Review: You’ll Want to Check In to Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick’s Plaza Suite
There’s something almost radical in 2022 about seeing a Neil Simon comedy staged like a Neil Simon Comedy. Everything about Plaza Suite at the Hudson Theatre, with its gold-trimmed set, modish costumes, bright lighting, and married celebrity actors (Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick) having a ball feels like a throwback to a different theatrical era. Glamorous, chic, gilded — it’s no wonder why John Benjamin Hickey’s new production was one of the highest-grossing shows last week, and, for my money, it’s the unabashed delight of a relatively grim season.
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