Shuffle Along NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (786)
See it if you like musical theater to be both entertaining and instructive.
Don't see it if you don't like tap-dancing!
See it if what a cast
Don't see it if nothing bad about this show
See it if you want to be entertained by amazing dancing. The cast is superior. I loved it!!
Don't see it if I don't know a reason not to see it !
See it if You can't get tkts to Hamilton and you wanna see the 2nd best thing on Bway
Don't see it if you don't like old fashion musicals
See it if you want to hear the untold history of Broadway. All the Hamilton's and Hairspray's owe their success to the history told in this show.
Don't see it if you are bored by history or don't enjoy the 1920s/30s style of music/dance/performance
See it if You love shows with great tap dancing, great singing, and a cute story. It is a shame it is closing so soon! See it before it does.
Don't see it if If you don't like shows with historical context or any mention of racism. If you aren't big on song and dance. If you only care about Audra!
See it if you love tap and are interested in the history of black theater
Don't see it if you are expecting a coherent story
See it if tap dancing, classic 1920s Broadway vibe give you tingles and you dont have tickets for Hamilton
Don't see it if you prefer more contemporary materials
Critic Reviews (47)
“The goals of correcting the record so vie for primacy with the values of first-class entertainment in this vibrant, didactic, at times breathtaking and other times slightly condescending enterprise that you sense a war still raging over what exactly the show is striving to be...Were it not for the array of talent assembled here ‘Shuffle Along’ might feel too unresolved and heavy-handed….It does come across as a message-laden exercise. The joy here is lessened by the lesson.”
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"It is no mean feat to revive an archaic Broadway musical and create an entertainment that not only celebrates the classic material but ennobles it further...It is a yet-greater achievement to simultaneously offer what is essentially a lesson in theatrical and racial history... 'Shuffle Along,' has achieved all of this....It suffers from the scale of what it has attempted...An exceptionally important new show...'Shuffle' does all that historical stuff while putting on one helluva tap show."
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“A refreshing burst of energy, no caffeine necessary...Glover’s rhythmic tap is the true pulse of ‘Shuffle Along’. The clickety-clacks heard from 30-plus dancers at once ignite every seat in the theater and quickly become the only beat we need, hold the orchestra...A dazzling production that celebrates art, dreams, and equality. And when the man behind me emphatically screamed out, 'Damn!' after the final number, I had to nod my head and agree.”
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“Never has anything this educational been so sensationally staged...The powerhouse stage presences of Wolfe's actors have to compensate for characters who are only incompletely sketched...What ‘Shuffle Along’ lacks in drama it makes up for in sophisticated showmanship...The second best new musical of the Broadway year...The beauty, poignancy and breathtaking verve of this production are the product of a unique solidarity between troupers of different eras."
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“A hot mess of the highest caliber—a dazzling and dizzying documentary mixed with star turns, syncopated rhythms, stylish attire, fierce tap-dancing and weak subplots...The storytelling is chaotic and choppy, and the characters are painted in broad strokes. The second act, set after the show has become an overnight sensation, comes off as superfluous...Still, there’s no denying its thrills and palpable excitement.”
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“It's an enchanting night on old Broadway, overflowing with talent and kept in constant motion by the brilliant choreography of Savion Glover... It's not a typical Broadway musical by any means, and that is a good thing...Glover exceeds all expectations with his heart-pounding and scrupulously constructed choreography, executed with flawless precision by the ensemble...It keeps this two-hour-45-minute show from ever dragging.”
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"Wolfe, as director, hasn't completely pulled together the glittering materials at his disposal to create the dazzling meld of entertainment and social commentary intended here...'Shuffle Along' is an odd one--a show that frequently dazzles, yet rarely satisfies. By the time it reaches its surprisingly muted conclusion, so many things have been referenced, with adequate amplification, that one hardly knows where to start."
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“It's a thrilling kaleidoscope, both comfortable and unpredictable...Glover's work is electrifying, but the arrangements and orchestrations of Daryl Waters so meld together the musical bits and pieces into one seamless whole that they might be more amazing and integral...The second act, charting the 'All That Followed' chunk of the title, lacks the dynamic narrative thrust of the first, and struggles to maintain the same vibrancy, only regaining it in full for the finale.”
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