Waiting for Godot and No Man's Land in Repertory
Broadway, 2013-2014
Reviews
"Absurdly Enjoyable" - Ben Brantley, The New York Times
"Dazzling... What a treat this is." - Linda Winer, Newsday
"Both Land and Godot, in fact, prove that the most challenging and unsettling material can make for accessible, even buoyant, entertainment." - Elysa Gardner, USA Today
"Being stuck in limbo has never been so magnetic." - Joe Dziemianowicz, New York Daily News
"McKellen is a wonder." - Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
"McKellen works the room with an admirable physicality, whether standing uncomfortably like an uninvited guest or scrambling to his feet after spending a night asleep on the floor." - Thom Geier, Entertainment Weekly
"[McKellen's] effortless physicality - a drunken lurch across the room, a whimsical little dance step, a crumpled fold of his body into a messy heap - makes every minute he's onstage mesmerizing." - David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
"McKellen is hilarious and earthy." - Zachary Stewart, Theatermania
"Those in the know recognize them as impeccable stage artists." - Michael Dale, Broadway World
"The mystery of deep acting at work." - Jesse Green, Vulture
"With McKellen and Stewart, it seems like an altogether more accessible and enjoyable play, with the duo balancing the drama with abundant humor found in the text." - Steven Suskin, Huffington Post
"There's something so gee-whiz trustworthy about Stewart and McKellen, sonorous-voiced men if ever two existed, that you'll gladly go along for the fearsome ride." - Robert Kahn, NBC
"Master thespians Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart make it all seem crystal-clear" - Marilyn Stasio, Variety
"Performing with a technical virtuosity born of decades on the boards, the two make a marvelous team" - David Cote, Time Out New York
"These two stars deliver the goods." - Robert Hoffer, The Wrap