The Visit NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (85)
See it if If you're looking for a unique, dark musical where the mostly-string score is haunting along with the tale and its well-toned characters;
Don't see it if If you don't like dark musicals with a great amount of music; May be inappropriate if under 12;
See it if This is 1 of those shows that U like cause it allows Chita Rivera to return to the Bdwy stage. The plot & the songs are ok, but CHITA is all
Don't see it if No Chita?? Why bother. A revenge plot may be entertaining to mean-spirited folks, maybe even longtime fans of Kander & Ebb, but beyond that?
See it if You want to see Chita Rivera (she still has some moves) in a role where she acts far more than she sings and dances.
Don't see it if Want to see a deep story with some relevance. The storyline was a bit disappointing.
See it if The theme here is strange and morbid. The staging was not captivating.
Don't see it if Your looking for a feel good play. Dark and depressing theme.
See it if Chita Rivera. "You, You, You." "The Only One." Beautiful set. Chita Rivera.
Don't see it if One of the weaker Kander & Ebb scores. Weak book. Bad staging. Underdeveloped and lacking in ambition. Weirdly sexual.
See it if So it's definitely a unique theater experience-- the story was a bit slow but the set and Chita ( in the lead) were amazing. Story is DARK
Don't see it if You are looking for high energy and light theater experience
See it if you want to catch a theatre legend, Chita Rivera, in a tour de force turn performing Kander and Ebb material. Beautiful set and songs.
Don't see it if you aren't prepared to be bored and confused for 90 minutes. It hurts to say, but I had a tough time staying awake.
See it if you worship @ the Our Lady of Diva Chita Rivera altar. Nothing else to see here. Music's forgettable, choreography's weird, theme's morbid.
Don't see it if you can't handle old bitter vengeful "love". This show is not about love or romance or generosity, & should have never revisited Broadway.
Critic Reviews (37)
"The production is on the smaller scale of Broadway musicals, but it is beautifully done by director John Doyle...Oftentimes the later work of composers isn't as good as their younger output. Thankfully, 'The Visit' is not that case! These songs are some of their best!"
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"'The Visit' is a dark, adult chamber musical with an intriguing blend of vengeance and romance...For fans of Rivera, this production is simply unmissable...Kander and Ebb have written an instantly accessible, highly romantic score...Strong support comes from the whole company."
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"The form is fascinating, as are the central issues and the strangeness of the piece...But the book and lyrics can be blunt and redundant...despite its shortcomings, it's intriguing to see Kander and Ebb create this world, an odd dystopia where a kickline and jazz hands have their place."
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"An essential visit for anyone who cherishes the rare and endangered species of the Broadway musical goddess. And there’s no fault to be found within the rest of a top-line cast...Yet in its previous incarnations, “The Visit” never knocked anyone’s socks off. “Honorable but conflicted” remains a fair verdict...“The Visit” is probably in better shape than it ever has been or will be...it seems a shame for this one not to ride on to greater glory."
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"A revamped and much-shortened version that proves often entertaining but only occasionally captivating. This elegiac production’s commercial potential is iffy, but the plot’s morality conundrum is surefire and theater faithful will certainly want to revisit, if only to see Rivera in a juicy starring role."
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"After 14 years of shaping, structuring and re-writing, it’s hammering audiences to their seats again, under the careful direction of John Doyle, in the best condition since its musical inception...A story of cutting cynicism with the twisted theme--in a corrupt world, you always get the kind of justice you can afford--is more relevant than ever...Don’t delay. Motor, hitchhike or bike it up to the picture postcard Berkshires pronto, and see this unforgettable production of The Visit before it gets to Broadway."
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"The complex contours and ambiguities of these themes, however, are not probed nearly as deeply here as in the iconic duo's earlier masterpieces. From the moment Claire throws down the vengeful gauntlet, the people of Brachen all but promise to live up to their morally blemished reputations...The production has yet to strike the magic combination of musical and dramatic elements that will make the shadows of Claire Zachanassian's "visit" continue to linger."
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"The new, fascinating and successful rendering of The Visit benefits from rethinking the musical as well as classic performance...There is not anything easy about The Visit. One senses despair and decay even entering the theater. To be certain, Kander and Ebb give us some amazing and atypical music. The cast is superb. Then, there is the morality, or lack of—the central theme which rests beneath the entirety of this musical.—all of this within about 100 minutes of theater."
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