The Lehman Trilogy (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets
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See it if no if. It is a must see!
Don't see it if can't think of a reason not to see it...
See it if You want to see one of the greatest productions of theater of the year.
Don't see it if You don't like theater.
See it if you want to see masterful acting by the leads (best acting on bwy), unique, cerebral play. Great production design
Don't see it if you are bored by history or long, dialogue heavy plays. This show glorifies people who profited off of immoral industries
See it if you like exquisite acting, are interested in banking or finance history, or history in general
Don't see it if you want to watch song and dance with glitz and glamour, if you don't want to go to a male-only show
See it if you want utterly transfixing acting and to watch a family history and drama unfold in the capable hands (and voices) of a trio of geniuses.
Don't see it if you can’t stay focused for 3.5 hours; dislike shows where actors play multiple characters (trust them; they never confuse or conflate). Read more
See it if You don’t want to miss one of the best shows on Broadway now - writing, directing, stage design all superb, given life by 3 masterful actors
Don't see it if You wouldn’t enjoy a fast-moving episodic story of several generations of a family leading to a spectacular financial institution implosion.
See it if So well written. Time flies by as the fascinating story unfolds. Great acting with three actors playing 100s of roles. Cool set design.
Don't see it if No interest in well written drama with lots of comedy
See it if You would like to see an overview of the development of the contemporary practice of finance and trading.
Don't see it if You don't like long plays as this is over 3 hours with just 3 actors.
Critic Reviews (14)
"CRITIC'S PICK!...A vividly human tale, nimbly performed by three of the finest actors around: Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Adrian Lester."
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"The Lehman Trilogy paints gleaming and precise portraits of complex men (however delicately characterized by the actors, women are props and punchlines) — so much so that it’s tough to tell whether we’re meant to find them unflattering. Evil can be endearing. Easy villains are rare, and the complicated ones make for better plays.
But why do we keep retelling the tales of men who marched us into the fire thinking only of themselves? Everyone else is still sifting through the ashes."
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"Directed with astonishing grace and ingenuity by Sam Mendes, the Stefano Masinni play, adapted by Ben Power and based on Masinni’s novel, is maybe the single most effective display of imaginative theatrical storytelling since Angels in America landed on Broadway in 1993, a comparison brought to mind by their shared ambition, breadth of style and substance, and deep delight in the inventiveness that transforms everything on stage into a spellbinding demonstration of theater’s possibilities."
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"Dazzling...It’s sheer joy to have the show back in all its stately, tragic glory!"
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"A sublime 3½-hour dash through the history of American capitalism that passes in what feels like no time."
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"Electric...As deeply flawed as its many characters can be — ornery and petty and blind to their own faults — the story rarely deigns to judge them. Instead, it lets them simply exist in the context of the dreams they're chasing and the crashing convergence of events that marked the century and a half their narratives move through."
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It is a profoundly American story, of immigrant aspiration, ever-changing definitions of success, and an empire built on a solid foundation of wealth until it vanished into thin air.
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"FIVE STARS! An unalloyed theatrical triumph...The evening flows beautifully from scene to scene, with the amazingly skilled actors delineating their multiple roles with elegant precision."
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