Will 'Dog Day Afternoon' have a bigger bark than bite at the Tonys?
The screen-to-stage adaptation of the beloved 1975 film didn't wow the critics, but could still find purchase with voters.
The screen-to-stage adaptation of the beloved 1975 film didn't wow the critics, but could still find purchase with voters.
Just about everyone"and here I mean most of the critics"seems to have something bad to say about Dog Day Afternoon, the new Stephen Adly Guirgis adaptation of the 1975 movie about a bank …
A fourth edition of new feature "My Take On::" Short reviews from New York shows by Nunzio Michael Lupo, veteran journalist and an insightful appraiser of the arts. Some of these are still r…
Jon Bernthal commands the stage from start to finish, accomplishing that with an honest charisma, a true voice made for the theater, and solid acting chops.
Sidney Lumet's kinetic, emotionally complex film has been transformed into a hokey sitcom with gunshots.
Stephen Adly Guirgis brings Dog Day Afternoon to Broadway with formidable pedigree"adapting Sidney Lumet's landmark 1975 film, written by Frank Pierson, which won the Academy Award for Best …
Broadway " August Wilson Theater: 245 West 52 Street. March 30-July 12, 2026. Drama. Author: Stephen Adly Guirgis adapting screenplay. Director: Rupert Goold. 2 hrs, 15 min. Critic: David Sh…
Eleven shows. Eleven days. Welcome to April's theatrical marathon. What follows are compressed reviews " 300 words each, five shows per roundup " covering everything we've seen for Outer Cri…
This week on The Broadway Show, we're diving into some of the spring season's buzziest shows. Giant's playwright reveals what it's really like to work with John Lithgow, Schmigadoon!'s stars…
The sweltering summer of 1972 has kicked into gear at the August Wilson Theatre, with Dog Day Afternoon officially opening on Broadway. Based on the Oscar-winning crime thriller starring …
Step inside the opening night of Dog Day Afternoon with Jon Bernthal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Jessica Hecht, Spencer Garrett, Paola Lázaro, and Michael Shayan. See more from the big night he…
It's the summer of 1972 again at the August Wilson Theatre, where audiences are being transported back in time with Dog Day Afternoon. Starring Emmy Award Winners and stars of The Bear, Jon …
Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach lead the screen-to-stage play from Pulitzer winner Stephen Adly Guirgis.
By David Sheward April 1, 2026: Two new Broadway plays are set in the last decades of the 20th century and based on real events. Both are startlingly relevant, foretelling fissures and frac…
A new Broadway play took a pasting last night with reviewers. "Dog Day Afternoon," based on the famous Sidney Lumet movie starring Al Pacino and John Cazale, went down in flames. The play, a…
Dog Day Afternoon has officially arrived on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre. Starring Emmy Award Winners Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, the new play is written by Pulitzer Prize …
The cast and creative team of Stephen Adly Guirgis' Dog Day Afternoon stole our hearts on the opening night carpet. Directed by Rupert Goold, the new play is based on both the 1972 true crim…
Matt goes through the reviews for the Broadway premiere of 'Dog Day Afternoon' stage adaptation Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, …
Join Jon Bernthal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Jessica Hecht and more as they celebrate opening night of DOG DAY AFTERNOON. Get tickets to DOG DAY AFTERNOON: https://www.broadway.com/shows/dog-day-…
Stage adaptation of 1975 Al Pacino film opened Monday night on Broadway
The stage version of the classic 1975 Sidney Lumet film starring Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach is attracting largely mixed-to-negative notices.
Dog Day Afternoon officially opened on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre on March 30. Starring Emmy Award Winners Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, the new play is written by Pulitzer…
"We come in peace!" Comforting to know when the person who declaims these words is holding you at gunpoint during a poorly planned and even more poorly executed bank robbery that kickstarts …
August Wilson Theatre, New YorkA splashy new production inspired by the real-life 1970s bank robbery stars Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach The story of Dog Day Afternoon is so familiar t…
Step back into the sweltering summer of 1972, New York City"a time when the Vietnam War looms large, Watergate headlines flood the news, and one man's desperate act captivates the nation. Em…