Life of Pi (Broadway)
Closed 2h 10m
Life of Pi (Broadway)
87%
87%
(880 Ratings)
Positive
95%
Mixed
5%
Negative
0%
Members say
Absorbing, Great staging, Enchanting, Entertaining, Clever

About the Show

The award-winning play, based on the novel by Yann Martel, comes to Broadway after a hit London run.

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Critic Reviews (24)

The New York Times
March 30th, 2023

CRITIC’S PICK: “At its most abstract, this a play about how we come to terms with our own choices, even with our own survival, and the stories we might tell to make those choices and that survival make sense.”
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Time Out New York
March 30th, 2023

“Webster’s stagecraft is dazzling, but don’t expect ’Life of Pi’ to make you believe in God. It will make you believe in puppet shows, and that may be enough.”
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New York Theatre Guide
March 31st, 2023

“Visually, the play is a deeply wondrous spectacle that teems with beauty and brutality. Narratively, the script does less to impress, as if written at times in magic marker, and supporting performances could use some shading.”
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New York Magazine / Vulture
March 30th, 2023

"Best to take the play’s cue and focus less on the people and more on the charismatic megafauna.
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The Wall Street Journal
March 30th, 2023

“...audiences attending this accomplished production are in store for a vastly ... pleasurable journey.”
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Deadline
March 30th, 2023

“Visual appeal can’t quite wash away a stacked-deck ending, or make a convincing case for the fanciful over the plausible. Deep down, Mr. Okamoto probably agrees.”
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New York Daily News
March 31st, 2023

“For many in the audience, the immersive nature of the experience will be more than enough...Despite watching decades worth of attempts, I’ve never seen a show that better conveys the sea or so many of the creatures trying to ride its waves and avoid being swallowed.”
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The Washington Post
March 30th, 2023

“...the experience is more of an imagistic journey than an emotional one...A treat for the eyes it all is, if that is all you’re really looking for.”
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