The Inheritance NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (479)
See it if You are looking for a unique theatrical experience: a new majestic modern epic. Wow!
Don't see it if You’re looking for a brief show or want to take the kids. The two parts together total about 7hrs worth of theatre
See it if You appreciate good theater: great acting, great (simple) staging, and a contemporary topic.
Don't see it if You want to see a musical! Read more
See it if you want a show that will move you, teach you,inspire you&entertain you.All of the elements--acting,writing,directing,design--are perfect
Don't see it if you don't like serious theatre.This is Angels in America for this generation.It is absolutely marvelous.It does require a time committment.
See it if you want an experience that will move and touch you
Don't see it if you don't like thought provoking plays and are looking for something light and fluffy Read more
See it if you enjoy quick moving, interesting storytelling that keeps you engaged from start to finish. The play did not feel long to me.
Don't see it if you are offended by graphic descriptions of sexual situations. Don’t see if if you are not interested is committing to a two part play. Read more
See it if you want to the see the show that is going to win this year's Tony for Best Play. Captivating performances and a great script.
Don't see it if you aren't up for the marathon or not interested in a gay themed play. However, despite the length, I was hooked from the start & time flew. Read more
See it if You want an epic play with great characters and story
Don't see it if You aren't ready for an emotional time.
See it if You are interested in facing the realities of the AIDS plague years and the impact on gay life. Extremely profound.
Don't see it if You are homophobic or offended by nudity.
Critic Reviews (31)
"'The Inheritance' has a depth and breadth not previously seen in Lopez's very fine earlier work. Despite a few instances of contrivance and a certain difficulty in wrapping up the narrative…the playwright has made extraordinary use of 'Howard's End,' folding it into a modern context and adapting it to his needs."
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"Lopez has written some fine plays, but nothing in his past work heralded an achievement like 'The Inheritance,' nor the occasional awkwardness and polemical excess it displays."
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5/5 Stars: "Matthew Lopez's epic look at gay life in America, inspired by Forster's novel 'Howards End,' is a worthy successor to 'Angels in America.'"
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4/5 Stars "This vivid, highly ambitious work by Matthew Lopez is an entertaining, if overlong, study in cultural change and the power of human compassion."
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"Matthew Lopez's six-hour drama takes a smart and moving look at who we are, where we've been and where we're going."
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"Matthew Lopez’s miraculous play tells the story of AIDS in New York in the 80s in an elegiac and expansive way."
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"Generations of love, loss and wisdom gained in ‘The Inheritance’"
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"The result is this epic and extraordinary two-part play… Engrossing, involving and extremely moving, The Inheritance also asks the question what is the responsibility that one generation owes to another."
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