Walking with Ghosts (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets
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See it if You love hearing a beloved actor's life story.
Don't see it if You hate one person shows on principle. Read more
See it if you identify with growing up in the 1950's-his masterfully tales reflect the times perfectly with grace, humor, honesty, wonderfully lit.
Don't see it if you do not like one person performances where various tales are related taking you from childhood to adulthood with all its ups and downs.
See it if You enjoy an excellent actor-storyteller telling of his past. Excellent writing. Beautifully moving.
Don't see it if You want Broadway glitz.
See it if You want to think and remember and feel and discover, and do it all via riveting storytelling
Don't see it if You don't like one-man shows, memoirs, things that require you to listen closely and think hard
See it if you want to hear an actor discuss the moments that made him the person he is. Powerful and emotional, this show is Byrne attempt at peace
Don't see it if you don't like heavy, you don't like intense,
See it if I couldn’t possibly do this tour-de-force justice with a few comments. See it if you’re ready to be impressed, moved and delighted.
Don't see it if You need a big production
See it if You like Autobiographical StoryTelling conveyed by the remarkable GABRIEL BYRNE that relives working class childhood memories of Dublin.
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See it if Gabriel Byrne was spectacular
Don't see it if Must like long dialogue
Critic Reviews (20)
"The show seems to conclude with a kind of resignation and acceptance, that if the people of his past are dead now, they persist within him. "
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"It’s a deeply personal story, and there’s not much attempt to put his experiences in a larger context...Connecting the dots between vignettes in a more powerful thematic way would give the show a cumulative wallop that now feels somewhat lacking."
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“ 'Walking with Ghosts,' directed by Lonny Price, has some quirks. It’s only loosely staged with minimal visual accoutrements and it hews too closely to the memoir."
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"As a writer, Byrne is no Brendan Behan, but the sincerity of his voice is a fine cover for whatever artlessness it disguises. And there are moments when he really hits his mark."
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" 'Walking With Ghosts' may not necessarily be life-changing, but the spectacle of seeing this great actor reminisce about his own personal and artistic coming-of-age turns out to be surprisingly affecting indeed."
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By now it should be obvious that, had he not become a distinguished actor, Byrne might have a been a writer of note. Gifted with an angel's tongue and the devil's wit, his misses nothing, whether it is "the waxy flesh" of a nun's hand, the "sinful wind" of a carnival ride that blows up girls' skirts, or the elderly woman "leaning on her gate with her new teeth like a row of fridges."… Walking with Ghosts is an intoxicating experience.
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"If only the entire evening held the honesty and directness of the latter part of the performance, we could count 'Walking With Ghosts' as a terrific evening of theatergoing....But what we are presented with...is both too much and not enough, a two-hour discourse that would best be appreciated by fans of the actor."
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"It would be churlish to say that listening to this sort of poetical description is a chore, especially when delivered in the actor’s mellifluous tones, but a little of it goes a long way. And 'Walking with Ghosts' clocks in at nearly two-and-a-half hours, making the evening feel very long indeed."
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