Brody Delivers Intensity, but Broadway Death-Row Drama Falters
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Adrien Brody delivers a gripping, fully committed performance as Nick Yarris in Lindsey Ferrentino’s The Fear of 13, based on a 2015 documentary, but the Broadway transfer directed by David Cromer is hampered by a talky, narration-heavy script, stiff chemistry with Tessa Thompson, and staging that feels ill‑suited for the material, resulting in a nearly two-hour, emotionally flat production despite the real-life significance and a standout moment from Ephraim Sykes.
- 'The Fear of 13' Theater Review: Adrien Brody in Death Row Drama The Hollywood Reporter
- Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson in a Scene from “The Fear of 13” The New York Times
- Reviews: What Do Critics Think of The Fear of 13 on Broadway? Playbill
- Review: The Fear of 13 , Adrien Brody’s Criminal Broadway Debut TheaterMania
- The Fear of 13: Prison Drama Feels Like a Long Stretch New York Stage Review
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