See it if Exploring the drama and pain of non traditional sexual life styles in an original and brilliantly written musical is an idea that appeals.
Don't see it if You can't deal with shows whose theme and storyline is the "I Am What I Am" of alternative life styles and all that implies.
See it if you love original shows with beautiful music
Don't see it if you do not like edgy non-traditional shows
See it if You're interested to see a serious story told in a heartbreaking but funny way, with great writing, acting, singing, music & staging
Don't see it if You're uncomfortable with issues of sexuality, otherwise this show is for everyone
See it if LOVE MUSICALS
Don't see it if IF YOUR BIAS AGAINST GUY PEOPLE
See it if You want to have a blast.
Don't see it if You don't enjoy irreverent theater that pokes fun at a religious group.
See it if You like shows with a message that are not just fluff. If you like inventive staging and exquisite performances.
Don't see it if Gay themes offend you.
See it if You want to enjoy something "a little different" in theater.
Don't see it if you don't want your emotions to show.
See it if You enjoy great acting, great writing, great direction, great music, great staging, great everything! One of a kind.
Don't see it if Seriously? Go see it!
"'Fun Home' is the best Broadway musical in years. 'Fun Home' is an emotional roller-coaster ride, a grippingly heartwarming story mixed with some of the most smart and joyful musical numbers on Broadway...To those who think that 'Fun Home' doesn't sound like their sort of entertainment: this is musical theatre at its best, so go anyway. You're likely to be surprised, and thrilled, and enthralled."
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"The author’s coming-of-age story comes vividly to life in a new musical — one of the most stirring and inventive on Broadway in years...Dynamically staged in the round, the production has the nostalgic palette of a ‘70s photo — as though we are watching Alison thumb through a family album. By the end, you may feel you know the family as well as if the album belonged to you — their story may be a far cry from yours, but its extraordinary telling touches on emotional truths that will hit home for everyone."
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"Could a musical focusing on a lesbian cartoonist whose closeted father kills himself fly on Broadway? From the start, this adaptation of a graphic novel had all the earmarks of a contemporary hit: topical subject matter, a wittily irreverent but emotionally compelling book and score, and characters who are at once intriguingly idiosyncratic and instantly accessible. On Broadway, the show feels even more powerful, and more unsettling."
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"Into a Broadway season dominated by movie retreads comes 'Fun Home,' the grown-up, disturbing, blazingly original heartbreaker. The musical play has lost a bit of close-up intimacy but none of its gripping enchantment in the transfer...This treasure retains the unpretentious feel of director Sam Gold's masterly production."
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"Saying 'Fun Home' is a musical about a family is like saying 'Hamlet' is a play about a prince. The brilliant show suggests that families are very complicated assemblages...It's very rare to see a musical with the emotional power of a fine play, but 'Fun Home' — touching, amusing, penetrating and honest — pulls it off."
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"'Fun Home' has only gotten richer...'Fun Home' is a masterful achievement—a tragic musical about learning to see one’s parents as flawed human beings, and a story as raw and real as any on stage."
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"Despite finding plenty to praise in 'Fun Home', I am afraid I am going to have to call Emperor’s New Clothes on this one. It is challenging to see what the fuss is about...While I found this more of a production to admire than enjoy, keen aficionados of edgy music theatre will most likely appreciate 'Fun Home.'
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"This is a brilliant musical production about self-discovery, elation, anguish, and defeat. It is easily one of the best shows on Broadway right now...This musical is innovative yet universal in its subject matter...This is a gem of a show that needs to be seen and heard."
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