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See it if you are a fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber's theatrical masterpiece musical.

Don't see it if you are looking for the ghost of Patti LuPone.

Also The look and style of this production has been re-envisioned by director Sammi Cannold and scenic designer Jason Sherwood. Two actresses play the character of Evita - Maja Reficco who plays young Ava and Solea Pfeiffer who portrays Ava the woman. Jason Gotay puts a fresh new stamp on the role of Che and Erique Acevedo brings to life Peron. The talented ensemble tangos their way around the stage making Buenos Aires truly come to life. Even inclusion of the sond You Must Love Me seamless fits into the newly constructed version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic. Brava Evita!!! Brava!!!!... Read more Read less

See it if you are a fan of Andrea Martin, LaChanze, and Campbell Scott.

Don't see it if you are a total scrooge about the holidays.

Also This new take of the holiday classic was fun, interesting, and surprising. It's a new twist on a familiar classic. Check it out this holiday season. The whole family will love it.... Read more Read less

See it if and only if you are looking for some place to duck into until the rainstorm passes.

Don't see it if you love anything about GOOD musical theater. This is the show to skip.

Also In the same vein as one to those cruise ship "Broadway presentations", this show should only be performed for nursing home residents, casino stragglers, and Coronavirus stranded cruise ship vacationers. As irony would have it, this show wasn't even good enough to be presented on a cruise ship. I was put off by all the smiling the cast was doing to sell this piece of shit show. Ironically I found myself smiling to mask how much I was hating every minute of it. Oh well, times passes slowly when you are having a ball, right? Don't answer that! Its a rhetorical question.... Read more Read less

See it if you are a fan of Eileen Atkins.

Don't see it if you are hoping to see veteran actors Eileen Atkins and Jonathan Pryce go toe to toe flexing their eminence talent. This is not that play!!!!

Also UNLIKE most theatergoers, I pride myself on NOT investigating the details of the storyline of a play before I see it other than who is staring in the play, who the director is, and who the playwright is. Those details usually tell me all I need to know about a play before I agree to see it. My tried and true method FAILED me with this production. I was CONFUSED by the flashing forward and backwards and thus I DID NOT enjoy the play. The only silver lining of the experience was getting to see Eileen Atkins on stage. She is a fabulous actress even in this DULL excuse of a play.... Read more Read less

See it if you enjoy watching and listening to water drip from a leaky faucet.

Don't see it if you have a closet at home that needs to be reorganized or and oven that needs to be cleaned, because this a total waste of your time.

Also The Urban dictionary defines the word lovers as "two people who fuck and are friends and just another word for friends with benefits." The subject matter for this play was anything but about fuck buddies but rather about the string of boyfriends this one woman had on her search to finding the "love of her life." So the title of this play and the photo styling of this woman as a Samantha like Sex In The City character are COMPLETELY MISLEADING unsuspecting theatergoers, like myself, into thinking that we were coming to see a completely different kind of play than the one we found ourselves experiencing. I wasted my time and money sitting in a theater watching this piece of shit play which I can directly attribute the misleading marketing of the play to audiences with the suggestive salacious title of L.O.V.E.R. It should have been titled BOYFRIENDS of Men I've Dated. That's a play that I would have A.V.O.I.D.E.D. at all cost.... Read more Read less

See it if you are a fan of Kathleen Chalfant.

Don't see it if the reminder of the death on St. Vincent Hospital is too much to bear.

Also One of the most interestingly presented plays of the season. The play moves the audience through three different locations ending at a site directly in front of the site of the former St. Vincent Hospital. The message was powerful but I am not sure if it was fully received by the audiences who experienced it or whether it went right over their heads.... Read more Read less

See it if and only if you are a fan of playwright David Henry Hwang.

Don't see it if you were expecting a play as powerful as M. Butterfly because you will be disappointed.

