"Emotions run deep and wild in this solid revival of Frank D. Gilroy's 1964 Pulitzer Prize Winner, The Subject Was Roses."

"Finn's production is first-rate in all departments. Folgia has assembled a terrific cast that wrings every ounce of emotion from Gilroy's biting piece. It includes Bill Pullman and Judith Ivey as the mismatched duo and the newcomer Steve Kazee as the earnest son thrust into a new conflict."

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"Mr. Pullman, who is known for fluffier roles in popular movies, is a revelation as John, the man's man who is seemingly solid but tightly tamps down so much below the surface. There's the spring in his step of a seasoned pugilist as he verbally and physically spars with Timmy, the son he always underestimates. Their scenes together resonate with belligerent energy, the ugliness of unfinished business."

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"The well-wrought performances at the Kennedy Center energize the text -- at times, wrenchingly. Watch Judith Ivey transform herself from care-worn, middle-aged Nettie Cleary into a young woman in love when she tells her son what attracted her to his father. It's the middle of the night and Ivey's Nettie sits in an old housecoat. Anxiety and age seem to disappear from her face as she talks about the wit, good looks and fierceness that led her to choose John Cleary. We also get a glimpse of this younger Nettie earlier in the show, when Steve Kazee's Timmy cheers her up by persuading her to dance with him. In that moment, more than anything Nettie says, Ivey demonstrates the warm bond Nettie feels for her son."

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"Intelligence and care are on abundant display in Mr. Pullman's and Ms. Ivey's performances..."

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"I'd very much like to see The Subject Was Roses back on Broadway, it just might be a hit again."