‘Plaza Suite’ Review: Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick Bring Real-Life Sparks to Broadway Revival
variety.comDaniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic“Plaza Suite” practically demands to be played straight.Neil Simon’s look at three romantic couples facing down the passage of time is sharp and knowing, but it is, crucially, earnest.
Each character gives direct and explicit voice to what’s on their mind; relationship dynamics are explored with an openness of heart that isn’t remotely trying to be cool or distanced.
While the emotional truths of this play’s trio of vignettes, all set in a single apartment within the “Plaza Hotel,” can still resonate, the particulars would be impossible to make current without wrecking the whole enterprise.So thank goodness for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick — the two contemporary stars perhaps most apt for an exercise in squareness.
To call their work in the new Broadway revival of “Plaza Suite” at the Hudson Theatre “diligent” is to suggest a leaden night out.
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