Also Wikipedia defines the term SOFT POWER as the ability to attract and co-opt, rather than coerce. In other words, SOFT POWER involves shaping the preferences of others through appeal and attraction. How ironic that the definition of the concept of SOFT POWER is totally opposite how I feel about the play which calls itself by the same words. I have been a admirer of the work of David Henry Hwang ever since I was his masterpiece play M. Butterfly back in the fall of 1988. This new play of his was my re introduction to his work only this time, it did not move me in the way M. Butterfly did. I was bored and disappointed by Soft Power. It struggled to keep myself interested in the play. Oh well!... Read more Read less

See it if enemy of the state stories interest you.

Don't see it if you are scratching your head over title of this the play, the way the story is presented will only further confuse the hell out of you.

Also Prior to seeing this play, I was unfamiliar with the 2017 story of an Air Force veteran, gifted linguist, and civilian contractor for the NSA, being surprised by FBI agents at her home only to be interrogated for espionage. Even after seeing this play I am NOT interested in this story. This theatrical presentation of the events of June 3, 2017 are supposedly verbatim via a transcription of the unfolding events of the day. Moving back and fourth NOT in chronological order forces the audience to really have to concentrate way to much on what is being presented before them. I became confused early on in the play and once I was lost, I never was able to regain where I was in the sequences of events in the story. I was happy when the 70 minutes of what felt like torture, was over. Thank you playwright Tina Satter for only torturing us for 70 minutes. If this play leaves you with one small message that would be to be grateful for small favors.... Read more Read less

See it if and only if you are a fan of playwright Will Eno.

Don't see it if a play in which you follow a character from cradle to death in the most UNUSUAL journey doesn't interest you.

Also FULL DISCLOSURE: I am NOT a fan of playwright Will Eno. After my first experience of his play Thom Pain (based on nothing) and being BORED OFF MY ASS, I swore that I would not see another one of his plays. Of course I broke that promise in 2010 with his play Middletown. Ofo course I hated it. So once again, O made a pledge to myself that I weould NOT see another one of his plays. Of course I broke that promise in 2014 with his play The Realistic Joneses only because I am a huge fan of actress Toni Collette. Once again, I was DISAPPOINTED. After that, I avoided his plays like the plague, until the 2019 production of The Underlying Chris. I was curious. I got a free ticket and to my surprise, despite weird circumstances of the plays story, I was enjoying the weirdness until the play just ABRUPTLY ended, the light came up and the cast began to bow on stage. WTF? Once again you got me Will Eno, but that was the last time! Or maybe not.... Read more Read less

See it if you are a fan of Mike Daisey and the stories he brings to the stage.

Don't see it if a play where I guy sits in one spot for an hour and a half and tells you one of the most interesting stories you have ever heard. Shame on U

Also Mike Daisey presents us with the eternal question: How do we know we're not part of the problem and How do we make sure the worst people don't come out on top? In this 90 minute play, he attempt to lay out evidence , specifically from his own life that illuminate the questions and leaves each of the audience members to look at their lives for the answers. It is one of the most interesting evenings I have spent in the theater in a long time. I am a fan of Mr. Daisey's works having attended numerous of this famed monologist productions. He is a master story teller and if you are lucky to have experienced one of his shows, you are all the better for having had the experience.... Read more Read less

See it if you needed an excuse to get out of a house full of visiting relatives and you couldn't to a bar because you are an alcoholic.

Don't see it if you loved any of those schmaltzy Christmas themes holiday TV shows you grew up watching every year around Christmas time.

Also This production was the WORST thing that I have seen in a long time. It was worst than any AWFUL improve show anyone every conceived and ironically it wasn't an actual improv show, only it seemed like a badly conceived one because it was a badly conceived show.... Read more Read less

See it if an intelligent play for a young adult audience sounds interesting to you.

Don't see it if a young adult play about immigration seen through of said immigrants doesn't interest you.

Also This production developed through New Voctory LabWorks is an interesting use of theater to talk about the important and complex issue of immigration. It was interesting to watch this production unfold layer after layer and still be able to reach the young audience it was being performed for.... Read more Read less

See it if QUEER BLACK theater is your THANG!

