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See it if you are looking for a FUN evening in the theater and a 85 minute wild ride sounds like a good time to you!

Don't see it if you are looking for a fully fleshed out TRADITIONAL MUSICAL with costume changes, a big set, and a storyline for the whole family.

Also FULL DISCLOSURE: As much as I wanted to see this show, I was actually dreading it. To my surprise, the talent upon that stage PROVED ME WRONG and I glad about that. Those TALENTED six women sand their hearts out and danced their asses off. The show created around their talents is totally rewarding and SHOULD NOT TO BE MISSED!... Read more Read less

See it if and ONLY if the lives of your loves ones hang in the balance of you attending a performance with your kidnapper.

Don't see it if you are able to listen to the cd of the 2004 Roundabout Theater production as that action would be a better use of your time. PERIOD!!!!!!!!

Also Saying that the CSC theater production of this Stephen Sondheim musical is a TRAVESTY would be an understatement of the obvious. To add insult to injury, the world had to wait 20 months (from March 2020 to November 2021) to finally see this production and yet in 20 months' time, THIS is incubated product birthed? If I would have known this, I would have highly recommended an ABORTION of the fetus/baby well beyond the standard six month's legal time because this POORLY put together production should have never seen the light of day. I would only hope that if Stephan Sondheim were still alive he would have ordered the theater to be burned to the ground for sullying his memory with this EMBARRASSINGLY BAD production of one of his best creations.... Read more Read less

See it if and only if just to hear Carmen Cusack's phenomenal voice and see her in some fabulous Toni-Leslie James costumes.

Don't see it if you are expecting to see a musical where you walk out singing any of the songs. This ain't that kind of musical, even though it SHOULD be!

Also FOR THE RECORD: I was forewarned about how disappointing this "musical" was. But to my surprise, I was BLOWN AWAY by the Beowulf Boritt sets, Bradley Kings' lighting, and 59 Productions projections. Their combination was the REAL star of the show. Last but not least, my hat is tipped to choreographer Michelle Dorrance. I LOVED the tap dance numbers for the show. But, the story is the thing that makes a musical. This LSD trip was TOO THIN a plotline to bear the weight of an entire show on its shoulders. I didn't think I would ever other these words but, SHAME ON YOU James Lapin!... Read more Read less

See it if and ONLY IF you are seeking out a theatrical experience that will continue to haunt you long after you leave the theater.

Don't see it if "SURPRISES" are not your fortee. ThIs play has surprise after surprise after surprise. IRONICALLY, I still left the theater feeling EMPTY!!

Also I was surprised to discover that the title of the play is a GIVE AWAY as to what the play is about and not what I thought what the play was about. I'm still not sure if that was my mistake or the playwright's mistake, but a MIS-STEP it was! As a black artist myself, I'm all about supporting my fellow artists, but just don't rub my face in your art to get a rouse out of me at my expense. For me Slave Play was one big 'RUBBING OF MY FACE IN IT" without a payoff as a follow up! PERIOD!!!... Read more Read less

See it if you love BAWDY humor, IRONY, and LAUGH OUT LOUD experiences.

Don't see it if you are a Mormon, PERIOD!!!

Also Full disclosure: I first saw the show back in February 2011 on the fourth preview performance. The following day, I ran into actor Josh Gad on the street and raved over to him. I remember thinking that it was one of the most irreverent shows I had ever seen and I LOVED every minute of it. FAST FORWARD to December 2021. The world is a very different place ten years later. While the show hasn't changed, with the exception of several line jokes, I found myself CRINGING over the way these AFRICAN characters were being portrayed. Needless to say, but back in 2011 I was NOT CRINGING over the depiction of these AFRICAN characters. I guess the saying "Hindsight is 20/20 " can have some merit.... Read more Read less

See it if and only if seeing a new dramatic play about a group of INTERESTING characters with unusual backgrounds makes you curious to know more.

Don't see it if you just don't find stories about normal people being put into unusual situations and having to figure out how to survive those situations.

