Top 10 best of Broadway in 2023: From Daniel Radcliffe in ‘Merrily’ to Jessica Chastain in ‘Doll’s House’
As God, Stephen Sondheim and Maria Friedman all understood in 2023, Broadway rolls along. Whether it does so merrily or not is another question, but then that’s one we all have to choose for ourselves.
I reviewed every Broadway show in 2023. Here, in order of preference (alphabetical order being a refuge for wimps) are my 10 best of the year, the first really full calendar year since COVID, with a great deal to remind us of the pleasure of getting out to some of the best theater in the world.
1. : The best of the best this year was director Maria Friedman’s exquisite revival of the justly beloved Stephen Sondheim/George Furth musical about how life destroys youthful optimism and loving relationships with equal alacrity.
