Overview
- Lucas Hnath’s new version of Molière’s Tartuffe opened December 16 at New York Theatre Workshop and is scheduled to run through January 24, 2026.
- New York Stage Review critics say pervasive off- and near-rhymes undercut the verse’s snap, resulting in fewer sustained laughs.
- The ensemble earns strong notices—Lisa Kron, Amber Gray, Francis Jue, Ryan J. Haddad, Emily Davis, Bianca Del Rio, and Ikechukwu Ufomadu—while Matthew Broderick’s title performance is described as relatively muted.
- Staging and visuals draw praise, with Sarah Benson’s direction, Raja Feather Kelly’s choreography, dots’ set, and Enver Charkatash’s costumes singled out.
- One review contrasts the outcome with marketing that billed a “razor-sharp reinvention,” calling the production underwhelming.