Also While playwright Lynn Nottage wrote a five character play, there were actually sevven characters upon that stage in that play. Uzo Aduba and Ron Cephas Joes headlined a talented cast of actors. In addition the sixth cast member is Uzo Aduba's wardrobe that brought squeals of delight and wonder again and again upon each different costume change. And the Seventh cast member were the SANDWICHES each character creates as the plays progresses. I was immediately locked into the play from the moment it started until the flaming final scene. I was surprised to discover that I didn't look away from the stage for not even one second of this 100 minute show. DON'T MISS THE CHANCE TO SEE THIS PLAY!!!!... Read more Read less

See it if and ONLY if you are a TRUE FAN of David Byrne's music.

Don't see it if you have no idea who David Byrne is, never done drugs, and have never hung out with an "artistic group of people for hours at a time.

Also I likened the experience of the show to that of a acid trip even though I have NEVER dropped acid in my life. I was completely a BLANK slate as to what I was going to experience that evening in the theater. I had heard of David Byrne in the context of him being a member of the band Talking Heads and I was familiar with one of that band's biggest hit songs and the song which was featured in the show after havung seen the commercial for the Broadway show several times. Other than that, I had no idea what to expect. It was totally like stepping into a theater for the first time and there were all these weird people on stage and in the audience. While I applaud the show's musicians who joined Mr. Byrne for the whole show , as they played their instruments and danced in unison for the entire show, this was just "NOT MY CUP OF TEA" of a show.... Read more Read less

See it if and ONLY you love the magic of THEATER combined with the brilliance of freestyle Hip Hop.

Don't see it if you are not open to Hip Hop or free-style rapping and think that neither takes any talent to accomplish. If so, this is NOT the show for you

Also While I can APPRECIATE Hip Hop in moderation, I had never experienced free-style rapping. Well, I got an education that afternoon in the theater and it turned out to be a lesson I truly needed to learn. I came away with even more of an appreciation for the art form. BRAVO to Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Anthony Veneziale for such a creatively interesting show and theatrical experience. LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!!!!... Read more Read less

See it if you know any Temptations;s song. You are in for a wild ride and will be thankful for having climbed aboard for this fun musical journey.

Don't see it if you have been living under a rock for the past 61 years and have no idea who the Temptations even are.

Also I first saw the show back in the spring of 2019. More recently, I revisited the show in Early December 2021. I was pleasantly surprised that the show retained at least half of the original cast which I saw back in 2019. They and the show they put on were as magical as ever. I laughed and cried throughout the whole show despite having seen it before. This is the kind of musical Broadway was made for!!!... Read more Read less

See it if and ONLY if a modern social strife drama sounds like how you want to spend your evening in a theater watching it unfold on stage before you.

Don't see it if you are looking to escape the real world for an evening of theater because this is NOT an escape but an ambush.

Also Remember back innthe day when you would visit your local Blockbuster video store and perruse the isles of potentiol video tapes to rent for the evening. Well, remember when you made the mistake of choosing your movie by the picture of the VHS box instead of reading the box to see if you wanted to actually see that video taped movie. Well, in this instance, I was the one who chose seeing this play without really knowing the subject matter of what this play was all about. I can't blame anyone but myself for making that choice. That is two hours out of my life that I will not ever get back.... Read more Read less

See it if you are a fan of Stephen Sondheim, a fan of the show, or simply a fan of musical theater. Just SEE IT!!!!

Don't see it if you are not a Stephan Sondheim fan, not a fan of musicals, and not a fan of theater in general. In that case, move to Los Angeles already!!!

Also FULL DISCLOSURE: I saw the show the week Patti Lupone was out. Despite that issue, I was BLOWN AWAY by this production and by the Patti Lupone's understudy - Anisha Nagarajan. This production was amazing. LOVED the set and the staging. Despite having seen numerous productions of Company in my 33 years of living here in NYC, this staging was so inventive it was a whole new show for the very first time. I APPRECIATED that effort made sole for the benefit of the audience. If there was one glitch in this production, I would have to be the casting of Katrina Lenk. I LOVED here in the musical The Band's Visit, but in this production, she has the WEAKEST voice of the entire cast. That was a disappointing discover. anyway,

Don't walk, RUN to buy a ticket to see this production. You'll thank me later.... Read more Read less

See it if you are starving for some Irving Berlin magic in your dull boring life right now.