Don't see it if depictions of QUEER BLACK subjects, AIDS, and a non-traditional theatrical format is not your cup of tea. No shade intended!

Also I wanted to love this play, but I found it UNCOMFORTABLE to watch. Still I support playwright Donja R.Love for creating work that facilitates discussions of the subject matter that wasn't happening before he put the topics out for all to see and discuss. Bravo my brother!... Read more Read less

See it if you are a fan of Judith Ivey.

Don't see it if sitting through a slowly movie three hour play is NOT your cup of tea.

Also Yale School of Drama alum Edmund Donovan's performance is NOT TO BE MISSED! Even though the play is three hours long and the first act drags, acts the second and three more than make up for it and then there is the play ending that is just so powerful. It was truly worth getting through to the end of this play.... Read more Read less

See it if you are a fan of Charles Busch's plays.

Don't see it if you do not like CAMP, understand CAMP, and do not appreciate Charles Busch's CAMP style theater. SHAME ON YOU!

Also Charles Busch is a master at the kind of theater he creates and should be CELEBRATED for what he brings to the stage again and again. This TALENT RICH cast of SUPERB band of merry makers is worth the price of admission no matter the cost!!!... Read more Read less

See it if you think the idea of making a PLAY WITH MUSIC of this 1969 NON-MUSICAL movie sounds interesting to you.

Don't see it if you din;t like the 1969 movie because you really are going to hate this monstrosity.

Also I arrived at the theater expecting to see a straight play, buy instead I was presented with a "play with music" but not enough music to call itself a musical. If that doesn't have the word disaster written all over it call me Kitty and spank me till the morning! I was excited about the possibility of getting to see actor Joe l Perez naked. From where I was seated, I got to see him completely naked. That revelation was as impressive as I had hoped. I can now cross that off my bucket list. Besides that I was totally disappointed by the play. It was FLAT and ultimately BORING!... Read more Read less

See it if and only if you enjoy being trapped in a theater for an hour and 45 minutes and the only way out is closing your eyes to sleep away the time

Don't see it if you were expecting something interesting and coherent, but instead were confined to a theater seat when you really wanted to see a movie.

Also From the moment it weirdly began, I hated it. I tried to follow the weirdly assembles show but soon lost interest and closed my eyes and went to sleep. I awoke to the last 15 minutes of the show and was happy when it ended. Theater should NEVER be a torture!... Read more Read less

See it if you are a fan of playwright Lucas Hnath. Hnath takes on the story of family tragedy and shows us how one triumphs over it. A MUST SEE!!!!!!

Don't see it if a serious work about how one triumphed over a real life tragedy doesn't interest you. You have no idea what you are missing.

Also Playwright Lucas Hnath is master craftsman creating such memorable works as The Christians, The Thin Place, and 2017 Tony nominated A Doll's House Part 2 . He is a playwright who knows how to tell a story that has us gripping our seats and jumping to our feet with applause after it is over. Actress Deidre O'Connell's performance of the character Dana H will not soon be forgotten.... Read more Read less

See it if and only if you want to experience a "piece" (notice I didn't call it a show or play) that is in need of a huge re-write and a proper ending

Don't see it if you are contemplating suicide. It will send you over the edge by the time this 70 minute "piece" is over. RIP

Also From the moment I saw the show poster ads popping up on the www.playbill.com website, I was all into checking out this new work even though I had no idea what it was about. I went into the show not knowing what the show was about. I sat through the show NOT knowing what the show was supposed to be about. What I was keenly aware of was that I HATED the entire experience from beginning to end. I left the show still NOT KNOWING what the show was about. Thus I give the show a tragic rating of a FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... Read more Read less

See it if you would enjoy seeing a Broadway classic ripped up and sewn back together like some badly designed Frankenstein monster of a show.

Don't see it if you grew up loving the 1961 movie and you were DISAPPOINTED by the 2009 Broadway revival. Make sure to SKIP this production at all cost !!!

