Reviews: Critics Are Weighing In On Broadway's Prima Facie Starring Jodie Comer | Playbill

The Verdict Reviews: Critics Are Weighing In On Broadway's Prima Facie Starring Jodie Comer

The 2023 Olivier-winning play opens at the John Golden Theatre with the Killing Eve star in her Broadway debut.

Jodie Comer in Prima Facie Helen Murray

Reviews are rolling in for the Broadway bow of Olivier-winning Prima Facieopening in the John Golden Theatre April 23. Starring Emmy and 2023 Olivier winner Jodie Comer (Killing Eve), the work arrives in New York from the West End. The Suzie Miller play, which digs into the legal system, began previews April 11 for its engagement through June 18.

For her Broadway debut, Comer reprises the role of Tessa, a British defense lawyer from a working-class background who has worked hard to become a rising star in the legal field. Often assigned to defend men accused of sexual assault, she dedicates her career to a system she believes in. But her whole world is thrown into question after she ends up in the witness stand. Dani Arlington continues to serve as understudy.

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amNY (Matt Windman)

Broadway News (Brittani Samuel)

Chelsea Community News (Michael Musto)

Citi Tour (Brian Scott Lipton)

The Daily Beast (Tim Teeman)

Deadline (Greg Evans)

Entertainment Weekly (Lester Fabian Brathwaite)

New York Daily News (Chris Jones)*

New York Post (Johnny Oleksinski)

New York Stage Review (Elysa Gardner)

New York Stage Review (Frank Scheck)

New York Theater (Jonathan Mandell)

New York Theatre Guide (Joe Dziemianowicz)

The New York Times (Jesse Green)*

Observer (David Cote)

Queerty (Merryn Johns)

Slant Magazine (Dan Rubins)

Talkin' Broadway (James Wilson)

Theater Pizzazz (Samuel L. Leiter)

TheaterMania (Zachary Stewart)

Theatrely (Juan A. Ramirez)

TimeOut (Adam Feldman)

Variety (Trish Deitch)

Vulture (Jackson McHenry)*

Wall Street Journal (Charles Isherwood)*

The Washington Post (Peter Marks)*

The Wrap (Robert Hofler)

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Justin Martin (The Jungle) directs the production which features an original score by Rebecca Lucy Taylor (aka Self Esteem), two-time Tony nominee scenic and costume design by Miriam Buether, lighting design by Drama Desk nominee Natasha Chivers, sound design by Drama Desk winners Ben and Max Ringham, and video by William Williams for Treatment Studio. The Broadway run will be general managed by 101 Productions Ltd.

Jodie Comer in Prima Facie Helen Murray

Prima Facie met success in London where Comer won the 2023 Olivier for Best Actress and the production earned the 2023 Olivier for Best New Play. The show earned further Olivier nominations for Best Sound Design, Best Lighting Design, and Best Director. The awards followed Comer's win of the Evening Standard Award for Best Actress, the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Performer in a Play, the West End Debut Award from The Stage, and the BroadwayWorld UK/West End Award for Best Newcomer. The WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Play was awarded to Miller and Martin won a BroadwayWorld UK/West End Award for Best Direction of a New Production of a Play.

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Partnering with organizations to further change, the Broadway production will work with U.K.-based charity The Schools Consent Project, which seeks to educate young people on issues surrounding consent and sexual assault. It is also launching the Prima Facie Pro Bono Project, offering low-priced ticket lottery and rush tickets at every performance, while also providing free ticket access to specific partner and community organizations.

The show does include a trigger warning for including sensitive subject matters with references to sex, violence, and sexual assault.

Prima Facie is produced by Empire Street Productions, Elizabeth Armstrong, Barbara Broccoli, Caiola Productions, Kristin Caskey, Echo Lake Entertainment, Eilene Davidson Productions, Eleanor Lloyd Productions, Faliro House, FilmNation Entertainment, Dale Franzen, L.T.D. Productions Inc., Holly Anderson Levow, Stephanie P. McClelland, Olympus Theatricals, Rachel Sussman and The Shubert Organization.

Photos: Check Out Jodie Comer in Prima Facie on Broadway

 
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