M. Butterfly NYC Reviews and Tickets

See it if you like Owen, doing all he can to humanize the play; you want more clinical details on the main relationship than the original offered.

Don't see it if you are expecting ravishing visuals from Taymor's team; designs are clunky and literal. Read more

See it if You want to see Clive Owen on stage doing a decent job despite his circumstances.

Don't see it if If you want a fresh interesting take on the play

See it if you want terrific acting and don't mind an overworked script - it feels somehow both terribly dated and terribly relevant.

Don't see it if you're hoping for another 'Lion King' from Taymor - the design is the weakest part of the production. Read more

See it if You never saw the original production. The acting is very good but the end result left me feeling a bit cold ... too dark and edgy.

Don't see it if You enjoy being absorbed into a story so much that you feel you are part of it. This play is set up so you feel strictly like a observer.

See it if if you are interested in seeing a more contemporary M Butterfly. Hwang has reconceived his play. Interesting but direction is problematic.

Don't see it if you loved the original and want to relive that. You will be very disappointed!

See it if You never saw the original and have a thing for Clive Owens. He tries.

Don't see it if You still remember John Lithgow & B.D. Wong in a show that was shocking at the time. The rewrites don't help; they explain too much.

See it if Never saw the original and want a glimpse of what it was about.

Don't see it if Remember the original - skip this. Nothing seems shocking or relevant anymore. Kind of boring actually.

See it if you're a Clive Owen fan. He's the best thing here. But be warned that this has very little of Julie Taymor's signature style

Don't see it if you're expecting a riveting story or a visually stunning one. The new text doesn't always work & Julie Taymor directs without any joy/style