Adrien Brody's Broadway Debut in 'The Fear of 13' Receives Reviews
Adrien Brody made his Broadway debut in Lindsey Ferrentino's play 'The Fear of 13,' co-starring Tessa Thompson. The production has garnered various reviews, with critics commenting on the performances and the play's writing.
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The Fear of 13 review – Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson lead sturdy, safe Broadway transfer
James Earl Jones theatre, New York There’s a strong emotional pull to this fact-based story of injustice, but on stage it’s all a little too polite to truly soar If the meat and potatoes of Death of a Salesman comes at too high a ticket cost, one needs venture only a few blocks south and a half-block east to get a (slightly) more affordable version of standard-issue Broadway fare. The Fear of 13, from playwright Lindsey Ferrentino, is so earnest and accessible one could almost mistake it for ...
By Richard Lawson
Read full article →‘I Always Say I’m a Terrible Actor’: Adrien Brody on Overcoming Anxieties for His Broadway Debut in Lindsey Ferrentino’s ‘Fear of 13’
Two-time Oscar winner Adrien Brody jokes that he’s not good at pretending. “I always say I’m a terrible actor because you know when I don’t like something. You know where I stand,” the 52-year-old cracks backstage at the James Earl Jones Theatre, where he’s set to make his Broadway debut in the searing prison drama […]
By Rebecca Rubin
Read full article →‘The Fear of 13’ Theater Review: Adrien Brody Brings Unquestionable Commitment to a Death Row Drama Dulled by Pedestrian Writing
Tessa Thompson also stars in David Cromer’s production of the Lindsey Ferrentino play about the life and legal travails of an unjustly convicted man, based on a 2015 documentary.
By David Rooney
Read full article →‘The Fear Of 13’ Broadway Review: Adrien Brody Stars In Dark Tale Of Justice So Very Long Delayed
Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson make affecting Broadway debuts in The Fear of 13, Lindsey Ferrentino’s based-on-a-true-story play about a falsely accused death row inmate and the woman who loves him from the other side of the bullet-proof glass. Alternately intense and tender, Brody’s Olivier-winning performance, despite some choices that can feel a bit like […]
By Greg Evans
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