The Rose Tattoo NYC Reviews and Tickets

73%

(303 Ratings)

Positive

71%

Mixed

23%

Negative

Members say

Great acting, Entertaining, Disappointing, Funny, Dated

About the Show

After playing the role at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in 2016, Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei returns to Broadway as Serafina in Roundabout's revival of Tennessee Williams's lesser-known drama.

From the show:

This is one Tennessee Williams woman you won’t soon forget.

Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei unleashes a tour de force as Serafina, a widow who rekindles her desire for love, lust and life in the arms of a fiery suitor. Sharply directed by Trip Cullman (Significant Other), Williams’s lesser-known gem sizzles with humor and heart one sultry summer off the coast of Louisiana.

Don’t miss Tomei’s quintessential performance—erupting from the depths of despair to the heights of passion in this Tony Award-winning Best Play.

Show-Score Member Reviews (303)

Slow, Romantic, Great staging, Disappointing, Dated

See it if you really like Tomei or Williams. This is a gorgeously-staged, unexceptional production. Sturdy but not fresh or interesting.

Don't see it if you want to avoid tired tropes and dubious accents. Lots of the language is unsurprisingly beautiful, but the plot is less so.

Great acting, Disappointing

See it if Hmmm, I guess if you can understand loud, thick Italian speaking & gestures & enjoy fluff, go see it

Don't see it if You want to see a play that you can understand their talking, don’t enjoy a drawn out story

Disappointing, Absorbing, Great singing

See it if you enjoy classic plays, solidly delivered. You're ok with a mixed bag production that ultimately founders but has moments of real quality.

Don't see it if you're looking for something new. This is an essentially traditional production albeit one that plays pretty broadly with the humor. Read more

Lost, over the top, flamingos

See it if you want to see an over the top and all over the place production of a Williams play. Wonder what he would think...

Don't see it if you love this play. This production has no heart, not grounded at all, a lot of strange directorial choices.

Great staging, Last act: funny and entertaining, First act: excruciating, Uneven

See it if you like Marisa Tomei as she commanded the stage. Great production. Entertaining second act (If you can survive the first act)

Don't see it if you are impatient. If you are expecting something great from this celebrated author. This is his weakest play. Uninteresting characters. Read more

Quirky, Disappointing, Dated, Funny, Great acting

See it if You want to see some fine acting by Tomei and to see a more comical take on the play.

Don't see it if You are expecting the play to be updated (it’s not even with some music added and interesting staging). Slow burn plays aren’t your thing.