Shuffle Along NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (786)
See it if You love great singing and dancing - especially tap - and a thoughtful and sometimes painful book. Audra is amazing as are the entire cast.
Don't see it if You don't like jazz and tap and don't want exposure to the history of black theater
See it if You are seeking a Classic-style musical that provides a commentary on today's social climate.
Don't see it if You do not like showtunes.
See it if You enjoy masterful tap dancing.
Don't see it if You want to walk out humming a tune and don't like dancing
See it if you love a fantstic cast, great musical numbers, and a wonderful story tying it all together.
Don't see it if you don't love tap or spectacle, even though this show might've changed your mind...
See it if You love Broadway, history, singing/dancing, or any combination of the above.
Don't see it if You don't like musicals.
See it if you believe in the magic of theater! This show will cast a spell over your soul. The dancing, singing & acting is PURE JOY! Go See It!
Don't see it if you're on in a coma & can't move, see, hear, or feel...otherwise you have NO Excuse, Go See It! Even if you're in a coma Go...it'll Help!!!
See it if you gotta have that tap and want to know about untold histories of the theatre
Don't see it if you can't get tickets
See it if you want to see amazing dancing, singing and acting
Don't see it if you don't want to see any drama in your musicals
Critic Reviews (47)
“‘Shuffle Along’ is stylized to evoke an era and focus on big scenes, which can become burdened with exposition...These necessities push individual personalities into the background, which keeps us from getting to know better the ensemble...Choreographer Glover brings to life elaborate tap sequences…‘Shuffle Along’ is moving, in fits and starts, as a story about artists who risk their critical and financial fortunes...instead of toning down that spirit for mass consumption.”
Read more
"'Shuffle Along' is for most of its overstuffed duration an exuberant entertainment. It’s also a social and show business lesson that’s told with unquestionable pride and elegant passion...The actors are totally engaging. Their immediate rapport with the audience is a large part of the show’s appeal...Choreographer Glover, one of the primary forces in modern tap, demonstrates he also understands the infectious joy of vintage combinations. His dances and the dancers are excitement incarnate.”
Read more
"Dazzling but a little unfocused; eye popping but somewhat exasperating...Everything keeps moving and entertaining—with the help of narration—but it doesn’t really mount, so you savor the fine moments...The show develops more gravitas in Act Two, but, some of the characters’ freak outs don’t seem properly motivated...But the show is lifted by its aspirations, theatrical flair, and talented ensemble, making it one of the season’s must-sees."
Read more
“This proudly flashy, impressively ambitious show is the very last production to open in the 2015-16 Broadway season. Talk about finishing on a high note...Sometimes bites off more than it can chew...After the rousing first act, the second act seems to meander...But what a dream team Wolfe has assembled here, and what unadulterated joy they evince at being able to perform together.”
Read more
"After an exuberant, thrilling first act, the weight of all that history drags down the second...There's no lack of talent, certainly...But Wolfe doesn't just want to entertain. He wants to get across that the forefathers and foremothers of these talented artists were crippled by American racism...Instead of sweeping us up in the history, it turns to lecturing...That's too bad, because that first act is really astonishing."
Read more
“It's not a review or revival. It's more like a history lesson that will blow you away...There is a bit of bloat, too much exposition and with five stars who each need a backstory, the plot sometimes slows, but Wolfe nicely captures the timeless craziness of creation and the glory days of a special show.”
Read more
“Act I is entertainment of dizzying heights. Act II plods with the usual heavy-handed dialogue that only George C. Wolfe can churn out. What a blissful, deliriously enjoyable and heavenly evening could have been achieved had the director Wolfe toned down the lugubriously preachy writings of writer Wolfe...However, the evening’s real hero is Savion Glover...In large part due to Mr. Glover’s vision, this heavy-handed musical soars into the stratosphere.”
Read more
“Wolfe does a masterful job...Nothing feels rushed or packed in, and nothing feels pious or too precious. It is brought to life by an outstanding ensemble taking on tap living-legend Savion Glover's breakneck, pulsating, soulful choreography...Not a history lesson but a celebration of our history...and with George C. Wolfe's vision come to life, even more history is happening in Manhattan.”
Read more