
Broadway's Dog Day Afternoon: Strong Stagecraft, But Not The Film’s Haunting Power
A Broadway transfer of Dog Day Afternoon brings Jon Bernthal to the lead as Sonny in Rupert Goold’s production, using a rotating bank-set to stage the hostage drama with taut stagecraft. The adaptation offers a more explicit, sentimental take on Sonny and Leon and translates the film’s energy to live theater, but it ultimately cannot match Sidney Lumet’s movie for haunting power or ironic bite.








