See it if I loved this show. It was absurd and tongue-in-cheek. You had to listen carefully to get all of the references to Elvis. Everyone I saw
Don't see it if loved it also. Don't see it if you want meaningful substance. It was a light-hearted musical.
Also A lot of the people there seemed to be there because it was a Monday n... Read more Read less
See it if You like small intimate romantic musicals. I loved it. It was a meet-cute romance. Within 24 hours, this couple met, were engaged, felt
Don't see it if pressure and broke up and then started over. The scenery, although cartoonish, was evocative of the East Village. Don't see it if you
Also don't like works in progress. I felt the writers were influenced by Li... Read more Read less
See it if You like plays about siblings arguing about events that lead absolutely nowhere. I thought both Tony Shaloub and Danny Devito were excellent
Don't see it if If you don't like arguing and family dramas that lead nowhere, just leave you exhausted.
See it if You are Jewish, you are not Jewish. If you want to know about forgotten history. It was very relevant to our society today.
Don't see it if You are not interested in seeing how prudish and and anti-everything our country has been in the past. You want to see a comedy or musical.
Also This was a play about a play about Jewish life in Warsaw. It was very ... Read more Read less
See it if If you like British farce and slapstick comedy. The cast clowns it up with a wink and a nod to the audience.
Don't see it if If British comedy style is not to your taste. I had no idea what was actually going on.
Also This was really my first venture into that particularly British style ... Read more Read less
See it if I felt it was true to the movie. Some minor things were changed, probably due to staging, but I felt it was true to the coming-of-age story
Don't see it if Most of the songs were mediocre and not memorable. More of the music should have been 60's style.
Also I watched the movie a few hours before the show and was surprised at h... Read more Read less
See it if This was a coming-of-age story about 2 teenage girls that starts as a giggly comedy but quickly veers off into drama and then tragedy.
Don't see it if It shows the parallel lives of two friends and how their lives went off in different directions. It bothered me that we got no background
Also at all about "Jenny's" life and family. It also made me angry that "Jo... Read more Read less
See it if You like Glen Close. She was a real diva to match her role. Spectacular. You like ALW.
Don't see it if You don't like ALW. But you should see it. Shows like this don't come around very often.
Also I had mixed feelings. Glen Close was spectacular. She was "ready for h... Read more Read less
See it if You are a NYer. We can all relate. to the struggle with loneliness and wanting someone in our lives who loves us and cares about us.
Don't see it if You are a tourist looking for a musical. Otherwise, see it.
Also I saw this show off-broadway and it seemed funnier now. The audience w... Read more Read less
See it if This was another picture of a distopian post-apocalyptic near future.
Don't see it if It was confusing as to who all these people were and how they came to their power or lack thereof.
Also I found my likes and dislikes of the characters shifted throughout the... Read more Read less
See it if You have ever been in a position of being sidelined because of being a woman or because you were of a "certain age".
Don't see it if You are looking for light entertainment.
Also I found myself relating to this woman's life. It was a great character... Read more Read less
See it if You like slice of life dramedy. There were parts that were funny and parts that were sad. Nobody seemed to have any real emotion, except
Don't see it if "Pete" who was obsessed witht he marriage of the son of one of the couples. THIS SHOW WAS WAY TOO LONG, 3 hours and 2 intermissions.
See it if You are a fan of Cagney, like old gangster films, want to find out more about Cagney, great performances.
Don't see it if You don't like musicals, don't want to be entertained. SEE THIS.
Also This was a great show. Robert Creighton was amazing. There were memora... Read more Read less
See it if You liked the movie, you like tear jerkers. I thouoght Molly Ringwald was great in the Shirley McLaine role and Jeb Brown was great in the
Don't see it if Jack Nicholson role. The play was more about them than the daughter. I saw many people with tissues crying.
Also Other than the 2 main roles, the other characters were not fleshed out... Read more Read less
See it if If you feel there is still more to say about how the country viewed Vietnam and you just can't let it go. It is sad that these people still
Don't see it if are so angry. You think we need to move on. We have more important things to worry about.
See it if You remember the Airlift and want to know more about those people and what happened to them. You like a quirky romance.
Don't see it if You are a prude. You want to see the Vietnamese people as not quite like us.
Also This was another in a long list of shows that I went to see because th... Read more Read less
See it if You like stand-up. You or someone you know suffers from depression. You want to see stand-up in a non-drinking atmosphere.
Don't see it if You have no empathy. If you believe that all a person needs to do is "snap out of it".
