The new Broadway revival of “Our Town,” which opened Thursday night at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, puts all its chips on “Our.” One hour and 45 minutes, with no intermission. At the Ethel ...

Director Kenny Leon’s “Our Town” revival on Broadway, starring Katie Holmes and Jim Parsons, presents an inclusive vision of who’s considered ordinary in America.

That’s my very personal take on “Our Town,” having lived for 18 years in one of these tiny hell holes — and no, I don’t consider it as the best American play ever. Not by a long shot.

With so much turmoil in the world, it’s at least a little comforting that things haven’t changed much in Grover’s Corners, the place that gives Our Town, Thornton Wilder’s beloved 1938 ...

The upside of this Our Town ’s prologue is that it allows Parsons’s stage manager to sneak into the action, mercifully beginning his first speech without applause.

Critic’s Pick Review: An ‘Our Town’ for All of Us, Starring Jim Parsons The Thornton Wilder classic returns to Broadway, still brutal and avant-garde after 86 years.

This “Our Town,” is moving, emotionally stirring and truly compassionate. I suppose it depends how brutal you want your “Our Town” to be.

‘Our Town’ Review: Jim Parsons and Katie Holmes Charm in Reimagining of the Broadway Classic The Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 740 seats, $378 top. Opened Oct. 10, 2024. Reviewed Oct. 5.