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See it if You like stories about community, diversity, struggle to coexist. You like an uplifting positive ending. You want a great seat for cheap.

Don't see it if You need happily ever after.

Also Beautiful set, beautiful costuming, and a live goat.

Every single cast member blows you away. Wonderful acting, dancing, and singing. Use of African Dance was exciting to see on Broadway.

Hailey Kilgore was superb - see her before she becomes a star!

Small theatre in the round - every seat is great!... Read more Read less

See it if You like historical fiction. You are charmed by Irish accents. Have lived in Ireland. You like minimalist productions.

Don't see it if You dislike one man shows. If you are looking to learn about Titanic.

See it if You want to see a legend (Bernadette Peters). You are a fan of the show and want to see it's newest adaptation. You want to clap and cheer.

Don't see it if You aren't a fan of Hello Dolly. You are disappointed to have missed Bette. You want something contemporary or reimagined.

Also Bernadette Peters is my guardian angel bestfriend so I held off on seeing this show while headlined by Bette Middler. I thought Bernadette was perfect in her own right and nobody could argue her flawlessness. Never go into a show wishing you had seen X instead of X - you're just setting yourself up to be disappointed.

Victor Garber and Santino Fontana were excellent male leads opposite such a powerful woman. We believe in their romantic interest in Dolly and Irene.... Read more Read less

See it if You enjoy a lot of dialogue. If you can afford a good seat. You are trying to figure out - is Chris Evans hot, or is he just normal looking?

Don't see it if You want 100% comedy. You love cops and don't see any flaws in the justice system. You are like clear, entirely tied up endings.

Also Michael Cera plays his usual but entirely charming and ernest underdog character who is fumbling through life adorably. If you dislike him in any way - don't see this show.

The entire cast is excellent - and genuinely makes you forget they are acting. Just superb.

For such a small theatre - boy do you feel far away in the balcony. If you are seeing this show for the star appeal (Chris "is he hot or not" Evans, Michael Cera, Bryan Tryee Henry) don't think you'll see their faces well unless you dish out for close orchestra seating.

As someone who most definitely prefers musicals to plays, and comedies to drama - I still really enjoyed this show.... Read more Read less

See it if You have friends in town and you want to do something low effort/cheap that will provide hrs. of inside jokes and looking back laughing.

Don't see it if You are looking for a "show-show". This is more of an theme park ride meets site specific NYC meets comedy show meets randomness.

Also Look, this is a good investment of your time. Drink first and pretty decently and then go and get rowdy laughing and accepting the charming absurdness of it all. I recommend for groups of fun folks. Buy your tickets online to avoid having to go to the box office day of to pick up tickets (box office is not where bus departs from).... Read more Read less

See it if If you like KPOP. If you used to like a boyband - even if you think that genre is beneath you now. If you're fun and have/give good energy.

Don't see it if You want to sit for a show. If you are not willing to hear an honest take on culture/assimilation/identity. If you have resting bored face.

Also KPOP is FUN. You really shouldn't be part of this experience if you aren't willing to have fun and be open and supportive with your energy. Many playing spaces are small and the way you react/participate (however intentional or unintentional) effects the show for others - and the actors.

The actors are all wonderful!

The show does feel a little uneven in places but the boyband section is extremely strong - and let's be honest, they're all sexy. MWE will break your heart and make you feel epic in the finale.

Be willing to interact and participate - you will have a great time.

Drink first, it's a show tipsy energy works for!... Read more Read less

See it if You like angsty youths. You like simple, charming music. You like to meet actors/creators - they're extremely endearing. You like literature

Don't see it if You dislike ukulele music. You desire large sets, casts, orchestras.

Also See if:
- You like when great soundtracks are available at reasonable prices.
- You like when the writers star in the show.
- You want to laugh and be spellbound by a character.
- You think dark yet comical endings are fun.
- You like a badass female writer playing a young angsty pubescent suffering boy so damn well.... Read more Read less

See it if You like drinking during shows. You like large dance numbers. You like trying new things.

