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‘Becky Shaw’ review: Alden Ehrenreich is incredible in viciously funny first-date Broadway comedy

Nypost · · 808 words · By Johnny Oleksinski
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What to know about ‘Becky Shaw’ review: Alden Ehrenreich is incredible in viciously funny first-date Broadway comedy

‘Becky Shaw’ review: Alden Ehrenreich is incredible in viciously funny first-date Broadway comedy BECKY SHAW 2 hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission.

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What happened

‘Becky Shaw’ review: Alden Ehrenreich is incredible in viciously funny first-date Broadway comedy BECKY SHAW 2 hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission.

Why it matters

Discomfort at the theater usually makes the audience do one of two things: squirm or lean forward.

Common ground

But the knock-out funny and audaciously awkward revival of the play “Becky Shaw,” which opened Monday night at the Hayes, triggers an uncommon third response — involuntary outbursts.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Hayes Theater hosted 'Take Me Out,' 'Between Riverside and Crazy,' 'Appropriate,' 'Marjorie Prime,' and 'Purpose' within the last four years.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references about productions at the Hayes Theater between 2018-2022.
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Claim 2: “The play is directed by Trip Cullman.”
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Wikipedia mentions Gina Gionfriddo as the author of 'Becky Shaw' but does not reference Trip Cullman as director. No other sources confirm or deny this claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gina Gionfriddo (born 1969 or 1970) is an American playwright and television writer. Her plays Becky Shaw and Rapture, Blister, Burn were finalists for the 2009 and 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, resp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gina_Gionfriddo
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martyna Majok ( MY-ohk) is a Polish-born American playwright who received the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play Cost of Living. She emigrated to the United States as a child and grew up in Ne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyna_Majok
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Merritt Carmen Wever (born August 11, 1980) is an American actress. Wever has had supporting roles in several television series, including the Showtime television series Nurse Jackie (2009–2015), Godl…
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Claim 3: “The play is set in Rhode Island.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references about the setting of 'Becky Shaw'.
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Claim 4: “Gina Gionfriddo is the author of 'Becky Shaw'.”
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Wikipedia entry for Gina Gionfriddo explicitly states: 'Her plays Becky Shaw and Rapture, Blister, Burn were finalists for the 2009 and 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, respectively.' This directly confirms her authorship.
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Claim 5: “The Hayes Theater has been the home of Second Stage Theater since 2018.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references about Second Stage Theater's relationship with the Hayes Theater.
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Claim 6: “The play's runtime is 2 hours and 30 minutes with one intermission.”
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Wikipedia entries about individuals named 'Shaw' (musician, playwright, conductor) do not mention runtime details for 'Becky Shaw'. No corroboration found in other sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Caroline Adelaide Shaw (born August 1, 1982) is an American composer of contemporary classical music, violinist, and singer. She is a founding member of the vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth. In 2013 sh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Shaw
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, cul…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Lawson Shaw (30 April 1916 – 25 January 1999) was an American conductor most famous for his work with his namesake Chorale, with the Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus, and the Atlanta Symphony Orc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Shaw_(conductor)
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Claim 7: “The play 'Becky Shaw' ran off-Broadway 17 years ago.”
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All evidence sources (Wikipedia) reference individuals named 'Shaw' but none mention the play 'Becky Shaw' or its off-Broadway history. No corroboration found in cross-references or web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Siddharth Shaw (born 12 February 1999) is an Indian actor known for his work in the Hindi Film Industry. Recently seen as Rohit the lead of character of Do Gubbare on Jio Cinema. He's also worked in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddharth_Shaw
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hobbs & Shaw (marketed as Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw) is a 2019 American buddy action comedy film directed by David Leitch from a script by Chris Morgan and Drew Pearce. It is a spin-off fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobbs_&_Shaw
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Khadija Monifa "Bunny" Shaw ( khə-DEE-jə; born 31 January 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester City and captains the Jamaica wom…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khadija_Shaw
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