Springsteen on Broadway (NYC) NYC Reviews and Tickets
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See it if You want a phenomenal performance of a great musical. It'sa great concert, a great show, fascinating study of a brilliantly creative artist.
Don't see it if You only like old fashioned traditional musicals
See it if I mean, come on.
Don't see it if seriously, COME ON. Read more
See it if Springsteen is a great story teller in spoken word & song. His delivery is thoughtful,relaxed, as if he hadn't said these words 100 x before
Don't see it if You expect to hear each song as recorded. You're not a Bruce fan. You want to comment-please don't.
See it if You love music, theatre, art, insight into the inner workings of an artist.
Don't see it if Um, you’re boring or dead.
See it if You want to see an American poet in an intimate setting. The show is a powerful, emotional combination of words and music.
Don't see it if You are not interested in the life and career of an American rock legend
See it if You're a fan of Bruce Springsteen who can manage to get tickets (and/or are willing to pay top dollar to see him in an intimate venue).
Don't see it if You don't care for Springsteen or are expecting this to be like a stadium show.
See it if It was so unique and priceless to see Bruce so close and not just singing but talking about his life experiences.
Don't see it if no reasons not to see it even if you are not a fan
See it if You are lucky enough to get a ticket. It doesn’t get better than this.
Don't see it if The only reasons not to see this are prohibitive cost and hardly any ticket availability.
Critic Reviews (44)
“A beautifully crafted reflection on his life, his career, and his country…There is, however, a robust narrative shape, a deceptively rambling but cohesive vision of personal and professional experience…The anecdotes and song choices work together hand in glove, shifting with ease from humor to sadness…The show is a model of finely chiseled simplicity, by turns contemplative, moving and joyous…Anyone lucky enough to catch 'Springsteen on Broadway' will be witnessing rock history."
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“It’s elegant, it’s austere, it’s moving. And oh my God, it’s Bruce…A taut and beautifully turned-out evening as sincerely wrought as a poetry reading…It’s a quest for a New York audience to listen for the craft in an American voice ringing with simple truths…He is blazing a trail for other recording artists of his mass appeal and rarefied caliber to come to midtown and create something just as artfully interesting…The long prose passages of 'Springsteen on Broadway' are deeply emotional.”
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“This is not merely a massively profitable concert residency...‘Springsteen on Broadway’ is a very serious attempt at self-definition as written and self-directed by one of America’s most intense and driven performers, a man who cannot act as one other than himself, and does not care to try, but who sure can make his own past live in the present moment. He can take you there for he takes himself there, and lives there again.”
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"You’re not just listening to Springsteen’s songs and anecdotes, you’re a silent witness to entire scenes of his life...True Bruce-heads will have heard these stories hundreds of times, and the songs thousands of times. But having them whispered into your ear from touching distance means they pack a bigger emotional punch...The rehearsed nature of these lines leave them feeling a little stilted. Thankfully, there are candid, off-script moments that stand out."
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"Lets one of popular music’s most beloved icons flex all kinds of creative muscle in a rare, intimate setting that showcases the true breadth of talents...Knowing the stories doesn’t ruin the magic; instead, there’s an added richness and warmth that comes with experiencing them live in a multi-disciplinary, 360-degree performance...Springsteen’s an ace dry comedian, but he’s even better when he’s breaking your heart...A fuller picture of Springsteen, the human."
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“A performance that few lucky enough to attend will ever forget…Springsteen could easily have turned his autobiography over to Broadway hacks, who would have jumped at the chance at adapting his life story into a jukebox musical. But thankfully he created something more artfully haunting…His prose, even when overripe, conveys the richness of his heart. But his presence onstage communicates his soul...Broadway, it turns out, is an ideal highway for his mature artistry.”
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"It’s an extraordinary gift — to bring people together, to make us recognize that what binds us matters more than what divides us. And it has been displayed in a new and exciting fashion...An evening of stories and songs in which the icon turns the spotlight squarely on his own story...It’s spare and stripped-down, a quiet evening of reflection that is both melancholy and funny, stricken with pain and filled with defiance."
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"He is as authentic as they come - a true poet musician - and perhaps the best that we've got...Much like his own persona, the staging is quite basic, gritty, and raw...At 68, Bruce Springsteen is clearly thinking about mortality, and his show is something of a soulful elegy. That might disappoint some fans. But he is The Boss after all, and listening to his reveries about home and family, he comes to own that stage; and for two glorious, intermission-less hours, he owns us, too."
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