See it if you want a laugh out loud great night out!
Don't see it if you aren't prepared to laugh
See it if you have ever eaten in a good restaurant or made a reservation at same. One of the funniest one-man shows you will ever see
Don't see it if you want more for your Broadway buck than one (brilliant) actor and one set.
See it if You like Jesse Tyler Fergusen, stand-up comedy, or have worked in restaurants at any point in your life.
Don't see it if You want to see more than one actor onstage. Although he plays so many differentiated roles, you won't miss the other actors.
See it if You love impressions, one man shows, and laughing out loud
Don't see it if If you aren't into one man shows, different voices and acting from one actor and minimal stage change or action.
See it if you enjoy superb acting with multiple characters played by one person, love comedy
Don't see it if you aren't interested in seeing a witty play
See it if want to see a BRILLIANT performance, laugh for 90 minutes, and have a great time.
Don't see it if you prefer lugubrious dramas and are allergic to talent or humor.
See it if You like Jesse Tyler Ferguson, you like spoofs of outrageously entitled people.
Don't see it if You are expecting profundity or high art.
See it if you like to laugh and know the insanity from all aspects (customer and restaurant staff aliaround getting reservations at hot new restaurant
Don't see it if if you don't like one person shows.
“The problem is that though the venue is not overwhelmingly big and Ferguson brings enormous charm and energy to this demanding role, ‘Fully Committed’ hasn't aged all that well...Given Ferguson's big fan base and our appetite for fun entertainment, ‘Fully Committed’ remains enjoyable, even if more an appetizer than a really full meal...If his characters are sometimes a bit hard to tell apart, he does enough of them with amazing smoothness.”
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"With the help of director Jason Moore, Ferguson has brought to life a character who isn’t just a vehicle for a turntable of personalities, but a human being with needs, desires, and a deep longing for a sense of fulfillment…Backed by an affable and charismatic lead actor, 'Fully Committed' is a well-rounded production that is fun and energetic, and—between the myriad of characters popping in and out of the story—has a message full of heart and sincerity.'
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"Ferguson makes it fast and funny. This is not a particularly great or even good play. It is, however, a sort of grand audition. Ferguson goes from zero to 60 in a nano-second...No one leaves the theatre talking about Sam. They leave talking about Ferguson who delivers the goods. This is an actor of some talent and discipline. He is not just a funny red headed guy. He has the chops, and I look forward to seeing him cast in a show that lets him shine."
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"While I still don’t consider myself an enthusiast, I must admit that Ferguson’s flexibility takes an intense amount of focus and his work here is an accomplishment…'Fully Committed' seems to be swallowed up the massive house...The material itself is humorous...Still, it seems like a plate of hors d’oeuvres at a party: If the tray passes in front of you, you’ll probably eat one and enjoy it, but there’s no real reason to seek it out."
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"Becky Mode’s hilarious satirical look at haute cuisine and the wacky and often short-tempered people who populate that world…Ferguson is a gifted physical comedian, and as he bounces around the stage in director Jason Moore’s production, he works a lot of empathy into his performance.…While it’s not cutting-edge cuisine, Ferguson makes sure it’s delicious."
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"Keeping all these balls in the air as he shifts from role to role is an admirable technical feat but the material bogs down in repetitiousness and lack of dramatic tension. Ferguson is likable but, with the characters being so cartoonish and the need to differentiate them requiring such obvious choices, his enterprise becomes more a technical than an artistic feat. Even for a performance lasting but an hour and 20 minutes, it occasionally becomes as tiring for the audience as for the star."
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"A soufflé of a show being sold as a full expensive meal...I wonder whether there is a better choice of vehicle out there to deliver Ferguson’s talents to a Broadway audience...The satire is amusing, albeit mild and familiar...A gift for vocal impersonations is not, as it turns out, in Ferguson’s wheelhouse...But, if too many of the characters are indistinct and too few are all that interesting, one stands out. Ferguson is a terrific Sam."
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“Some of the jokes could be sharper...it is often strangely polite...But Ferguson is an actor of such irrepressible amiability...Under Jason Moore’s direction, a few of the actorly shifts could occur more quickly and not all the personae have a gestural specificity to match the vocal one. But moving back and forth among 40 distinct characters still represents a tour de force, which Ferguson wears lightly, even humbly, though with obvious enjoyment."
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