Significant Other
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Significant Other
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Significant Other NYC Reviews and Tickets

83%
(606 Ratings)
Positive
90%
Mixed
7%
Negative
3%
Members say
Funny, Great acting, Entertaining, Clever, Relevant

About the Show

The comedic and heart-wrenching off-Broadway hit transfers to Broadway. Make a date with Jordan (Gideon Glick) as he navigates friendship and courtship as a terminal single in New York City

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Show-Score Member Reviews (606)

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50 Reviews | 9 Followers
95
Great acting, Funny, Must see, Great writing, Profound

See it if Millenials and their parents, everyone 21-35 should see this show as well as their parents

Don't see it if Prefer a musical

59 Reviews | 22 Followers
95
Enchanting, Entertaining, Funny, Great acting, Indulgent

See it if you want to see a light but very good play. It has musical elements without being a musical. Really refreshing and a nice change.

Don't see it if you only like very serious plays. This play is deceptive because it feels fluffy but the acting and the feelings have a lot of truth. Read more

60 Reviews | 11 Followers
95
Masterful, Hilarious, Great writing, Resonant, Must see

See it if you need a good laugh or a good cry. Perfect for anyone who's ever felt awkward at a wedding.

Don't see it if you are homophobic.

118 Reviews | 9 Followers
94
Absorbing, Funny, Entertaining, Relevant, Refreshing

See it if you are in your 20s or want to reminisce about want your worries centered around back in those days.

Don't see it if the show has closed.

67 Reviews | 21 Followers
93
Delightful, Enchanting, Funny, Quirky, Romantic

See it if You want a well written delightful story yet a tad sad.

Don't see it if You hate love

90 Reviews | 19 Followers
92
Clever, Great acting, Heartwrenching, Profound

See it if you feel you are being left behind by your friends getting married. Want to see a mostly musical cast in a non-musical show. Cathartic

Don't see it if you want a clear happy ending. Don't want your heart broken by Gideon Glick.

93 Reviews | 16 Followers
92
Great acting, Great writing, Resonant, Heartbreaking, Delightful

See it if you want to have a show that will make you laugh your ass off and rip your heart out! The best of both worlds--but honestly it's amazing!!

Don't see it if you want purely a comedy or drama; this is definitely a mix of the two

330 Reviews | 94 Followers
92
Hilarious, Great writing, Great acting, Refreshing, Moving

See it if for sure if you've ever felt like the last single person at a party, but also just for a pitch-perfect ensemble in a very funny, lovely play

Don't see it if You need something that feels deeply serious or thematically grandiose. It's an intimate play that runs like a near-perfect sitcom.

Critic Reviews (63)

Theater Pizzazz
March 2nd, 2017

"Trip Cullman directs these proceedings with laser-like precision, getting every laugh out of Harmon’s sharp-witted yet consistently truthful script...Cullman is to be equally commended for guiding all of his actors so well. But the highest praise goes to Glick, who delivers a truly all-out, no-holds-barred performance, both emotionally and physically, that should be remembered come Tony Awards time. It’s that significant."
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Front Row Center
March 13th, 2017

"I laughed, I cried, I stood on my feet clapping. And coming from me, that’s actually high praise...While the entire cast is wonderful (kudos to Luke Smith and John Behlmann for each playing three completely different characters so distinctly), Gideon Glick knocks it out of the park. He made Jordan so relatable to everyone in the audience...His performance in the final scene, Laura’s wedding, where I swear I saw unshed tears in his eyes, had me shedding them."
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Stage Buddy
April 19th, 2017

“‘Significant Other’ might have been the most refreshing show of the Broadway season, if the season was 1989...But in the year 2017 its escapism isn’t admirable, it’s downright cowardly…What Harmon has done in the play is simply transpose all the traits of a cliché rom-com heroine and given them to a gay man…It should serve as cautionary tale not for selfish characters, but for the writers who fail to see the world has changed and choose to celebrate what made it ugly.”
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New York Theater
March 2nd, 2017

"If the basic plot were the sum total of 'Significant Other,' it would be easier to dismiss as thin, repetitive and self-pitying. But what 'Significant Other' has going for it is significant, especially some very funny moments and a supremely winning cast...Glick invests the role with just the right notes of comic awkwardness, energy, and warmth, accompanied by a consistent underscoring of melancholy. He makes his character both adorable and irritating."
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Broadway Blog
March 3rd, 2017

"Joshua Harmon’s moderately appealing comedy...Glick is excellent and extremely likable, causing the audience to root for him...Still, the only new aspect of this often-told plot line is that it is viewed through the lens of a gay man. Ultimately, it’s just not enough...'Significant Other' translates simply to a good date: It’s attractive, it has some wit and a decent personality, but there’s just not enough substance for a full-fledged commitment of time or money."
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C
March 10th, 2017

"Harmon doesn’t settle for familiar problems or solutions. Instead, he delves thoroughly into Jordan’s troubled psyche to reveal a young man sinking from heartbreak...The strength of 'Significant Other' lies in Harmon’s willingness to explore all these possibilities without forcing a definitive conclusion on his audience. Harmon and director Cullman are blessed to have an actor as versatile and gifted as Glick playing Jordan...He can be fun and lively as well as lonely and desperate."
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Theatre's Leiter Side
March 9th, 2017

"Much of the acting, both the highly lauded Glick's and that of the actresses, all of it highly polished, is pushed to unnecessarily energy-consuming extremes, making every moment seem like a this-is-about-me bit where I get to show how charmingly funny or dramatic I can be...Everything about 'Significant Other' has about it a been-there, done-that feeling, reminding us of TV shows, movies, and other plays with similar characters, situations, and dialogue."
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The Wrap
March 2nd, 2017

"The show never feels derivative, even though you might get the impression you’ve seen this distraught hero before through a different prism in an alternate universe...How much real despair you see in this 29-year-old’s situation may depend on whether you’re closer in age to Jordan or Grandma...A more stoic ending would be preferred. Tears are for audiences, not leading men, regardless of their character’s sexual orientation."
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