POTUS NYC Reviews and Tickets

83%

(192 Reviews)

Positive

90%

Mixed

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Members say

Funny, Entertaining, Hilarious, Great acting, Clever

About the Show

Vanessa Williams, Rachel Dratch, Julie White, and more star in this world premiere comedy.

Selina Fillinger’s play was a 2019 selection for The Kilroys’ List. Five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman directs the all-star production, which also features Lilli Cooper, Lea DeLaria, Julianne Hough, and Suzy Nakamura. The modern farce is about the women the President relies on to keep him out of trouble.

Member Reviews (192)

Refreshing, Great writing, Great acting, Delightful, Funny

See it if you like fun and clever comedy. Expertly acted with perfect timing. Great story arc with opportunities for all actors to shine. FUN!

Don't see it if comedies are not your thing.

Fun!, Entertaining, Great acting, Refreshing, Hilarious

See it if You want a great night out and want to laugh. Excellent cast. Extremely funny and fast past. Finally something FUN on Broadway this season.

Don't see it if If you aren’t in the mood to laugh.

Relevant, Must see, Great writing, Great acting, Hilarious

See it if You enjoy sharp, smart, funny plays with all star casts at the top of their game delivering a relevant political message disguised as farce.

Don't see it if You can’t handle vulgar language or if you are a misogynist. This is all women and definitely told from their perspective. Read more

Indulgent, Entertaining, Delightful, Clever

See it if You want a clever, funny show with good acting.

Don't see it if Your not political or if presidents wives are not your thing.

Raunchy, Raucous, Wild, Zany, Hilarious

See it if Crazed explosion of feminist satire. Wildly cheering audience. Amazing acting with perfect comic timing. Every character is a blast.

Don't see it if You don’t enjoy high energy farce, irreverence, or sexual content.

Inane, Stupid, Fluffy, Entertaining, Funny

See it if You’d love a door-slamming farce that doesn’t require you to think much — with a company of actors having a grand old time.

Don't see it if You’re looking for a play critical of Trump — this is not about him or any other real president. It’s a stupid, yet entertaining spoof.

Edgy, Relevant, Hilarious, Entertaining, Clever

See it if you’re a feminist, enjoy strong female characters, like political satire, or are really into sitcoms.

Don't see it if you’re easily offended. Aside from some naughty words, the American flag is dragged across the floor.

Dizzying, Raunchy, Hilarious, Great staging, Great acting

See it if you are attracted by the idea of a filthy, fun-filled, feminist farce with an all-female cast or if you just need a few laughs.

Don't see it if you are easily offended by filthy words or don't care for farce.

Critic Reviews (25)

"As a farce, 'POTUS' still plays by old and almost definitionally male rules; farce is built on tropes of domination and violence. On the other hand, and more happily, 'POTUS' lets us experience the double-bind of exceptional women unmediated by the men who depend on their complicity."
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"'POTUS' works overall: It just wants to be funny, and it is, and that’s a pleasure. Today's body politic is riddled with sores. I can’t say for certain that laughter is the best medicine for that, but it sure is a welcome palliative."
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"Fillinger’s whizbang comedy is not perfect. Its characterization slews crazily around; its grip on gross-out humor is a little loose. ... Still, 'POTUS' makes its many effective jokes with its jaw cocked. Every now and then a woman will marvel at another woman’s brilliance and ask, 'So why isn’t she president?' Darn tootin’."
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"Performances are key in 'POTUS' and the cast, under the direction of Susan Stroman, exceeds expectations. They deliver their lines nimbly, which keeps the play agile and appropriately tense. White, with her screeching, nervous pacing, wide eyes and gesticulating arms, complements Nakamura’s intentionally stiff stance and staccato cadences. Their realization and brainstorming sessions hit the right mix of comical and stressful."
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"POTUS is a farce. Full stop. The likelihood that you will laugh until your face hurts is one of near certainty. But that doesn't mean the play doesn't still have something compelling to say amidst the unstoppable hilarity punctuated by artful spews of profanity."
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"If 'POTUS,' directed by Susan Stroman and opening today at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre, never quite rises to the level of those three influences – not as darkly clever as 'VEEP,' as lightning quick as 'Noises Off' nor as go-for-deliriously-broke as Ludlam – 'POTUS' barrels through its weaker stretches on the contagious enthusiasm and in-it-together vivacity of a crowd-pleasing cast."
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"Every player, in fact, gets funny moments: The laughs are doled out so judiciously that the actors’ contracts may have been drawn up with the equal protection clause in mind."
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"What will appeal to some of about Fillinger’s play — but what also holds it back — is that it’s cranked up to about an 11 from the second the lights go up. The best farces, as well as sit-coms, start with some serene normalcy before everything goes haywire. How can we perceive this world falling apart, and laugh uncontrollably, if we never see it put together?"
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