Also Director Ivo Van Hove is a master at re-conceiving shows, presenting them to the delight of audiences very familiar with the a specific show. He did it successfully with NYTW's production of A Streetcar Named Desire, the Broadway revival of A View From The Bridge, and the stage adaption of Network. This theater season, he tackled the classic musical West Side Story and FAILED miserably. First mistake was the scrapping of the choreography of Jerome Robbins. Secondly, he changed the races of the gang members representing the Sharks and the Jets. And thirdly, he introduced cameras into this stage presentation. He threw everything except the kitchen sink into this production and it just didn't work. From the missed gang members finger snaps, to cutting the song I Feel Pretty from the show all together, to the poor casting of the most NON-INNOCENT Maria ever portrayed on Broadway stage, it had to FAIL and it did. I hated EVERY MINUTE I sat in my $150.00 seat. SHAME ON YOU Van Hove!!... Read more Read less

See it if if you are looking to experience a funny, entertaining and moving new play. Tracy Letts's new play is UNFORGETTABLE! DO NOT MISS IT!!!!

Don't see it if you are a prude. The main character is a crude, straight-forward, and funny man walking through a mid-life crisis with his zipper down.

Also Tracy Lett's writing has a wonderful rhythm to it that once you hear it, you can't help but be seduced into climbing aboard this wild ride all the way to the end of the line, all the better for it.... Read more Read less

See it if and only if you are a fan of Arnulfo Maldonado scenic designs, and then maybe then you might enjoy the wooden performances on stage.

Don't see it if you are expecting a REAL story about a modern family, because you will be DISAPPOINTED by this tripe, as I was.

See it if you fancy being BLOWN AWAY by a MASTERFUL theatrical experience brilliantly told through three insightful acting GODS of the theater.

Don't see it if a masterfully told three and a half hour story illustrated by three English actors just isn't your cup of tea. You will SURELY be the loser.

Also OMG! On the surface glance, a three and a half hour play about the building of financial institution Lehman Brothers and its makers did NOT interest me in the least, but oh was I so WRONG. From beginning to end , I was fascinated by the origin story and all the characters of this very large family, and especially by the fact that these woman, children, and other characters were being by portrayed to their TOTAL emotional and physical depth by the likes of just these three older male actors. And so, my favorite of the three acts of this play is the second act, because it is so RICH some of my favorite characters and situations. LOVED the whole play, but I especially loved the second act. You will know exactly why when you see the show. It is SURELY NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!!... Read more Read less

See it if you want to see a brilliant actor tackle the subject of race, through the spectrum of auditioning for the role of Shakespeare's Othello.

Don't see it if you aren't open to hearing an illuminating story of one black man's plight as he attempts to audition for Shakespeare's Othello.

Also Keith Hamilton Cobb is AMAZING in this play about a black actor struggling to bring insight and depth the role of Othello as he battles both his own demons and those of the ill-prepared white theater director. This is a NOT to be missed theater event.... Read more Read less

See it if you are a fan of Santino Fantana and the work of David Yazbeck. Fantana is good, by Yazbek's music and lyrics are even more CLEVER!!!

Don't see it if you saw the movie and loved it. This inception isn't as clever as the movie nd that was the disappointing discovery I had.

Also LOVED Julie Halston's performance. LOVED Lili Cooper's performance. Thoroughly DISAPPOINTED by the book of the musical. All that talent and no where to go with the LAME story line change from the premise of the original film of the same name.... Read more Read less

See it if you are a fan of Mary-Louise Parker and you want to have one of those special theatrical experiences.

Don't see it if you hate two character plays. PLEASE NOTE: You will be kicking yourself when you realize just what you missed! DUH!!!

Also I love a GREAT one man show, but I am NOT a fan of two character plays, however this two charter play is not like your usual two character play. It's more like a series of monologues inter-spliced with two charter scenes. Playwright Adam Rapp better start working on his reaction for his assured Tony Award nomination. Of this fall season, this play is the one you don't want to miss. I loved all the twist and turns of this play that you just do not see coming. Mr. Rapp, THANK YOU for this wild ride of a play. The pleasure was all mine!!!... Read more Read less

See it if you are looking for something to reawaken the kid inside you. It will make your heart smile!

