Falsettos

See it if You already love the material. Or to see Stephanie Block's incredible performance of "I'm Breaking Down."

Don't see it if You want an emotionally honest show. It's a wish-fulfillment fairy tale of AIDS that rang entirely false. And is riddled with over-writing.

See it if you adore Sondheim rip-offs

Don't see it if You like a great musical score

See it if The beautiful score remains in tact, but you could just listen to the album.

Don't see it if You are looking for truth, depth, enlightenment. This revival is a shallow deconstruction of a brilliant musical. AVOID.

See it if you want to see great talent

Don't see it if you're under 35.

See it if You like any of the principals in the cast, Stephanie J. Block, Andrew Rannells or Christian Borle. Or, if you want to hear Ms. Block sing

Don't see it if You want relevant, entertaining theater and a non-dated book. This performance was slow (watched on PBS Great Performances.)

Also There are very talented actors and singers in this cast. I really wanted to love it and considered traveling to NYC to see it. I'm glad I didn't spend the money. It is a flat, disjointed story that examines broken marriages and both dysfunctional and successful gay relationships. Granted the ending packs a little emotional punch, but it can't make up for a marginal score and minimalistic staging. The female lead (Block) has material to work with that she knocks out of the park ("I'm breaking down.") The male leads (Rannells and Borle) voice's aren't suited to the score and do nothing with the material...and I'm a huge Borle fan (Something Rotten.)

The material feels slightly anti-semitic (Jewish boys can't play baseball.) The love stories are somewhat emotionless and without enough character depth to make you care. The introduction of the Lesbian couple (second act) is unexplained. It's almost as if someone in a workshop said, 'we need a lesbian couple.'

4-words: You can skip it... Read more Read less

See it if You like the work of William Finn.

Don't see it if You like funny musicals with good music. I love Andrew Rannells and Christian Borle, but this show was truly terrible.

See it if You are someone who loves to weep at a death scene

Don't see it if You have any sense of what makes a good story. Even the top name actors couldn't save this pitiful plot

See it if You'd like to listen to talented singers, watch Andrew Rannels be a babe, or look at brilliant costumes by genius lady, Jen Caprio

Don't see it if you're looking for a piece of theatre that socially resonates right now, is unpredictable, or has cohesive design that serves the story

See it if I can't think of a reason to see it. Perhaps it was better on Broadway. I saw the touring company at the Kennedy Center.

Don't see it if Actually, just don't see it.

Also I take no pleasure in panning a show, but this was awful. The music and lyrics were banal, puerile, and downright offensive to nearly every group. The show is dated, but the production could have framed the action so it would be seen in context of the times. I can't remember ever looking at my watch so frequently. We left after the first act.... Read more Read less

See it if you appreciate the timeliness of the original run, are forgiving of dated productions, are a die-hard fan of any of the a-list cast

Don't see it if you are looking for an engaging plot with consistent pacing and a modern sensibility. The production felt disjointed and thrown together

See it if You are going through a complicated relationship have a child and find out your partner is in a relationship

Don't see it if You dont understand its concept

See it if Oh gosh, this is a museum piece. More about the history of gay people portrayed onstage than something entertaining.

Don't see it if You get bored easily. Kids onstage bother you.

See it if you love Andrew Rannells & Christopher Borle

Don't see it if you love Andrew Rannells & Christopher Borle. Terrible waste of talent.

See it if You need a good nap.

Don't see it if You like music that has a melody then skip this show b

See it if You have nothing to do

Don't see it if Want to save time and money for a show not worth it. Good cast bad show

See it if you're a minority, you'll be able to relate. must see!

Don't see it if you're homophobic

See it if You don't mind seeing something which may have been relevant 20 years ago, if you have money to burn.

Don't see it if You saw it when it first came out years ago and was fresh. You don't want a play to hammer you over and over to drive the point home.

Also Not quite sure why this was dragged back at this time. Needs a huge rewrite and update to be relevant to a hip audience today. Maybe if you never encountered gays you might find this trendy.... Read more Read less

See it if You follow any of the cast avidly.

Don't see it if you've seen a prior production that you loved.

Also This cast doesn't seem well suited to their roles, particularly Borle and Rannells, two very attractive but rather two-dimensional actors, who treat their songs as standard show tunes, instead of acting.... Read more Read less

See it if A talented cast playing underdeveloped and cliched characters who sing endless forgettable melodies with lyrics that make your eyes roll.

Don't see it if You have other options. I was excited about this but left very disappointed and cannot recommend it.

See it if Dated

Don't see it if You are homophobic

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Don't see it if left at intermission....