Reviews: Critics weigh in between Riverside and Crazy’s Broadway debut, starring Common

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The Verdict Reviews: Critics weigh in on Riverside and Crazy’s Broadway debut, starring Common

The Pulitzer-winning play by Stephen Adly Guirgis had its Off-Broadway world premiere in 2014.

Stephen McKinley Henderson, Victor Almanzar and Common in Between Riverside and Crazy Joan Marcus

Between Riverside and Crazy, Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Pulitzer winner, officially opened at the Hayes Theater on December 19 and the reviews have arrived. Coming to Broadway via Second Stage Theater, the production began previews Nov. 30 and will continue running through Feb. 12. 2023. Performances from January 31 to February 12 will be available for live streaming.

Oscar, Emmy and Grammy winner Common makes his Broadway debut as Junior. He shares the stage with much of the play’s original Off-Broadway cast, including Victor Almanzar as Oswaldo, Elizabeth Canavan as Detective O’Connor, Rosal Coln as Lulu, Liza Coln -Zayas as Church Lady, Stephen McKinley Henderson as Pops and Michael. Rispoli as Lieutenant Caro; Almanzar, Canavan, Colon-Zayas and Rispoli all make their Broadway debuts with the production.

A comedic look at life in rent-controlled New York, Guirgis’ play follows recently widowed ex-cop Walter “Pops” Washington and his recently paroled son Junior as they try to keep their apartment in stabilized rent.

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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.

Erick Betancourt, J. Anthony Crane, Clinton Lowe, Kate A. Mulligan, CE Smith and Vivana Valeria complete the company as understudy.

Pendleton, who also led the Off-Broadway cast, returns with his original creative team: set designer Walt Spangler, costume designer Alexis Forte, lighting designer Keith Parham and sound designer Ryan Rumery, who is also providing the original music. The cast is being handled by William Cantler and Karyn Casl of The Telsey Office, with John C. Moore as production manager and Bryan Bauer as production manager.

Between Riverside and Crazy made its Off-Broadway debut in 2014 at the Atlantic Theater, where it sold out. Second Stage relaunched the show with much of the same cast and creative team at its Tony Kiser Theater Off-Broadway in February 2015.

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