Onder anderen Little Steven, Max Weinberg, Nils Lofgren, Jake Clemons, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Edward Norton, Jimmy Iovine, Brian Williams en Jon Stewart waren aanwezig.
Nu de shows officieel begonnen zijn, verschijnen ook de eerste recensies in de pers. En de media zijn bijna unaniem lovend:
- Rolling Stone: Springsteen on Broadway is a triumph
- New York Times: Sprinsgteen on Broadway reveals the artist real and intense
- Entertainment Weekly: Bruce Springsteen is hilarious, heartbreaking and political in his Broadway debut
- The Guardian: Joy and glory as the Boss unveils his flaws
- Newsday: The Boss, solo, still makes magic
- Broadway News: Springsteen connects with his sensitive side in Broadway debut
- Philly.com: The boss as you have never seen him before
- USA Today: A revelatory night with a rock ‘n’ roll legend
- NY Daily News: Springsteen on Broadway soul stirring – but don’t dare sing along
- NY Post: Springsteen’s Broadway debut dissolving the audience to tears
- Variety: Springsteen on Broadway is an intimate living autobiography
- Chicago Tribune: The Boss on what it means to be a man
- BBC News: Bruce Springsteen’s intimate and personal Broadway debut
- The Washington Post: No doubt about it, Bruce Springsteen belongs on Broadway
- Billboard: Springsteen’s Starry Broadway Opening Draws Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Edward
Uiteraard is er ook altijd een uitzondering op de regel, NJ.com gaf een negatieve review:
NJ.com: Sorry Bruce fans, but Springsteen on Broadway is a dud