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See it if You've never seen Imelda Staunton play Mama Rose--find it NOW on PBS. She plays it to a whole new level. Gut-wrenching in her portrayal.

Don't see it if You think you're bored with yet another revival. This is different!

See it if You want to see how a great old show can be enjoyable and maybe even more relevant today than when it was written.

Don't see it if You are bigoted or don't appreciate traditional musical theatre structure. It's not edgy, but the secondary story about

Also Black and white relations has even more meaning today.

See it if You've never seen it before. Avenue Q is unique because of the puppets and was ahead of its time.

Don't see it if You don't care for political commentary--mostly dated or don't like the Muppets.

See it if You've never seen a musical performed by Deaf West, a theatre company of both deaf and hearing actors. They bring new meaning to oxymoron.

Don't see it if You are expecting an old fashioned boy meets girl musical.

See it if You want a blast from the past. This is definitely a period piece! My 30-something daughter could not relate at all. Like a historical play

Don't see it if You expect this to be fresh and relevant or don't know 60's culture. You won't get it at all

See it if You love Sondheim's amazingly poetic lyrics sung by actors who have to be incredibly talented to sing at such a lightening fast pace.

Don't see it if You aren't into period pieces. I've seen some wonderfully creative productions, including one where the actors were also the orchestra.

Also Some of the lyrics are timeless (Being Alive) but this is a play about the culture of the 60's and it doesn't resonate with today.... Read more Read less

See it if You love Sondheim.

Don't see it if You want to see a happy story

See it if You're irreverent and can appreciate amazing satire.

Don't see it if You're easily offended by outrageous commentary on religion and G-d

See it if You're Jewish or are close to someone who is.

Don't see it if You won't get the inside jokes--I would think this is hard to appreciate if you haven't had the experience.

See it if You've never seen it before because it's a timeless story, except there was nothing new about the new production. And I wanted to love it.

Don't see it if You know every song by heart, because there was nothing new or refreshing about the current revival

See it if You love clever lyrics and entertaining stories

Don't see it if You're a negative person who doesn't like to have fun.

See it if You never have...but once is enough

Don't see it if You don't like happy music and silly stories

See it if You love good old fashioned musicals with a fresh theme

Don't see it if You're offended by cross dressing

See it if You love NPH--because he is amazing (but you'll have to check out YouTube because he's long gone from the cast).

Don't see it if You're homophobic, like the people who sat next to me, cringed throughout the entire show and bolted before the curtain call

See it if You want a new perspective on mental illness done as a rock musical

Don't see it if You don't like loud music.

See it if You're in Santa Barbara and can get tix at ETC

Don't see it if You haven't read the Wikipedia plot summary first.

See it if You love broadway musicals.

Don't see it if You don't appreciate spoofs

See it if You love Carole King's music, or just music in general

Don't see it if You don't like musicals or are expecting a complex storyline.