarmonyPlayer(); } Related Stories News Pink Named Host Of 2026 Tony Awards Below The Line 2026-27 Awards Season Calendar: Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, Tonys, Guilds & More Check this page to see Deadline’s takes on all of Broadway’s latest spring offerings, beginning with Every Brilliant Thing (March 12), Giant (March 23), Dog Day Afternoon (March 30), Becky Shaw (April 6), Cats: The Jellicle Ball (April 7), Death of a Salesman (April 9), Titaníque (April 12), The Fear of 13 (April 15), Proof (April 16), Fallen Angels (April 19), Schmigadoon! (April 20), The Balusters (April 21), Beaches (April 22), The Rocky Horror Show (April 23), Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (April 25) and The Lost Boys (April 26). For Deadline’s takes on the fall portion of the current season, check out reviews of Call Me Izzy, Mamma Mia!, Art, Waiting For Godot, Punch, Ragtime, Liberation, Little Bear Ridge Road, The Queen of Versailles, Oedipus, Chess, Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York), Marjorie Prime, and Bug. Below is a compendium of our spring 2026 reviews. Click on the title to read the full versions. (Note: Due to a scheduling conflict, Deadline did not post a full opening-night review of Dog Day Afternoon.) blogherads.adq.push(function () { blogherads .defineSlot( 'medrec', 'gpt-dl-mid-article-inject2-uid1' ) .setTargeting( 'pos', ["mid-article2","mid-articleX","mid-article","mid","300x251"] ) .setTargeting( 'viewable', 'yes' ) .setSubAdUnitPath("ros\/mid-article2")…

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