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MARTHA'S VINEYARD TIMES PREVIEW

MARTHA'S VINEYARD TIMES PREVIEW

‘The Shark Is Broken’

A play about the making of “Jaws” 

comes back to where it all began.


It begins with sounds in the dark: that  familiar, urgent theme music — then seagulls, creaking boats, the  background bustle of men and machines, the creaking and clanking of some  kind of work being done on some kind of mechanical object. That object  has a name: Bruce.  ...


 By  Nicole Galland - THE MARTHA'S VINEYARD TIMES

July 2, 2025

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WBZ CBS BOSTON PREVIEW

MARTHA'S VINEYARD TIMES PREVIEW

Broadway play "The Shark is Broken" is a smorgasbord for "Jaws" fans!


The play, "The Shark is Broken,​" gives an inside look at the relationship between the three main actors during the production of "Jaws."


By Chris Tanaka. WBZ CBS NEWS, BOSTON

April 28, 2025

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BOSTON GLOBE PREVIEW

BOSTON GLOBE PREVIEW

The shark from ‘Jaws’ breaks again, but onstage.


This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the blockbuster thriller “Jaws,” and theatrical producer Bill Hanney can’t contain his excitement ...


By Terry Byrne, THE BOSTON GLOBE

April 30, 2025

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Review by:  Louisa Hufstader

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“Perfect summer entertainment”

“Perfect summer entertainment”

“Perfect summer entertainment”

– The Wall Street Journal

“A wild ride worth taking”

“Perfect summer entertainment”

“Perfect summer entertainment”

 – Entertainment Weekly

“Laughs aplenty”

“Perfect summer entertainment”

“It all comes together in a performance that almost swallows you whole.”

—Entertainment Weekly.

“It all comes together in a performance that almost swallows you whole.”

“Sensational! In between jokes & movie trivia, this is story of fathers, sons, mortality & legacy”

“It all comes together in a performance that almost swallows you whole.”

– Theatremania

“Sensational! In between jokes & movie trivia, this is story of fathers, sons, mortality & legacy”

“Sensational! In between jokes & movie trivia, this is story of fathers, sons, mortality & legacy”

“Sensational! In between jokes & movie trivia, this is story of fathers, sons, mortality & legacy”

 – Mashable

THE SHARK IS BROKEN

Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center

100 Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, Oak Bluffs


Copyright © 2025 THE SHARK IS BROKEN - Martha's Vineyard - All Rights Reserved.

Production Photos by Paul Lyden

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