Living on Love NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (31)
See it if you want to see Renee Fleming in a straight play. The rest of the cast will be back; I doubt she will.
Don't see it if you're looking for anything but a vanity piece for Renee. She's swanning around; the rest of the cast is acting.
See it if You are a fan of Renee Fleming. The plot is intended to mimic those madcap film comedies of the 1930's.. but it falls short.
Don't see it if You primary motivation is to hear Renee Fleming sing.. She only performs one song.
See it if You want to see a great cast working together. Too bad the story was a bit weak. The highlight was when Renee Fleming sang.
Don't see it if You expect a story that holds your interest for more than a few minutes periodically.
See it if need to see any of the talented cast and do not cast that the story/plot/book falls short.
Don't see it if want to see something fast moving and entertaining. Or want more than just a few good laughs
See it if You like fluffy comedies, no matter how weak the material, or you want to see how bad an actress Renee Fleming is.
Don't see it if You're looking for smarter fare.
See it if Predictable and cliched. I did enjoy seeing Renee Fleming. I saw her a few weeks prior at The Met, so there was that.
Don't see it if I would say pass. Other than hearing Renee Fleming belt out a few high notes the rest of it was pretty forgettable.
See it if Want to see a comedy.
Don't see it if You don't want to see a show with just ok storyline.
See it if you are a fan of the actors.
Don't see it if you are a fan of the actors..... Plot is dated, stale and overacted.
Critic Reviews (27)
"The new Broadway comedy 'Living on Love' isn’t just filled with clichés — it revels in them. This is a show that has its cake, eats it, and then rubs whipped cream all over its face. It’s all shamelessly silly, and it works: In Joe DiPietro’s play, broad jokes and shameless hamming make for a guilty pleasure."
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"Directed with Technicolor flair by Kathleen Marshall , 'Living on Love' might have been enjoyable were it not for the complete emptiness of the piece itself. Although reminiscent of the screwball film comedies of the 1930s, it never moves beyond a simple, static scenario."
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"Rather than a madcap farce or a heartfelt tribute to opera, 'Living on Love' comes off more like a mildly funny sitcom pilot: The premise is solid, but the writing hasn't hit its stride, nor have the performers entirely taken ownership of their roles...'Living on Love' misses the mark."
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"Arrives on Broadway amid a resurgence in farces and comedies, which the critics don’t much like but audiences adore. In the case of 'Living on Love,' it’s best to trust the audiences and not the critics, who never appreciate the difficult art of creating a good laugh."
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"How do you deliver a pitch-perfect performance when the writer keeps giving you flat notes? This is the conundrum faced by the cast of 'Living On Love.' Playwright DiPietro provides a few sharper lines, but not enough to sustain...Still, director Kathleen Marshall keeps the pace brisk, and her actors are infectiously game."
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"'Living on Love,' another example of a well-crafted triviality without subtext or a thought in its head beyond trying too hard to entertain...The production has the broad, exaggerated physicality of a comic musical -- albeit, perhaps, one most comfortable as larky summer theater."
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"A little knowledge of opera helps, but it’s not key to admiring the frothy and fizzy 'Living on Love,' in which soprano Renée Fleming makes her Broadway debut -- you’re apt to enjoy the celebrated diva in this send-up of celebrated divas, even if the in-jokes about Maria Callas pass you by."
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"The play is directed with comedic aplomb by Kathleen Marshall. The material could be accelerated and made into a farce, but Marshall never lets the comedic elements upstage the looney characters themselves. Stick around after the curtain closes on this satisfying, sweet comedy and you'll find a cast that returns to mug, unable to help themselves."
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