The New York Times
"INTELLIGENT, ABSORBING and MOVING. New plays of substance remain rare on Broadway, which makes TIME STANDS STILL AS BRAVE AS IT IS UNUSUAL. The jolts of heightened drama spring at you with UNNERVING FEROCITY."
October 8, 2010 | Read more »
Reuters
"TIME STANDS STILL again proves to be a satisfying drama from Pulitzer winner Donald Margulies..."
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Bloomberg News
"★ ★ ★ ★ (4 out of 4)! DONALD MARGULIES'S OUTSTANDING play is EVEN MORE SATISFYING on second viewing."
October 8, 2010 |
AM New York
"The acting is absolutely superlative."
October 7, 2010 |
The Record
"The role of Mandy has been FULLY TAKEN OVER by CHRISTINA RICCI. She is A REVELATION!"
October 8, 2010 | Read more »
Hollywood Reporter
"MARGULIES CANNILY uses themes such as the responsibility of journalists to their subjects and the thrill-seeking addiction that drives them to explore the shifting trajectories of relationships. He has a gift for SHARP, FUNNY dialogue and INCISIVE characters."
October 8, 2010 |
Time Square Chronicles
"TIME STANDS STILL returns to Broadway with a stellar cast and direction that makes the American Theatre shine."
October 14, 2010 | Read more »
Reading Eagle
"The themes Margulies explores in TIME STANDS STILL are complex, yet his striking achievement here is his ability to make the play accessible."
December 21, 2010 |
Reviews of Manhattan Theatre Club Production
The New York Times
"(Mr. Margulies's) dialogue throughout TIME STANDS STILL crackles with bright wit and intelligence..."
January 29, 2010 | Read more »
The Associated Press
"There is an unsparing directness to (Linney's) performance, not to mention a superb sense of timing, that makes this photographer one of the most compelling characters to grace a Broadway stage this season."
February 4, 2010 | Read more »
New York Magazine
"This is a work that asks lots of questions...while maintaining enough humility to know that it can't answer them."
January 28, 2010 | Read more »
Bloomberg
"Compellingly demonstrates what a master playwright can do with great economy and efficiency, and with four fine actors who conjure up a commanding cross section of our conflicted, compromising or intransigent world."
January 30, 2010 |
Variety
"A thoughtful, absorbing work, its strengths (are) maximized in the crystalline naturalism of Daniel Sullivan's production and the incisive interpretations of four astute actors."
January 28, 2010 |
The Bergen Record
"Everything starts with Margulies' smart, grown-up script, which blossoms on stage under Daniel Sullivan's unobtrusive, pitch-perfect direction. It's the actors, though, who ultimately take us on this gripping journey."
January 29, 2010 | Read more »

Laura Linney
Brian D’Arcy James
Eric Bogosian
Christina Ricci