The Rose Tattoo NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (303)
See it if you want to see a great show with great acting. Can't say enough about Marisa Tomei - she was excellent
Don't see it if No reason not to see it
See it if You like Tennessee Williams. Or Marisa Tomei. Or both!
Don't see it if You'll be offended by a lot of ethnic slurs for Italians.
See it if William's foray into comedy with development of classic woman lead role, in deep South, but infused with catholoc Sicilean heritage.
Don't see it if Critics complained that it is a failed comedy, and if you want levity, the laughs are few and far apart. Hindsight, read about play before. Read more
See it if Wonderful to see Marisa Tomei shine on stage under Trip Cullman's direction of this Tennessee William's play. It was a great night.
Don't see it if Reimagined classics are not your thing.
See it if want to see Marisa Tomei give a stellar performance. She is charming and really carries the show. Beautifully directed. Gorgeous set.
Don't see it if show is long & the pacing is typical of Williams, which is a little leisurely for today's audience, but direction & acting kept me riveted.
See it if You go to plays with great acting, romance, intensity, hilarity...plus great background music, especially the guitarist!
Don't see it if You are only a musical theater-goer.
See it if you love old-fashioned super roles for actresses.
Don't see it if you are a plot person, not a theme person. Read more
See it if You enjoy plays, interested in a good story line that's funny
Don't see it if You don't like plays
Critic Reviews (26)
Grade: B- "Marisa Tomei gives her all to an unsatisfying revival of 'The Rose Tattoo'"
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"Essentially a romantic comedy, a genre Williams was never really known for...It's still far from his best, and it really only hits the mark when the lead performances are strong and the production is tightly focused. This time around, they got it only half right."
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"Marisa Tomei Runs the Emotional Gamut in 'The Rose Tattoo': Roundabout Theatre Company presents a new revival of the 1951 Tennessee Williams play."
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"Marisa Tomei and Tripp Cullman Bring Out The Operatic Flourishes in Tennessee Williams' 'THE ROSE TATTOO'"
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"[Tomei] is handicapped by a high, light speaking voice and too-contemporary manner, as well as an inability to sound the darker notes of Serafina's character…Put in musical terms, she is a light-opera soubrette cast in a role meant for a Wagnerian soprano."
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"Under Trip Cullman's fearless direction, the production gloriously embraces every morsel of this sweet, funny, and, yes, quirky play."
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3/5 Stars: "The play's profundities are set aside for a production that skims the text's surface and is content to do only that. Without the deep grieving that penetrates Serafina, this 'Rose Tattoo' falls short of its potential impact."
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2/5 Stars: "Of the many mysteries in Broadway's current revival of The Rose Tattoo, the one that looms largest must be: What in the name of John Waters is the deal with the pink flamingos?"
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