Falsettos NYC Reviews and Tickets

85%

(1021 Ratings)

Positive

92%

Mixed

Negative

Members say

Great singing, Great acting, Entertaining, Absorbing, Funny

About the Show

Two-time Tony Award winner Christian Borle stars in Lincoln Center Theater's Broadway revival of William Finn's groundbreaking musical about a gay man, his wife, his son, his lover, and their psychiatrist.

Set in 1979-1981, 'Falsettos' focuses on Marvin (Borle), who struggles to create a nontraditional family out of an eclectic array of core relationships, including his ex-wife (Tony nominee Stephanie J. Block), his new boyfriend (Tony nominee Andrew Rannells), his adolescent son, and his psychiatrist. Amidst a series of monumental life changes, he is forced to reckon with his own views on love, responsibility, and what it means to be a man. This production reunites the original creative team of producer André Bishop, Tony-winning composer/lyricist William Finn, and Tony-winning playwright/director James Lapine.

Show-Score Member Reviews (1,021)

Dated, Disappointing, Great singing

See it if This show was more relevant 20 yes ago. The kid-actor 's voice was flat too often, but there a few show-stopping numbers that save the day.

Don't see it if You saw it more than once before.

Dated, Overrated, Disappointing, Clever, Excruciating

See it if you love the material which has been done regularly for 30 years. Cast works hard, Rannells is aces, set is clever, ending is very moving.

Don't see it if sung through musicals are not your thing and this one lasts almost three excruciating hours. I found it all so old hat. Why this revival?

Cliched, Dated, Disappointing, Great singing

See it if you love Borle and Rannells [I do] enough to sit through a show that now looks weak and patched-together. The women, esp, are poorly drawn.

Don't see it if It hasn't held up well; music and lyrics are only okay. great performers but they have little to work with in this show.

Dated, Disappointing, Excruciating, Slow, Thought-provoking

See it if you want to see the great cast, and catch this revival before it closes

Don't see it if you know nothing about the show, I didn't and I was very disappointed by this very dated show, coming away asking, why?

Confusing, Quirky, Funny

See it if I had a hard time following this show. Fast lyrics/songs. Lots of movement and transitions. Stephanie Block is a joy to watch

Don't see it if You're looking for a traditional musical. This show is a modern musical.Fast pace, fast songs, quirky. It failed to connect with me.