See it if you enjoy stories about groups of friends, all kinds of relationships, or complicated feelings.
Don't see it if you dislike when people lay their feelings bare, are looking for a perfect HEA, or are closed-minded.
See it if Great acting, relationships
Don't see it if Nothing
See it if You want a well-acted play about the difficulties of finding an actual connection as a gay man. If you want a hilarious/emotional night
Don't see it if You hate plays, don't want to listen to 20-somethings' drama, can't relate to romance difficulties
See it if You want to see a master class in acting from Gideon Glick. The play is funny and emotional, especially as it discusses growing up.
Don't see it if You don't have a beating heart.
See it if You're interested in contemporary themes such as gay love and what happens when all of our friends start getting married
Don't see it if You're offended by crude dialogue, if you dislike contemporary plays, or if you want a show that will leave you feeling uplifted Read more
See it if you or a family member have ever been single. If you want to laugh,cringe, cry and like poignant comedies.
Don't see it if your uncomfortable with gay relationships.
See it if enjoy comedy plays. Only a few weeks left on Broadway, but definitely worth seeing. Funny and entertaining throughout
Don't see it if not interested in modern lifestyle plays / plots / content.
See it if You are interested in the condition of a single gay man in the contemporary singles scene and if you like/love Gideon Glick (I do!).
Don't see it if You are finicky about getting the details of contemporary social life exactly right in theater.Or you hated The Sorrows of Young Werther.
"A funny and touching if narrow-minded new play...Harmon writes frank and disarming humor with a natural hand, and finds novel ways to express his characters’ neuroses. There’s also a freshness to Harmon’s depiction of universal experiences...But, Harmon’s play begs some big questions that aren’t answered here, like: Where are Jordan’s gay friends? Why is he only attracted to straight-acting men? And why does the play’s only flamboyantly gay character essentially serve as a punch line?"
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"'Significant Other' is often amusing and insightful but tends to be too much of a mostly good thing. The work suffers from excessive repetition, uneven tonal issues and an underdeveloped protagonist. Still, the time passes quickly enough, thanks to the fluency of Harmon's writing and the ease of director Trip Cullman’s smart staging. "
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"Harmon is a charitable, insightful writer, with a knack for an amusing line. But 'Significant Other' plays like it needs further development — and not only to tone down Jordan so that we can maintain some positive feelings for him. Despite the effort of director Trip Cullman to keep things snappy, the play moves very slowly, telegraphing plot turns well before they arrive. And there are script holes, principally the disappearance of Will from the story with only a weak explanation."
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"With 'Significant Other,' Harmon has wandered into often-traversed territory and unearthed a sweet and painfully honest coming-of-age story that’ll probably seem familiar to many 20-somethings, gay or straight...Being single in the city is hard, and Harmon doesn’t sugar coat any of it. 'Significant Other,' holds a mirror to the life of a young gay man in New York City, with all its foibles, absurdities and confusion."
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"'Significant Other' is a must see. Joshua Harmon has written a play that is modern in its specifics but classic in its themes, and is, for better or worse, thoroughly relatable...Trip Cullman directs with sensitivity and excellent timing, and the cast couldn't be better."
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"Jordan is a perpetually single gay guy, for reasons that become obvious as he social media stalks his crushes to such a degree that he can barely function around them in reality...Jordan struggles to feel happy for his friends while dying a little inside with each passing bachelorette shower and wedding reception — we see three of each, and every time it cuts a little deeper. It’s a special show and I’m glad I caught it."
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"Three weddings and a pity party. That pretty much describes Joshua Harmon's new play. Unlike his funny and insightful 'Bad Jews', 'Significant Other' is notable only for its lack of significance, others notwithstanding. A shallow play about shallow people, it presents pathos for our amusement/admiration/sympathy...Two hours in the company of these people is really two too many."
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