Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Broadway)

See it if Great acting, sets and lighting. One of Albees best. If you like deep, dark plots.

Don't see it if Not an upbeat play. Could be depressing for some. If you want a comedy.

See it if you enjoy stellar, demanding, performances by great actors, at a 60's based university, on a good set with excellent lighting and costumes.

Don't see it if if you don't appreciate Albee, are triggered by alcohol abuse, couple squabbling & battling, sexual partnering or hate fake cigarette smoke.

See it if Light dusting of Albee perennial of spotlight-hugging boozy duo allows the abled to play:One chews scenery/One wears wounded close to bone.

Don't see it if Not a lick of chemistry glue cementing them;but that fills more spaces of a wider playground to exercise mind games for weary, snozzled duo

See it if you don’t want to miss actors at the height of their craft performing one of the finest plays ever written.

Don't see it if you’re looking for a pick-me-up. This ain’t it. Despite some funny moments, this is a tragic and depressing story about human decline.

See it if You’ve never seen this play before — it’s definitely a solid production — or want to see Metcalf at the absolute top of her game.

Don't see it if You’ve seen this play countless times and are no longer thrilled by it. Only when Metcalf is on stage does this production excite.

See it if Having seen the recent revivals, I feared this might be tediously argumentative. But the new cast & direction brings it alive. Laurie stuns

Don't see it if Drinking, smoking, humiliation are not fun for you. Rupert and Russell are terrific. Patsy is fine, too. Often tough to watch, but sublime

See it if You like Albee. Rupert Everett is excellent Laurie Metcalf overacts a bit but is riveting. Funny yet disturbing play-interesting mix.

Don't see it if Length is a problem...almost 3 hours. Lots of shouting, anger, tough dialogue. Not a happy play.

See it if You want to see four excellent actors in a riveting production of this play. Metcalf is great and Patsy Ferran is a delightful Honey.

Don't see it if Almost 3 hours is too long, you prefer light musicals, you don’t want to watch people fighting.

Also What a brilliantly written play!

See it if Exceptional ensemble matched with a great American play staged to perfection. Metcalf and Everett are wonderful,Ferran is best Honey

Don't see it if The play is difficult exploration of marriage as emptiness and desperation, truth&illusion as coping mechanisms,no panacea from civilization

See it if you want to see one of the stage's greatest actresses devour one of the stage's greatest roles with a stellar supporting cast.

Don't see it if the story isn't your speed, including frank sexuality, alcoholism or psychological games.

See it if you want to see a powerfully acted revival of a classic play about a disintegrating marriage.

Don't see it if you want a feel-good evening. This is a brutal show, and it will not leave you uplifted. It's absolutely worth seeing, but it's grueling.

See it if I usually love this play, but I was aware that all four actors were acting which took me out of the play itself. First night of previews.

Don't see it if You mind a play that is close to 3 hours. Felt forced and overdone instead of organic and grounded in truth.

See it if For the actors. This is a beast of a play, and the characters are famously heinous to each other. But not a weak performance in the group.

Don't see it if If you can’t admire good acting through a veil of SEVERE verbal conflict and pain. I would not sit in the front, house left. Fake cigarettes

Also 2 hours, 50 min. I had vaguely known what it was about. Look up a basic blurb if you don’t know, and brace yourself. The dynamics of tearing a space to shreds around broken marriage seemed very dated to me. The living room drama reads rather old now. I didn’t care at all about the spectacle. That seemed frustratingly in the way. I cared about the technique onstage, and the characters. I switched allegiances a lot, appropriately. Watch what you drink... 😉... Read more Read less

See it if Wonderful production of Edward Albee's American classic. The acting was just superb especially Laurie Metcalf and Rupert Everett.

Don't see it if I think every theater goer should experience at least one production of this American classic although disturbing at times

Also I saw Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin years ago in this play and it brought back memories. And I recall how moved, resonant and disturbing this play can be. The almost 3 hours just fly by and it's a play you will never forget. Highly recommended try not to miss it... Read more Read less

See it if Albee's well-written&lighted,amazingly staged&acted play abt living w/ w/out illusions.Funny on the surface,dark riveting revealingX170min

Don't see it if exchanging partners/cheating annoys you.

Also Mesmerizing theatrical exploration on absurdity/stark fear to face reality,
decline of American dream.

