Harmony (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (541)
See it if you like gut-wrenching historical dramas that may just leave you weeping.
Don't see it if you think Broadway musicals should try to help us forget the past--not relive it. Read more
See it if Beautiful Voices, sad story, great lyrics, music amazing, made me cry
Don't see it if If you hate musicals, sad stories about Jews & Nazis then skip it…but you’ll miss hearing spectacular voices.
See it if you want a show that checks off every single box of what a masterful Broadway show should have
Don't see it if no reason why anyone should skip this masterpiece
See it if You enjoy historically motivated shows, lots of fancy sets, and fun musical numbers
Don't see it if You’re triggered by the holocaust Read more
See it if Want to see a historical story about unknowns that should be known; see a story that resonates with today’s atmosphere; amazing singing
Don't see it if Don’t want to look into a mirror and see a reflection of today’s world and how history repeats itself. Read more
See it if you want to see a fabulous cast tell a sad story in a very entertaining way. You will laugh and you will tear up.
Don't see it if you don't want to enjoy yourself. Read more
See it if Perfectly conceived and executed. Manilow and Sussman nail it .Chip Lien and cast make it soar. Reminiscent of Kander and Ebb craftsmanship.
Don't see it if Show is closing. Deserved a longer life. In a divisive society, the show may not have universal appeal.
See it if enjoy a musical that is both moving as well as entertaining. It's relevant, important, well-performed by all, super well-performed, +
Don't see it if you only like purely fluffy musical
Critic Reviews (28)
“Like a lot of current theater that hitches a ride on the Holocaust for dramatic propulsion, ‘Harmony’ makes guilt and anguish its through line, unintentionally suggesting that survival and the solace of music are somehow undeserved. Luckily, after a rough ride of an evening, the finale — offers exquisite evidence to the contrary.”
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“The problem with the train story is that, like other plot points, it is underdeveloped: It seems to have been added for extra weight. And that reflects the fundamental problem that Harmony struggles to overcome...As enjoyable and affecting as ‘Harmony’is—and as timely, with antisemitism on the rise worldwide—it doesn’t make the case that, among all that we must never forget, the Comedian Harmonists merit quite this degree of remembrance.”
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“Though its quality is not consistent throughout, ‘Harmony’ has its high points...This immersive quality is chilling, but doesn’t make up for 'Harmony’s' dissonance.”
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“Lines in ‘Harmony’ about the recurrence of hate against Jews and state oppression in general, fashioned as generalities, are suddenly much more charged. The show — basically a fable — doesn’t meet the moment as much as the moment crashes over it.”
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“The superabundance of characters, narratives and context combine to make for the show’s Achilles’ heel. What is unfortunately missing from ‘Harmony’ is a lyrical melding of the varied elements that should be smoothly combined to create a captivating, and harmonizing, whole.”
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“...’Harmony’ is nonetheless steadily compelling and not infrequently stirring, attributes that speak as much to the Manilow-Sussman craftsmanship as to an intriguing tale long-lost to history.”
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“As a musical, ‘Harmony’ occasionally soars, occasionally stumbles...With a structure that takes fewer chances than one might hope, ‘Harmony’ is nonetheless steadily compelling and not infrequently stirring, attributes that speak as much to the Manilow-Sussman craftsmanship as to an intriguing tale long-lost to history.”
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“Most of characters come off as fairly hackneyed — the rabbi, the doctor, the whorehouse piano player — but all the voices are beautiful. Manilow can write a good love song, and there are a few.”
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