Don't see it if You want perfection. You are bothered by partial views.

Also For a show set in the Jazz age the show lacked a strong sense of diversity. Exciting to see a full figured woman in the lead roll - she was great.

I attended on a preview night and the sound quality was unforgivably bad - hopefully they ironed this out by showtime. We could barley hear the singing.

For a show advertising itself as immersive - I'd call false. It's more In The Round than immersive. However large dance numbers that reached rowdy peaks were when this show is at it's best as this is when the cast interacted with the space and the audience most.

The set and light design lead to a lot of partial viewing. The space needed to be used better - there was no use of levels and therefore you missed a lot when the cast was not in your immediate area. Also, their use of spotlight blinded the audience quite frequently.

Over all - I enjoyed the experience for the price I paid, but would have been disappointed had I paid face value for a ticket.... Read more Read less

See it if You like social justice stories. You want to support diverse casting and fair disability narratives. You can afford good seats.

Don't see it if If you like things entirely spelled out for you. You want elaborate sets. You prefer a clear ending.

Also For being written in the 70s Children of a Lesser God is still a wildly relevant and important story to hear. It speaks to the nature of all social injustices - not just deaf culture of disability culture.

Excellent, fair, diverse casting - all deaf characters played by deaf or hard of hearing actors.... Read more Read less

See it if You like complex family dynamics. You like mom/daughter storylines. You want to a heartfelt message on immigration. You like a diverse cast.

Don't see it if You want song and dance. You aren't compassionate about immigration and/or don't see flaws in the US legal system. You want a perfect show.

Also Miss You Like Hell could easily be make or break on the two female leads. Lucikly Daphnee Rubin-Vega and Gizel Jimenez are warriors.

Musically this show is a bit all over the place. It doesn't sound as cohesive as I like - but the music is well written, catchy, and beautiful.

Onstage seating is fun, but prepare to be viewing the majority of the show in profile - they don't play in the round as much as you might want. Onstage seating is profoundly beautiful for one scene in particular - and worth the sacrifice of not seeing the rest of the show head on.... Read more Read less

See it if You love makeover movies. You like a sassy older lady. You want to smile & clap a lot. You find ornery, stubborn, difficult male leads fun.

Don't see it if You don't like British accents. You want something with a strong message. You want something moving. If you want something contemporary.

Also Truly a fantastic cast. Norbert Leo Butz brings down the house with his big number, Lauren Ambrose is immediately likable in a role that we have seen done so well by great legends in the past. Harry Haden-Paton is perfect and makes loving such an egotistical and ornery character fun - even if you try to resist.

Small theatre with a large open stage means just about every seat is fantastic - UNLESS you are sitting in the first few seats in the Orchestra side A, B, C Orchestra level. Then there will be a couch in your way and you aren't gonna see shit. ...but it says a lot that I still really had fun and loved this show with a full priced ticket that should have ABSOLUTELY been listed as partial view.... Read more Read less

See it if You have any connection to the source material (legend or Anais Mitchell's album). If you like New Orleans. If you like 360 seating.

Don't see it if You're an actual idiot who has no taste. If you want something traditional. If you want Sondheim style music.

Also Hadestown is epic and gentle and makes you feel a hundred thousand different heart breaks.

Each cast members voice is an actual gift.

Let yourself cry! Let yourself be swept away by this perfect and timeless story. These actors, Anais and Rachel are throwing down the gauntlet for other creators with this show!

I am in love.... Read more Read less

See it if You liked the source material - that's all this really is, a reading. If you like self help. If you want to see Nia Vardalos.

Don't see it if If you like story lines, arcs. If you don't like repetition. If you are looking for something fun. If you are bored easily.

Also I can see how fans of this book would really appreciate Nia Vardalos and this show, as I'm not a fan I found it boring.... Read more Read less

See it if You want to support new artists. You like operas that feel modern. You like to drink heavily before shows. You like small stages/cast.

Don't see it if You like developed characters. You are bored easy. You expect interactive - it's not. If you hear its like GreatComet - fails in comparison.