However, the play leaves some questions:

_What happens to human beings when no longer resource to "illusions"-
moral,religious, political,social structures man has herected to live in self illusion?

-Does one believe that embracing
harsh reality is "always" better than
to continue with illusion ????

Laurie Metcalf is great as usual but
Rupert Everett is equally terrific.
Kudos also to Patsy Ferran & Russel
Tovey.

If you favored the 1966 movie w/
Taylor, Burton, Denis, and Segal,
then you will appreciate this great
American masterpiece: MUST SEE.... Read more Read less

See it if Excellent acting - Laurie Metcalf is a force. This production is well done, with humor at times. It’s long but the actors do Albee justice.

Don't see it if You have no interest in seeing 2 couples spend a night on an emotional roller coaster.

See it if you love intense drama about real life and the illusions we make up to be seen as happy. It’s deep! Metcalf is spectacular and haunting

Don't see it if you live two lives- one in public and a different, filtered one through social media. You’ll be upset by this.

See it if The actors are all good separately, but there is a certain intensity, rage, chemistry that was lacking. This may be b/c it's still previews

Don't see it if Very disturbing to see Laurie Metcalf spit directly into Rupert Everett's face in today's times. Also don't sit in the front row, a lot of

Also natural spitting going on during all the yelling. At one point the other supporting actors were literally cowering on stage, but I had to wonder if it was b/c of all the the spit that was drenching them. This production felt somewhat dated as well, The best parts were in the middle of Act 2.... Read more Read less

See it if You enjoy wrenching, yet often funny, superbly performed

Don't see it if You want something light

See it if You enjoy great dramatic performances and classic plays. Are a fan of Albee, or any of the actors.

Don't see it if You can't sit for three hours (with one 15 min intermission one hour in). You prefer light and entertaining - this isn't it.

Also This is a three act play which audiences aren't used to anymore and they got a bit restless near the middle of the third act, just when they should have been paying the most attention. It's not the fault of the production.... Read more Read less

See it if you want to see this classic done extremely well. The four actors are each excellent. Laurie Metcalf in her best performance yet.

Don't see it if you are looking for the usual Broadway experience.

See it if you want to see a terrific staging of one of the greatest American plays.

Don't see it if you don't like turbulent drama. This is heavy duty stuff.

Also This is one of my all-time favorite plays. You expect excellence from Laurie Metcalf and Rupert Everett, and they deliver. Russell Tovey was superb as well, and Patsy Ferran was outstanding - perhaps the best Honey ever. She brought the role to life in a way that i have not seen before. If you are at all interested in the play, or especially if you have not seen it before and appreciate finely-crafted, intense drama, do yourself a favor and see it!... Read more Read less

See it if you want to see a brilliant production of a thought provoking and entertaining play

Don't see it if you don't want to be challenged by a play that requires careful attention and requires the audience to keep sorting out fact from fiction.

See it if you are looking for first-rate drama, intense performances. Albee's Virginia Woolf has lost none of its stunning power & its power to stun!

Don't see it if full-on marital warfare, malignant & cruel, is not your idea of an entertaining evening on the town.

Also Simply put, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" is a Great American Play. This production, directed by genius Joe Mantello, is one of the best I've ever seen. (I saw the original in the early 60s when I was an impressionable teen, & make an impression it did.) From the moment Martha stumbles thru the front door, flips the light on, & observes as if for the first time the casual wreckage she calls home --uttering those three classic words, "WHAT A DUMP!"-- we know we are in for a wild bumpy ride (no seat belts available). Laurie Metcalf (Martha) is on fire from her entrance--rowdy, coarse, very drunk, & cruel; Rupert Everett (George) keeps his savagery at a simmer ...til he doesn't. As the hapless guests forced to witness this marital mayhem, Russel Tovey acquits himself believably in the play's most awkward role & Patsy Ferran poignantly captures Honey's innocence & power. In Act III, the struggle between illusion & reality explodes in a metaphorical bloodbath, all pretense stripped away.... Read more Read less

See it if You enjoy Albee, appreciate intense drama, enjoy Metcalf and Everett, enjoy seeing an emotional, atypical thought provoking play.

Don't see it if You don't enjoy intense, an unpredictable story with alot of anger and drunkeness.