Also I foudn myself absorbed in his story. At one point he told an anecdote... Read more Read less
See it if If you like political drama. There are some light moments. The show moved fast.
Don't see it if You don't like political dramas. Yoou are not interested in the PLO-Israeli issue.
Also I found the show interesting. It moved fast, but was way too long. Tha... Read more Read less
See it if You like a wicked mash-up of a great opera.You like shows that turn on a dime from hysterically funny to very political.Mozart
Don't see it if You don't like opera. Otherwise, see it
Also The performers had wonderful voices. They looked like they were in on ... Read more Read less
See it if For Patti LuPone. Both she and Christine Ebersole were teriffic. Two divas at the top of their game.
Don't see it if The story itself was not that interesting. I would have liked more baackground and personal details.
Also Patti LuPone has the meatier role and she truly inhabits it. I loved t... Read more Read less
See it if You loved the movie. It was hysterical, especially the trick with the bed. Andy Karl was wonderful.
Don't see it if You didn't like the movie, you want Bill Murray or someone just like him. Otherwise, see it.
Also I did not know what to expect. This was an icon movie with an iconic a... Read more Read less
See it if You like Kevin Kline. He was incredible. It looked almost as if he was making up the dialog as he was going along.
Don't see it if You don't like parlour comedies or door comedies.
Also I felt the second act was better than the first act. It was funnier an... Read more Read less
See it if You are a Cate Blanchett fan. You like Chekov.
Don't see it if Way way too long. it was very talky.Boring. Even Cate's character say "I am bored. I am very bored". You want to see you can relate to.
Also Cate Blanchett was the best part of this show. when she was the center... Read more Read less
See it if You have seen it before and want to compare, you like family dramas with a twist, you want a look into the morals and way of life of the
Don't see it if past. You don't like dramas and are into light entertainment.
Also I thought this was a great production. It benefited from an intimate s... Read more Read less
See it if You like family drama.Everyone has someone in their family who is focused on an issue and irritates everyone else.
Don't see it if You want to see a light comedy or musical.
Also I thought Jeremy Shamos and Kate Walsh were excellent. However, I have... Read more Read less
See it if You like "adult" puppet shows (Ave Q Hand to God, Golden Girls). The music was great--Bway caliber songs. Beautiful. I could not look away.
Don't see it if You don't want preaching political propaganda mixed in. Otherwise, see this show.
Also I really loved this show. It was one of those shows that just captivat... Read more Read less
See it if You like plays where nothing really happens, the cast is excellent.
Don't see it if It gave me a sense of half (the three women friends) of the cast being bullied by the other half. I found the second half moved faster.
Also Josh Radnor and Elizabeth Reasoner were very good.
See it if You like Nia Vardalos. It was boring and seemed to go on forever even though it was only 90 minutes.
Don't see it if If you like "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". You will be disappointed.
See it if The first act was somewhat of a slapstick farce. Very funny. Then the second act seemed to be an entirely different play. more of a heavy
Don't see it if drama. If you like farce you will enjoy Act 1, but Act 2 is a downer. All in all I liked it, but I felt the second act changed the mood.
See it if You remember or have always wanted to see old time vaudeville.
Don't see it if You can't take an evening of corny jokes and groans. You are looking for a "Big Broadway Show".
Also I thought it was corny but it gave me a glimpse of what vaudeville was... Read more Read less
See it if You like Sutton Foster. She was luminous. The staging of "Hey Big Spender" was great. It brought back the mood of the 60's. Just see it.
Don't see it if You are not a fan of 60's musicals. I don't knkow anyone that would not enjoy this show.
Also The stage was spare but the show made the most of movable sets. The ca... Read more Read less
See it if You like pretentious, way too long, multi-media performance pieces with little story and basically incoherent.
Don't see it if See above. At least 10 people walked out (an that was just the first four rows. The just kept waiting for it to end, but even that went on
Also Do not waste your time or money.
See it if You like an absorbing story of how people love and get though life. Many funny moments. Takes you back to a time when AIDS was unfolding.
Don't see it if You are not tolerant of other lifestyles than your own. If you like a story with dialog.
Also This was a sung-thru musical. There was no dialog. It made be both nos... Read more Read less
See it if You are a mother or had a mother. It is a universal experience. You want to validate your experiences in life.
Don't see it if If you are a man and don't like talky women's shows. If you are Donald Trump.
Also I liked this show a lot. While I don't have children myself, I had a m... Read more Read less