Don't see it if you don't want to feel something. If you a true Grinch don't see this show because it will make your heart grow at least twice its size.

Also For a show that opened 16 years ago and to continuing to pull in an crowd, that says a lot about this production. I finally had the opportunity to take the show in this year and if won my heart strings over. The number with the clown and the coat-racked coat really got. I cried. I was totally NOT EXPECTING to be touched in that way. It was a POWERFUL moment in the show.... Read more Read less

See it if you are interested to discover the wonder of playwright Lucas Hnath. He takes you on a ride you could never expect. I like to be surprised.

Don't see it if you are not open to experience the surprise playwright Lucas Hnath sprinkles through the writing of his plays. It's like nothing you know.

Also I was eagerly awaiting to experience this new play of Mr. Hnath. He is a master storyteller. When I learned that actress Randy Danson was in the play, my ears perked up even more. Mr. Hnath didn't disappoint with this new play of his. He surprised me me more than I could have imagined. I left the theater that evening impressed by the satisfying meal of a play I had ingested. He truly has a way of telling a story like none of his contemporary peers. I ginned from ear to ear as I left the theater totally STUFFED from the experience.... Read more Read less

See it if you are a black woman of a certain age who has nothing better to do than to experiment by seeing and off off off Broadway play.

Don't see it if you think you know what the play is about just the title, because I'm here to tell you that the title is BEYOND MISLEADING for this play.

Also I'm not sure what the timeline foir when this play is set (the distant future, the past, or right now). What I do know for sure is that NO helpful suggestions were even hinted at to answer the question prompted by the title given to this play. And for that, I say this play FAILS terribly. For the record - I stood outside the theater in a line for two hours prior to the start of the play in order to obtain one of these coveted 99 cents priced tickets. Was it worth the trouble to arrive two hours ahead to get one of these tickets.? Hell No! Was it worth the 99 cents price to see the show? Again, HELL NO! What's the likelihood that I will be standing outside at this theater for another change for a future purchase of a 99 cents ticket? Nonexistent!!!... Read more Read less

See it if you go to the theater specifically to be PERPLEXED by what is being presented to you. I was CONFUSED from the moment the play began.

Don't see it if memory plays are not of interest to you. These two pairings will have you stumped about what you experienced for months to come.

Also I do not like sitting in a audience of a theater and not understanding what exactly is going on up there on stage. And when the play continues on and there is no exposition to the audience about what exactly is happening, I am even further confounded and begin counting the minutes to intermission. That's how I felt about RunBoyRun. However, I felt completely opposite about the companion play In Old Age. I loved that play and the way it slowly unfolded building to the plays brilliant climax. If only the first play was as good as the second play. That would have made my theater experience much more enjoyable.... Read more Read less

See it if and ONLY if you are a fan of actor Brian Cox.

Don't see it if you were expecting lighting to strike twice being that this is the playwright who wrote the hit play All The Way.

Also Playwright Robert Schenkkan, who wrote the two BRILLIANT plays, 1992's Tony Award winning play The Kentucky Cycle and the 2014 Tony Award winning play All the Way, disappointed me with his latest play The Great Society as it was anything but "great". The play begins where his last play -All The Way- left off with Johnson's Presidential campaign in 1964. The drama chronicles his landslide victory but devolving presidency as the Vietnam War takes hold. I must confess that I am NOT a fan of historical dramas, but I might have been more interested if actor Bryan Cranston has reprized his role as LBJ. Unfortunately, he didn't and so audiences are stuck with actor Brian Cox's chrisma-less portrayal of LBJ and thus my bordem was born. The length of this play - 2 hour and 45 minutes play borders on being criminal. Why is it so hard for successful playwrights to have lighting strike twice or for that matter three times time. One wonders!... Read more Read less

See it if ever loved any of the song stylings of Miss Tina Turner and were curious to find out the story behind the woman who made those song famous.

