Magic Morningstar

See it if you want to see two good Actors performing

Don't see it if If you want to see some predictable play about aging

See it if I can’t think of any reason to see it

Don't see it if You want it to be anything like the original production

See it if you want to experience a profound deeply moving play

Don't see it if You don’t enjoy depressing subjects

See it if You like real sagas including 3 acts and 2 intermissions.

Don't see it if You don’t like long plays

See it if you love Tina Turner and her music and want to find out more about the highlights of her life. And want to see show with amazing talent.

Don't see it if you are not a fan of biographical musicals.

See it if like what seems to be an existential play going from birth to death with interconnecting vignettes

Don't see it if You want something easy to understand

See it if If you want to experience something that is still relevant today and you love live theater

Don't see it if You think that it’s going to be an improvement on the movie or the book. It isn’t.

Also I missed the whole first act because I didn’t get a hearing device. And even though I was in the front of the mezzanine I simply couldn’t hear the actors they were not intelligible. Maybe it was because of the heavy southern accents. All in all I guess I can say I was disappointed after paying an awful lot of money... Read more Read less

See it if You want to see a great musical in a smallish theater.without frills that is heartfelt

Don't see it if You like glitzy shows

See it if You like laughing and enjoy witty dialogue

Don't see it if You want a play with depth

See it if You like experimental experiences and don’t mind paying a fortune between the admission and the minimum.

Don't see it if You hate not knowing what’s going on.

See it if You want to see an amazing and imaginative reworking of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya

Don't see it if You don’t like quirky plays

See it if You want to see a moving play.

Don't see it if You hoped it would be more in the genre of make-believe like in the twilight zone

See it if you want to see a seldom done Sam Shepherd play exquisitely acted and directed and an amazing set

Don't see it if understanding everything is important

See it if You want to see famous actors and laugh here and there.

Don't see it if You are looking for plays that have profundity and meaning

See it if You like experimental theater and an amazing set

Don't see it if You are trying to figure out what the message is

See it if You enjoy seeing plays by very established and respected playwrights

Don't see it if You hate accents making it difficult to understand the actors and hate to sit for over 2 hours without an intermission

See it if you want to see something totally different and experimental

Don't see it if you are looking for the same old, same old.

See it if You want to be deeply moved by real events dec 1914 and hear excellent a cappella singing and to see actors who look like real people

Don't see it if You get annoyed with heavy accents which makes it difficult to understand the spoken words

See it if You want a unique theatrical experience and to be immersed into another time and place and space as well as get to eat and drink

Don't see it if You want the same old same old

See it if You like light comedic skit-like plays with the actors playing multiple characters

Don't see it if you don’t like the technique of narration

See it if You want to laugh at some of the funniest one liners

Don't see it if You get annoyed with actors doing bad accents

See it if You want to experience the amazing artistry of Bill Irwin. He is remarkable. Plus his discourse on Beckett was revealing.

Don't see it if You don’t like Waiting for Godot and other Beckett writings

See it if You want to see exceptional ensemble theater

Don't see it if You are expecting something deeply profound

See it if you love Renee Taylor and want to hear her story and laugh a lot outloud

Don't see it if you don't like hearing personal herstories of celebrities and name dropping

See it if you want to experience something out of the ordinary

Don't see it if trying to read subtitles on a tiny screen is bothersome

See it if You like a great set an intriguing story

Don't see it if You get bored with a lot of talk and hardly any action

See it if You like he said she said conflicts with no easy answers

Don't see it if You get annoyed when one of the actors talks too fast and mumbles so you miss a lot of the dialogue and dislike long scene changes

See it if You want to see non traditional theater with moving relevant themes

Don't see it if You like linear plays

See it if You want to experience some unique storytelling from Japan. Very different from anything that I’ve seen before.Looking forward to going agai

Don't see it if You want traditional theater

See it if You like light weight musicals

Don't see it if You want a more profound theater experience

See it if You love classical music and Vivaldi’s four seasons and love dance and excellent choreography and terrific dancers

Don't see it if You are looking for a traditional play. This is a dance concert interspersed with a few monologues

See it if You love clowns and mime and a few surprises

Don't see it if You are looking for traditional theater.

See it if You love magic and want to see an extraordinary mind boggling show.

Don't see it if This kind of broadway show doesn’t appeal to you

See it if You enjoy jazz. The jazz musicians were terrific

Don't see it if You get frustrated when actors don’t talk loud enough and don’t speak clearly. Missed most of the dialogue

See it if If you want to experience Shakespeare in a new fun way with food and drink and inventive stagings.

Don't see it if You like the same old same old

See it if You like dramas that are relevant in today’s world.

Don't see it if You have difficulty with bad accents.

See it if You like dramas based on personal diaries dealing with passionate young people.

Don't see it if You dislike one person performances.

See it if You like a-cappella singing and interesting looking actors.

Don't see it if You want more than just singing like dancing and a plot

See it if You want to see a classic of American theater.

Don't see it if You like new plays although this play is still relevant today on a different level.

See it if You enjoy debates about religion from an interesting and different prospective

Don't see it if You like a show with action and less talking.

See it if You enjoy satire

Don't see it if You have trouble hearing. I was in the front row and had much difficulty

See it if You want to be transported to an alternate universe

Don't see it if You hate silliness

See it if You want to see the brilliant actor channel Lenny Bruce and be deeply moved from laughter to tears in a lovely setting at the Cutting Room.

Don't see it if You have no desire to know more about legendary ahead of his time Lenny Bruce.

See it if you like musicals and great costumes

Don't see it if you want a play with substance and into size diversity casting

See it if You enjoy stream of consciousness one person shows and to see a well known actor performing.

Don't see it if You want to understand what you’re seeing.

See it if You want to see an imaginative use of space in a small and intimate space with 2 interrelated plays plus eating a meal between the 2 plays.

Don't see it if You can’t sit for 3 1/2 hours

Also The tofu was awful

See it if You love classical music played by excellent musicians by a woman composer and the poetry of Emily Dickinson.

Don't see it if You get frustrated trying to figure out what it’s all about and what the focus is

See it if you enjoy good acting in a nice theater environment and a functional set

Don't see it if you can’t bear to see a show about politics which is insipid compared to real life politics

See it if You want to see exceptional magic. Saw tricks I’ve never seen before and I go to a lot of magic shows

Don't see it if You don’t like magic shows

See it if You love seeing an extraordinarily revue with great movement, costumes, songs, musicians, etc

Don't see it if You don’t like 5O/60’s music in the form of a review