The Nap (Broadway)
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The Nap (Broadway)
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The Nap (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets

74%
(439 Ratings)
Positive
75%
Mixed
18%
Negative
7%
Members say
Funny, Entertaining, Clever, Quirky, Great acting

About the Show

MTC presents a new comedy by the author of the rollicking, award-winning Broadway comedy 'One Man, Two Guvnors,' which offers a comic look at the world of snooker – the British version of pool.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (439)

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60 Reviews | 9 Followers
85
Hilarious, Entertaining, Delightful

See it if you want a stupid comedy with tons of entendres and puns.

Don't see it if hate British comedies.

122 Reviews | 13 Followers
84
Clever, Funny, Great staging, Fluffy, Delightful

See it if You like shooting pool and a bit of farce.

Don't see it if You are uncomfortable with trans performers and characters and have no interest in the sport of snooker.

576 Reviews | 88 Followers
84
Funny, Great staging, Well written, Quirky

See it if you like British farce...without all the slamming doors.This is a fun show. It's not profound or meaningful. But it is a lot of fun.

Don't see it if you are looking for something deep or thought provoking. This is a fun play with a terrific set and some excellent acting.

550 Reviews | 348 Followers
84
Zany, Quirky, Great staging, Great acting, Fun

See it if you appreciate British humor, a story about snooker, a little known sport (in the USA), broad performances, clever sets & staging, see it.

Don't see it if you have trouble with British accents & don't like farce or a show of minimal significance other than to entertain. Read more

90 Reviews | 26 Followers
84
Entertaining, Funny, Dizzying, Great staging, Quirky

See it if you like British farce and humor. This was a fun ensemble with a wacky, way-out-there sense of hilarity, The snooker scenes were fabulous

Don't see it if you have a hard time following British accents. It took me several minutes to figure out what they were saying. Read more

197 Reviews | 16 Followers
83
Delightful, Funny, Great acting, Great staging, Must see

See it if You like stories related to British con artists. Nobody likes to be played, especially when everything is on the line. career, money, family

Don't see it if You can't stand the British accent or laugh at simple funny things...

83 Reviews | 13 Followers
83
Funny, Great acting, Hilarious, Entertaining

See it if You enjoy comedies (albeit with a bit of drama) with wacky characters, you like British humor, you don't mind a slightly predictable plot

Don't see it if You don't like comedies or expect singing and dancing

324 Reviews | 71 Followers
83
Silly, Irreverant, Funny, Entertaining, Quirky

See it if Anything goes in this borderline plausible dramedy set in the (who-knew) high stakes snooker universe; strong performances all around

Don't see it if (sort of spoiler alert) One loud noise in Act 1 caused someone in the mezzanine to yelp out in terror so be forewarned

Critic Reviews (47)

Broadway Blog
September 28th, 2018

“Mildly entertaining...Plenty of oddball characters and plot twists...but the payoff isn’t nearly as substantial...A lot of effort has been made to energize the snooker championship climax, but...the table action lacks high stakes and momentum...Bean flip-flops between naturalism and farce resulting in stylistic inconsistencies...Still, Sullivan manages to polish it all into a well-positioned cue ball...Quirky performances and laugh-out-loud one-liners."
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C
September 27th, 2018

"For over an hour, a truly crackerjack cast hits every one of Bean's copious one-liners into the pocket, leading one to hope this will be a comedy for the ages - or at least as enthralling than the writer's previous Broadway outing, 'One Man, Two Guvnors.' Alas, after consistently causing our cheeks to hurt and then creating a boffo ending to the first act, Bean sharply switches the work's tone in the second act without equal deftness."
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Theatre's Leiter Side
September 30th, 2018

"Fitfully entertaining…Sullivan, using a mostly American cast speaking with generally reasonable facsimiles of Yorkshire accents, holds the pacing back too much, and the humor always seems bubbling just beneath the surface. It breaks through too rarely, though, to make 'The Nap' as satisfyingly funny as it keeps promising to be…Schnetzer's credible presence helps keep Bean's don't-trust-what-you-see plot…from losing too much contact with reality, and there are good turns by several others."
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DC Theatre Scene
September 29th, 2018

"What was mildly diverting in Act I is smothered by the machinations — and snooker-playing!– of Act II. The one thing that might have redeemed 'The Nap' is to have made it as laugh-out loud funny as 'One Man Two Guvnors.' There is, I must admit, some real wit in 'The Nap'...For every joke that lands, two don’t – because they’re too silly, or unfathomable, or hackneyed or offensive."
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The Wrap
September 27th, 2018

"In one of the most astounding Broadway debuts in recent memory, Alexandra Billings devours the role of Waxy Bush and, without breaking a sweat, nearly consumes every drop of oxygen in the Friedman Theatre. What a first act! From Dylan to Waxy, the careful calibration of upping the comic ante is a marvel to behold...Also terrific is the running joke the playwright gives Conlee’s character."
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Gotham Playgoer
October 10th, 2018

“Allegedly a comedy-thriller, it comes up short on both laughs and thrills...The characters are little more than one-note tics and their interactions just aren’t that funny. The romantic subplot is half-hearted. At no point does the play even remotely approach...slapstick farce...The direction...seemed a bit listless. Rockwell’s set is a transforming wonder...Once again MTC has lavished first-rate production values on second-rate material. I was very disappointed.”
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T
October 6th, 2018

"A tightly-knit caper thriller...Playwright Bean weaves together a bizarre cast of characters and outlandish story strands, creating a tremendously satisfying whole...Director Daniel Sullivan hits just the right tone of contained insanity and arch cynicism...The staging and script could have veered into excessively violent Martin McDonagh territory, but 'Nap' stays within the bounds of credibility—just—and lands its snooker balls expertly into each comic pocket."
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Wolf Entertainment Guide
October 5th, 2018

“The laughs are there in the off-beat comedy...directed by expert Sullivan, who demonstrates his know-how for cleverly staging a farce. There is also some technical wizardry at play...The fun comes in the collection of the oddball characters and the very amusing writing by Bean, who gives them often-hilarious dialogue to spout and zany situations in which they are placed...Other excellent cast members contribute to the madcap events and relationships.”
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