Don't see it if you have been living under a rock within the the last 60 years and have no idea who Tina Turner is. SHAME ON YOU!

Also Broadway actress Adrienne Warren brings to life the DIVA we have come to know as Tina Turner eight times a week. Ms. Warren has taken every hip gyration, head snap, and leg shake and fused it with her own God given voice to transform herself into the embodiment of Tina Tuner night after night electrifying audiences first in London's West End and now here on New York's Broadway stage. It is a transformation worth the cost of a top priced ticket and an experience NOT to be missed.... Read more Read less

See it if you are are interested in seeing delightful play about a fascinating woman (Bella Abzug) portrayed by a talented actor (Harvey Fierstein).

Don't see it if a story about woman who followed her interests in politics which lead her to run for political office herself doesn't interest you.

Also Despite the fact that Harvey Fierstein's name has become synonymous with drag, this Tony Award winning actor portrays the legendary Bella Abzug completely out of drag. This powerful 90 minute love letter play to the legacy of Bella Abzug is funny, touching, and and quite interesting. And who knew that one RED hat could say so much. It's a must see play this season. Don't miss it!!!... Read more Read less

See it if you are a fan of playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis.

Don't see it if a drama about the sad lives of a group of woman living in a shelter in the Bronx doesn't interest.

Also I have been a fan of Mr. Guirgis since I saw the 2000 production of Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train. In 2005, I was floored with the public Theater's production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. And in 2011, he blew away mainstream audiences away with the Broadway production of The Motherfucker With the Hat. His 2014 production of Between Riverside and Crazy won numerous awards. This current production is more rough and raw than his other plays. The characters are life weary and worn through. They are not polished and they do not apologize for it. We see the ugly reflections of ourselves in these characters and it is our TASK as the audience to self correct our flaws to be a better us for not only ourselves, but for the world we inhabit.... Read more Read less

See it if you never got the chance to see it the first time around. Michael Benjamin Washington is amazing.

Don't see it if a play where one actor plays all 44 characters is not your thing.

Also I experienced the original 1992 production of the play starring Anna Deavere Smith and was BLOWN AWAY by her performance. When I heard that the play was being revived, my interest was peaked. When I heard that Ms. Smith wasn't going to revisit the role, I was disappointed. When I heard that a man would play the role she played, I was surprised. Actor Michael Benjamin Washington had some tall shoes to fill stepping into the role originated by Ms. Smith. Guess what? Mr. Washington stepped into the role and made it his own. He was wonderful and did justice to a role that his predecessor became famous for, even putting his own mark on the play. It was a ride that I was happy to experience for a second time and you will be pleased as well!!!... Read more Read less

See it if you are a fan of Len Cariou.

Don't see it if the subject matter of a son having to come to terms with his father's Alzheimer's disease doesn't interest you.

Also I did not know what the play was about before I arrived at the theater. I was a fan of actor Len Cariou from the Broadway musical Sweeny Todd and a fan of actor Craig Bierko from his various TV appearances. As the play proceeded and I discovered that the underlying subject matter of the play was Alzheimer's disease my heart sunk. I am currently dealing with a mother who is battling with Alzheimer's disease. The play hit too close for comfort.... Read more Read less

See it if you are a fan of Alanis Morissette's 1995 album of the same name. The story crafted using these songs is pure genius.

Don't see it if you don't who Alanis Morissette is and are not a fan of musicals. This show is NOT for you, but U are missing out on something special!!!!!

Also I was skeptical about having one of my favorite albums of all times into a musical by using the songs to tell a completely different story, but the finish product is a wonderful surprise that you could have never see coming. The second act musical number You Oughta Know is a real show stopper. The price to this experience is totally worth the cost of the ride. Go see it now!... Read more Read less

See it if you are a fan of Sara Bareilles.

