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The reviews are in for Jonathan Spector's Eureka Day, which opened on Broadway via Manhattan Theatre Club December 16 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Previews began November 25, with Anna D. Shapiro at the helm. See what critics are saying below.
The starry cast includes Amber Gray as Carina, Jessica Hecht as Suzanne, Bill Irwin as Don, Thomas Middleditch as Eli, Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz as Meiko, and Eboni Flowers as Winter. Understudies Tony Carlin, Joe Carroll, and Teresa Avia Lim round out the company. Casting is by Caparelliotis Casting and Kelly Gillespie.
READ: In Eureka Day, Jessica Hecht Plays an Anti-Vaxxer. And She’s Frighteningly Good at It
Read the reviews below.
The Chicago Tribune (Chris Jones)*
CitiTour NYC (Brian Scott Lipton)
New York Magazine/Vulture (Sara Holdren)*
New York Stage Review (Michael Sommers, Frank Scheck)
New York Theater (Jonathan Mandell)
New York Theatre Guide (Gillian Russo)
The New York Times (Jesse Green)*
TheaterMania (Zachary Stewart)
The Washington Post (Naveen Kumar)*
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
The play, which premiered Off-Broadway in 2019 and made a London debut in 2022, centers on a private elementary school in California that is forced to reconsider its liberal vaccine policy following an outbreak of the mumps. MTC's production, which is a new staging, is produced by special arrangement with Sonia Friedman Productions (which co-presented the 2022 London run), Wagner Johnson Productions, and Seaview.
The production also features scenic design by Todd Rosenthal, costume design by Clint Ramos, lighting design by Jen Schriever, original music and sound design by Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen, projection design by David Bengali, and intimacy and sensitivity coordination by Ann C. James. Kevin Bertolacci is serving as production stage manager.
READ: In the New Broadway Comedy Eureka Day, Concerned Parents Argue About Vaccines
MTC will follow Eureka Day on Broadway with Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, a transfer of the tribute concert that played a limited run in London's West End last year. Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga are both returning to Broadway to reprise their performances from the concert's London bow.
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Bill Irwin in Eureka Day
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Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz in Eureka Day
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Bill Irwin, Thomas Middleditch, Jessica Hecht, Amber Gray, and Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz in Eureka Day
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Thomas Middleditch, Amber Gray, and Bill Irwin in Eureka Day
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Amber Gray and Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz in Eureka Day
Thomas Middleditch, Amber Gray, Bill Irwin, Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz, and Jessica Hecht in Eureka Day
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Amber Gray in Eureka Day
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Jessica Hecht and Amber Gray in Eureka Day
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Amber Gray, Bill Irwin, and Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz in Eureka Day
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Bill Irwin, Thomas Middleditch, Amber Gray, Jessica Hecht, and Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz in Eureka Day
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Amber Gray and Jessica Hecht in Eureka Day
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Jessica Hecht and Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz in Eureka Day
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Thomas Middleditch in Eureka Day
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Amber Gray, Jessica Hecht, and Bill Irwin in Eureka Day
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Bill Irwin and Jessica Hecht in Eureka Day
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