The Rose Tattoo NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (303)
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. Read more
See it if you like Tennessee Williams, Marisa Tomei or just a good evening of theater.
Don't see it if you are looking for an elevation of the material. The play is good. The acting is great. That's it.
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 The show comes to life in Act 2 when the delightful Emun Elliott appears and sets his sights on Marisa Tomei. Their scenes are funny,
Don't see it if involving, joyous. A 3-act play done in 2 can be umbalanced & is so here. But some scene re-jigging at the finale nicely focuses on romance.
See it if you want to see a different side of Tennessee Williams and a tour de force performance by Marisa Tomei
Don't see it if you are looking for classic Williams and aren't patient enough to wait for the action to get started. Read more
See it if Tomei great in capturing consuming grief of a young widow. but production played humor overly broad. Excellent set, haunting vocal music.
Don't see it if If you don't enjoy period pieces, dislike Tennessee Williams stylized Southern domestic drama, want high production value
See it if Marisa Tomei full throttle in a milestone role with large supporting cast in a Trip Cullman directed passion piece would delight you.
Don't see it if Tennessee Williams’ over-the-top quirky, romantic excesses annoy you.
See it if You are a Tennessee Williams fan and like Marisa Tomei in anything. A story of a lonely widow and her daughter trying to lead a moral life.
Don't see it if You expect sparks to fly as in the original movie. The first act is very slow and painful. Stay for the second act, it is worth it. Read more
Critic Reviews (26)
"Although a bit too svelte and refined for the supposedly plump Sicilian-born widow, the 'Baronessa' Serafina Delle Rose, the Oscar-winning star uses her considerable comedic and dramatic skills to consistently distract us, delight us and even move us."
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"Williams was after a bighearted mixture of comedy, drama, and Italian opera-like exaggeration, with infusions of his typical poetic lyricism. Still, making a theatrical smoothie from such ingredients is easier imagined than accomplished."
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