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See it if you want to see a well written, acted and directed play about race relations in the U.S.
Don't see it if you are looking for lighter fare. This play is a serious treatise on race although humorous in parts.
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See it if you enjoy plays where you have to figure out what the playwright is trying to say. I usually do.
Don't see it if you want to see a comprehensible play. I had no idea what was going on especially in the final one third of the play.
Also This is my fourth Lucas Hnath play. I really liked the first three. No... Read more Read less
See it if you enjoy plays where you need to think about what the playwright is trying to say (I do!).
Don't see it if you expect easy answers or want to see a light comedy or musical.
Also The play is about an "everyman" or "anyman" as he/she moves through al... Read more Read less
See it if you want to see a funny, well written one person play about Bella Abzug that is masterfully performed. You will learn a lot.
Don't see it if you don't like one person plays. Otherwise see it.
Also Harvey Fierstein is a genius. The research that went into writing this... 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 comed... Read more Read less
See it if you like plays that address controversial issues--in this case homophobia and the relation between church and homosexuality.
Don't see it if plays about homosexuality bother you.
Also Although the play is set in Uganda, the issues that the play addresses... Read more Read less
See it if you want to see a classic play that's been transformed to modern day and deals with the immigrant experience.
Don't see it if you want to see a light play or musical. This play is very funny in the beginning but becomes very intense toward the end.
Also The play deals with the immigrant experience using the classic story o... Read more Read less
See it if you want to see two masterful actors in a beautifully written play.
Don't see it if you want to see a musical or don't like plays about relationships with just two characters.
Also The play is beautifully written...almost poetic at times. Two criticis... Read more Read less
See it if you enjoy plays where something from the past is dramatized to illuminate something in our society today.
Don't see it if you don't like plays where you have to think about why you are seeing what you're seeing on the stage.
Also This is not a play just about the newspaper business in 1969 U.K. It i... Read more Read less
See it if you want to see a musical with a relevant LBGTQ story with characters who are stereotypes/caricatures.
Don't see it if you want to see a musical with fleshed out characters or if you are bothered by a musical with LGBTQ themes.
Also The first act is really horrible. The actors are acting way over the t... Read more Read less
See it if you want to see an excellent production of a classic musical with great performances, staging, choreography, lighting, costumes and sets.
Don't see it if you don't like old fashioned musicals or want to see a play.
Also Kelli O'Hara's voice is fabulous. Will Chase was out but his understud... Read more Read less
See it if you want to see great acting in a well written play. Adam Driver's performance is one of the best this theatre season.
Don't see it if you only like musicals. I really can't think of a reason not to see it.
Also As many critics have written already, in this play you must see Pale a... Read more Read less
See it if you enjoy old fashioned musicals and/or are a fan of Jerry Herman. Also this is a chance to see a rarely performed show.
Don't see it if you don't like more traditional musicals.
Also It has been said for decades that the problem with Mack & Mabel is the... Read more Read less
See it if you want to see masterful acting in an absorbing play that keeps you guessing where it's going.
Don't see it if you don't like stories that are narrated instead of being acted out. Some of the play is MLP's character speaking directly to the audience.
Also There is much of the play in which Mary Louise Parker's character is s... Read more Read less
See it if you enjoy historical plays with exceptional acting. Brian Cox is outstanding as LBJ.
Don't see it if you are not interested in political history or the climate of the U.S. in the 1960s.
Also This is a history lesson but told in a very interesting way. An enormo... Read more Read less
See it if you want to see an intelligent beautifully written & acted play about changes in the gay community & how we learn about the past & remember.
Don't see it if plays about gay people or AIDS bother you. Although the play is very funny, it is a drama. If you want something light this is not for you.
Also Theatre is story telling. I usually don't like plays where the charact... Read more Read less
See it if you want to see an outstanding performance by a playwright/actor in a play about the difficulties that Black actors have in our culture.
Don't see it if you don't like one person plays or plays that are "preachy."
Also The play is about a Black actor who is auditioning for the lead in a p... Read more Read less
See it if you want to see an outstanding production of a classic American play with great acting. We don't get to see All My Sons on Bway that often.
Don't see it if you want to see a comedy or a musical.
Also A truly great production (the set is amazing) of a great play by Arthu... Read more Read less
See it if you want to see great acting. Laurie Matcalf's performance has to be seen.
Don't see it if you don't like plays about relationships and politics or if you only like musicals.
Also Honestly, I wasn't sure what the playwright was trying to say. There i... Read more Read less
See it if you want to see great acting in two very absorbing monologues.
Don't see it if you don't like one person shows or long monologues.