Don't see it if you are not a fan of homemade pie, musical theater comedy, and aren't a romantic at heart. This is NOT the show for you.

Also In April of 2016, I attempted to beg my way into the invited dress rehearsal for the show and was not successful. Over the last three years, I found every excuse in the book for not seeing the show. In the last two weeks begore the show ended its Broadway run, I was able to snag a standing room ticket for the Saturday matinee performance starring actress Kathrine McPhee of American Idle fame. To my surprise, I LOVED the show. It was a WONDERFUL SURPRISE and like with every tasty morsel, I relished every nibble till my plate was clean and I wanted a second piece of this blue ribbon pie of a show.... Read more Read less

See it if enjoy exploring real life issues through the magic of live theater.

Don't see it if you hate you job, co-workers, company management, day to day work routine. This is NOT the play to help you escape from your everyday life.

Also OMG! Sitting through this play was like revisiting every shit-hole job experience I had from the age of 12 through 55 years of age. This was a journey I didn't want to take of expect to take. Thank you and fuck you playwright Eboni Booth for taking me on your journey.... Read more Read less

See it if and only if you are one of those folks who insist on answering text messages with emojis instead of texted response. This show is for you.

Don't see it if you heard that actress Ann Harada is in the show. She is but DOESN'T appear on stage until the second act of this show/. BOO!!!

Also Despite the fact that I LOVED the voice of the Nerd Face Emoji played by actor George Abud, if I were forced into revealing my review of Emojiland The Musical rating the show only using emojis instead of words, I'd happily give it the rating of five POOP EMOJIS as my review of the show. Between you and me, it stunk in so many ways, giving it only five POOP EMOJIS is me being gracious.... Read more Read less

See it if you love musical theater that is FUNNY, CLEVER, EDGY, QUIRKY, and RELEVANT

Don't see it if you are not a fan of musical theater, musical personalities, or the current theater scene because you'll surely miss all the inside jokes.

Also My introduction to Forbidden Broadway came back in 1988. I have seen every inception since then. Over the years, creator Gerald Alessandrini has been the mastermind at service up tongue a cheek gabs al all the Broadway shows through witty musical parodies that have become as famous as their original counter points. This cast of six is OOZES with talent, wringing out laughs after laughs after laughs with each punch line hitting a home run.... Read more Read less

See it if ONLY if you are hard up for seeing a Jerry Herman musical live on stage.

Don't see it if you want to remember Jerry Herman and master of musical Theater because this production was a DISAPPOINTMENT from beginning to end.

Also In the early spring of 1996, I had the pleasure of seeing a production of Mack & Mable in London's West End. It starred Howard McGillin as Mack and Caroline O'Connor as Mabel. It was BRILLIANT. Prior to that, my only knowledge of the show was the 1974 Broadway cast ablum starring Robert Preston and Bernadette Peters. However my re-introduction to songs from the musical Mack & Mable came in the form of the pre-Broadway tryout of the musical Jerry's Girls. My affinity for the songs from the musical were stoked by that particular Broadway cast album featuring the likes of Carol Channing, Andrea McArdle, and Leslie Uggams performing the likes of the more famous songs from Mack & Mabel. This pint-sized production to the show by City Center Encores proves that old adage "If you can only do something half right do even make the effort."... Read more Read less

See it if and only if you are HUNGRY to see Margaret Colin, Gregg Edelman and Frank Wood on stage.

Don't see it if you are easily BORED, hungry for a story where something interesting happens, or where hoping for a 1930's style stage screwball comedy.

Also Playwright Richard Green has dazzled audiences with such plays as Eastern Standard, Three Days of Rain, and my favorite of his works, Take Me Out. A masters of such works should be ashamed to add The Perplexed to his rooster of produced works. In fact, I'll go as far as to say that I'm "PERPLEXED" that he wrote such a DISAPPOINTING play as The Perplexed. It makes me wonder how "perplexed" he was to crank out such a piece of garbage. It's simply downright PERPLEXING!!!!!... Read more Read less

See it if a story which puts a FACE on the whole immigration situation our country is grappling with interests you.

