It's Only a Play NYC Reviews and Tickets

79%

(110 Reviews)

Positive

85%

Mixed

11%

Negative

4%

Members say

Funny, Entertaining, Clever, Great acting, Hilarious

About the Show

Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane lead an all-star cast in a comedy written by Tony winner Terrence McNally about theatre people behaving badly.

It’s opening night of Peter Austin’s (Matthew Broderick) new play as he anxiously awaits to see if his show is a hit. With his career on the line, he shares his big First Night with his best friend, a television star (Nathan Lane), his novice producer, his doped-up diva (Stockard Channing), his genius director, a lethal drama critic (F. Murray Abraham), and a fresh-off-the-bus coat check attendant on his first night in Manhattan.

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Member Reviews (110)

85

Clever, Great acting, Great writing, Funny, Relevant

See it if fantastic writing and acting. Great direction.

Don't see it if you can't stand how Matthew Broderick derails the pace of the entire show.

87

Hilarious, Great writing, Great acting, Entertaining, Witty

See it if You love fast paced witty comedies with lots of entertainment industry references.

Don't see it if You don't like silly over the top comedies

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