Junk NYC Reviews and Tickets

77%
(449 Ratings)
Positive
83%
Mixed
14%
Negative
3%
Members say
Great acting, Absorbing, Intelligent, Relevant, Great staging

About the Show

Lincoln Center Theater presents Pulitzer Prize-winner Ayad Akhtar's new drama about an '80s junk bond king out to change the rules of the financial world. Starring Steven Pasquale as Robert Merkin.

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254 Reviews | 26 Followers
74
Ambitious, Disappointing, Intelligent, Overrated, Relevant

See it if you want to see the Wall Street of the 80s and 90s replayed once more

Don't see it if you are looking for drama in the telling

125 Reviews | 12 Followers
73
Intelligent, Thought-provoking

See it if you enjoyed The Big Short; you like seeing a large full cast; you're interested in learning more about capitalism and finance

Don't see it if the main issue with this play is that the characters seemed to be crafted to fit the story rather than the other way around

126 Reviews | 26 Followers
73
Cliched, Great acting, Great staging, Riveting, Ambitious

See it if you love high-tension fast-paced stories about Wall Street Finance shenanigans well-directed and well-acted in a full Broadway production

Don't see it if you need character depth and nuance -- the playwright sacrifices all that to keep this complex plot on track. Read more

114 Reviews | 40 Followers
73
Interesting, Indulgent, Cliched, Entertaining

See it if You are interested in plays about financial related topics that are adequately acted and sparsely staged; you’re not bored by business ploys

Don't see it if You are easily bored or confused by topics related to finances and insider trading, you like to blown away by acting, or like a full set. Read more

145 Reviews | 34 Followers
73
Great staging, Resonant, Intelligent

See it if You like films like Wall Street and the Big Short and are looking for a theater version. Staging was great and most of the acting was good.

Don't see it if You don't want to sit in on a finance lecture. Characters aren't well developed. Felt like more of the same with these greedy finance topics

195 Reviews | 86 Followers
73
Ambitious, Relevant, Dramatically underpowered, Panoramic view lacks much human detail

See it if you like information-dense dialogue and situations; you enjoy guessing the real-life models for these roles; you liked the play Enron

Don't see it if you're looking for nuance in characters--there are too many here to register as more than types--or motivation; you want human interest side Read more

314 Reviews | 93 Followers
72
Entertaining, Thought-provoking, Intelligent

See it if You want to rehash the financial crisis and see how it spins out of control from various viewpoints. It’s long but keeps up the pace.

Don't see it if It reminded me of Enron the musical so didn’t seem so novel. Stephen Pasquale seemed miscast.

167 Reviews | 59 Followers
72
Ambitious, Great staging, Thought-provoking

See it if You have a real interest in the machinations of Wall St. and how the cheaters and con men operate. Thought provoking and challenging.

Don't see it if Rapid-fire delivery freezes your brain. Or, if full-length dramas tire you out. Read more

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