Don't see it if you have ever attended a TRUMP Rally, every shouted the phrase of SEND THEM BACK where they came from, or you are a white nationalist.

See it if only only if you are a fan of Michelle Pawk, but please know that she doesn't appear on stage until the last 30 minutes of the play.

Don't see it if you are currently overwhelmed by the stupidity of TRUMP supporters. The ending was more satisfying than the bulk of play itself. SKIP IT!!

Also 15 minutes into the play, I was ready to get up and leave. I didn't because I wanted to see actress Michelle Pawk (who didn't enter the stage until the last 25 minutes of the play) Her character was the only redeeming character in the play.... Read more Read less

See it if and ONLY if a play about damaged millennial friendships interest you. The best thing about the play it is only 90 minutes long.

Don't see it if a play about damaged millennial friendships doesn't interest you. Initially, I was interested until I became bored by ALL the characters.

Also WTF was the purpose for the cast to break into dance in the middle of a scene. This was supposed to be a play, NOT a musical, and NOT a dance show. TOO MANY STRANGE directorial choices implemented in this one play. Saying this play is more Goulash than Chop suey is me giving it a kind review.... Read more Read less

See it if you are interested in experiencing a contemporary play about gay men and the 21st century world they inhabit and the ripples felt by all.

Don't see it if you are a HOMOPHOBE, RACIST, or TRUMP SUPPORTER . This show will forever change your outlook on the world and there is NO turning back.

Also OMG! I've lived in NYC for the past 31 years and am a avid theatergoer. I have been rocked to my theater-going core by only a hand full of experiences in the theater. This play had me AMENing, snapping my fingers, lauging-out-loud, audibly cringing, and then I found myself moved to cry, all during this three and a half hours I sat riveted to my seat on the evening I attended Part 1 of this play. I can hardly wait to experience Part 2.... Read more Read less

See it if a play starring four talented young actresses portraying high school girls who invoke super natural happening. It's a FUN wild ride to take!

Don't see it if a QUIRKY drama about four weird high school girls and their off the beaten antics is not your cup of tea, you will searching for the exits.

Also I loved this WACKY little play. The actresses played these four high school girls with real vulnerability. I especially loved Alyssa May Gold. Her character, Zoom, was HILARIOUS!!! As I sat in the audience, I kept saying to myself that I had seen her in anoter play, but could not remember the title. I remembered it now . It was the 2018 production of Brilliant Traces. Anyway, I loved ODDDL for the FUN ride that I had sitting in the audience watching a story unfold in front of me and NOT being able to figure out the end before it happened. That's good writing.... Read more Read less

See it if and only if you are a Pinter enthusiast, a fan of actor Tom Hiddleston, or a relationship SADISTS. There's plenty of all three things here.

Don't see it if a three character play about infidelity where the story moves backwards in time sounds confusing as hell to you, because it is confusing.

Also Discovering that the playwright based his play on his real life seven year affair disappointed me. However, I wish that I could go back in time to the 1980 NY premiere of the play starring Raul Julia Blythe Danner, and Roy Scheider. That would have been a production worth 90 minutes of my attention. BTW, loved actress Emma Lyles appearance in the play. She is too cute for words. She took my breath away as the only REAL one on that stage at the Saturday night performance I attended.... Read more Read less

See it if and only if you enjoy having LOUD, QUIRKY, and WEIRD theatrics bombarding you for two and a half hours. If so, this is the show for you!!!!!

Don't see it if you never heard of any of Meatloaf or any of his music, not a fan of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, and don't enjoy loud rock music.

Also I was TOTALLY curious to see this show, but it turned out NOT to be my cup of tea. While the cast is talented and the set design if INTERESTING, I was totally confused by the details of the show. Now sure if I was seeing a modern day version of Peter Pan or an a bad expansion version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Oh, and choreography was downright EMBARRASSING!!!!!!... Read more Read less