The Rose Tattoo

See it if You like Tennessee Williams and Marisa Tomei. She does a great job.

Don't see it if If you don't like these 2 or want a play that's cutting edge and up to date.

See it if you want to experience a non-traditional staging of a T. Williams play with a great performance by Marisa T.

Don't see it if if you are not a fan of T.Williams' plays and find overuse of Italian accents making the dialog difficult to understand.

Also I have always enjoyed this particular play. The staging of this play did not enhance the story line, blurring the outdoor and indoor scenes, with the exception of the beautiful lighting projections in the background. Marisa T. gave a believable performance as Serafina, but much of the remaining cast were stereotypes of Italians . The Italian accents went from very understandable to totally difficult to decipher. Her gentleman caller appeared to me as a spoof of an Italian boyfriend, although some of his comedic antics did add several humourous touches in Act 2, that was far better than the slow moving Act 1. If, like me, you enjoy the work of T. Williams, I would definitely see this production even though it was flawed in many areas. Revivals of works of great American playwrites are always worth experiencing.... Read more Read less

See it if you are a fan of Marisa Tomei. (she is fantastic) or want to see a play by Tennessee Williams.

Don't see it if you expect to see a play like A Streetcar Named Desire or The Glass Menagerie. This isn't.

Also I know that there has been a lot written about this play being a comedy. And it is funny. However, I think that the play is about sexual longing and frustration and that gets lost because the play is on the light side. Both Marisa Tomei and Emun Elliott are outstanding.... Read more Read less

See it if You like classic theater, enjoy great acting an all around great theater experience

Don't see it if You think Marisa Tomei is going to act the same as My Cousin Vinny

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.

Also I really wanted to like this. The set is initially eye catching and the first half rollicks along effectively. The second though basically collapses under a romance that just plain lacks spark.... Read more Read less

See it if you like overacting, screaming, and badly mispronounced words in Italian uttered with the most stereotypical fake "dago" accent.

Don't see it if you respect Tennessee Williams and do not think that this play should be a clownish farce, but rather a raw, sensual display of emotions

See it if you enjoy high emotion pieces

Don't see it if you do not enjoy plays

See it if You are a Tennessee Williams enthusiast. See it if you are looking for something to bring your own interpretation to ....

Don't see it if You get annoyed when you are not easily able to follow the English and Italian dialogue done with a southern accent - like I was ...

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.

Also I have to really commend the strong acting and the staging of this play (although I still couldn’t understand why the hell they have a hundred flamingos in the background). Marisa Tomei gave a tour-de-force performance as well as all the actors but unfortunately the play and the characters weren’t interesting at all.. I wish I could blame the director but I do see his vision and creativity in bringing such an excruciatingly written first act. But I was glad I still stayed because the second act was amusing and quite entertaining but still wasn’t enough to elevate the whole piece.... Read more Read less

See it if you like Marisa Tomei (you should, she's always excellent); you want a light, breezy evening of comedy

Don't see it if you're expecting a deep or profound play or something more akin to Williams' more dramatic works; you can't take the datedness of the plot

See it if You are a fan of Marissa Tomei or Tennessee Williams

Don't see it if You are looking for something exciting or fast-paced

See it if you are a Marisa Tomei fan

Don't see it if you hate shows with excruciating first acts; if you want to understand what the actors are saying

See it if you enjoy T. Williams plays, Marissa Tomei, or slow burn dramas

Don't see it if you want something new or relevant, don't like Williams style, or aren't able to put your mindset in a different time

Also I enjoyed this show and the staging was impressive. It's the lighter of all the Williams play, but of course, filled with all that southern drama. Conflicted on the Italian accents, but easily overlooked.... Read more Read less

See it if you like Marissa Tomei. She was great in this role.

Don't see it if you are looking for a substantive story.

See it if You’re a fan of a well-done Tennessee Williams show

Don't see it if You don’t like conceptual sets and whimsical choices as part of a classic American drama

See it if you like Marisa Tomei or Tennessee Williams

Don't see it if you don't like dreary plays

See it if you are a fan of Tennessee Williams or Marisa Tomei. They at least emerge unscathed from this mixed production.

Don't see it if you have no impatience for overindulgent staging.

See it if You love Marisa Tomei. You like Tennesse Williams writing. You just want to be entertained. You like Italian accents and traditions.

Don't see it if You are expecting a classic. Its different. You mind heavy accents - some are difficult to understand. You expect passion - its fluffy.

Also Marisa Tomei was fabulous as was the rest of the cast. The hype on the show had my expectations built up too high. I was fully expecting smoldering passion, and what we saw was like teenage lust. It wa more funny than passionate. I really enjoyed the show, but had expected something more intense and meaningful. Also we had nice seats, but parts were hard to hear - like they were not loud enough combined with the very very thick italian accents. HOWEVER Marisa does a WONDERFUL job of portraying a hormonal crazy old world italian woman living in modern america. Most entertaining! I wanted to be able to rate this show a 90, but its just an 80 for me! Worthwhile but others are better.... Read more Read less

See it if You are a fan of Tennessee Williams and won't be offended by the stereotypical portrayal of Sicilian immigrants in this play.

Don't see it if You're sensitive to the sound of whining & sing-a-song speech. It's a stereotypically authentic version of what an American thinks he hears.

Also The cast did an admirable job with this 1951 play, but the result feels dead on arrival. It didn't survive the trip to 2019. Stereotype and ridicule come across loud and clear, but the supposed Sicilian dialect, is simply a mish-mash of Italian language words recited in sing song to infinite nagging annoyance.

Expecting this play to represent the Sicilian immigrant experience in the Louisiana of the early 20th century, is tantamount to dragging Carmen Miranda with her fruit headdress back from the dead and declaring her a symbol of the Latin American experience. Some things should simply rest in peace and studied within their own historical contexts.

If I had been a producer with the Roundabout Company wishing to explore the historical Sicilian immigrant experience, within the present political climate where new immigrants are being ICE'd and children kept in cages, I'd have commissioned a new play instead about the lynchings of the 11 Italian immigrants in New Orleans in 1891.... Read more Read less

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.

Also Marissa Tomei is fantastic; Tony Award performance, of woman emotionally destroyed by husband's death, challenged by raising daughter on immigrating to Louisiana with deep routed Catholic principles, who pulls herself out of depression at end with brilliant message of hope from despair.... Read more Read less

See it if You enjoy Tennesee Williams, Marisa Tomei, happy endings.

Don't see it if you don't like Tennessee Williams, stories about widows.

See it if you like Marisa Tomei and want to see more Tennessee Wms.

Don't see it if you don't appreciate a director just playing for the laughs

See it if you love Marisa Tomei. The show can be tough to follow, but her performance is amazing.

Don't see it if you don't like Marisa Tomei.

See it if You like plays with great acting. Marisa Tomei is a fabulous actress!

Don't see it if You only like seeing musicals.

See it if Great staging,

Don't see it if ......