Don't see it if you are expecting to see a perfectly polished production. This is a gem, but more of a diamond in the rough than a sparkling emerald or ruby

Also I could not take my eyes off ensemble member Phillip Attmore as his charismatic demeanor was mesmorizing as well as he FANTASTIC footwork. Putting it in plain terms, "the boy can dance his ass off"!!! He was the reason I gave the show scch a favorable rating. If the show were re- worked, re-casted, re-costumed, it could have a decent run on Broadway. Any producers out there listening to my suggestions?... Read more Read less

See it if you are a die-hard fan of the TV series.

Don't see it if you NEVER wondered about the woman who wrote the book which the TV series was based upon and whether any of the stories were based in truth

Also FULL DISCLOSURE: I am a HUGE Sex In the City TV series FAN. And Lord knows, I have had a LOT of SEX WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THIS CITY and every other city I have either lived in or traveled to. That's just in my nature. This one woman show-presentation was not your typical one-woman show in that Ms. Bushnell in not an actress. However she does wonderful storytelling skills and so I will look past her lack of acting chops and judge her solely on her story- telling skills which she has in spades! LOVED her "clarifications" surrounding details about the TV series and her personal life and I was sitting on the edge of my seat for her revelations about which character was who in her real life. That information alone was worth the price of admission. Thank you Candice!... Read more Read less

See it if you are looking for a one-woman theatrical experience currently like no other.

Don't see it if you don't like FUNNY one-woman shows with a lot of heart!!!

Also I was TOTALLY surprised by the theatrical joy Sweatshop Overlord revealed itself to be. It's TITALLY a Covid Pandemic story that I want to remember for a long time. The people helping people story at the root of the play is pure theater at its best. THANKS for reminding me that there are lots of good people left in the world, even if they are on the other side of these United States!... Read more Read less

See it if curiosity got the best of you, but you were SMART enough NOT to pay full price for your ticket.

Don't see it if you think you're coming to see the definitive story about Diana but in a musicalized format you are sadly mistaken.

Also FULL DISCLOSURE: My friend got us free tickets to the show as I was personally determined NOT to see the show for free someway somehow. While I thought Jenna De Waal was PERFECTLY cast as Diana and had a POWERFULLY SKILLFUL voice any royal would die for, however the show was fighting against itself - on one hand to be TOTAL CAMPY-FEST and on the other hand to be seen as a legitimate Broadway musical. It's this internal struggle that ultimately was the downfall of the show and thus appeal for generating an audience.... Read more Read less

See it if you are a fan of Faith Salie of CBS Sunday Morning contribution fame.

Don't see it if CLEVER, DELIGHTFUL, and FEEL-GOOD and one-woman shows are not your thing.

Also Full Disclosure: I was drawn to this show because I am a huge fan of Faith Salie of CBS Sunday Morning contributions for the past 15 years. I was surprised by how comfortable she was standing on stage sharing with us her life's story. It seemed so natural and easy and that it allowed the audience to let down their guards and allow Ms. Salie to take us on her journey. Loved the story and its presentation. GREAT first outing for Ms. Salie's! You go girl!... Read more Read less

See it if the thought of Blair Brown, Edie Falco, and Marin Ireland sound like a powerhouse of actresses you want to see strut their acting chops.

Don't see it if a three-character play about a grandmother, mother and daughter played by Blair Brown, Edie Falco, and Marin Ireland doesn't interest you.

Also Only here in New York City can three powerful actresses be put on stage and allowed to call upon their acting skills to transport you, the audience, to someplace you never imaginedy ou would ever go, but were glad you got taken there. BRAVO Ladies!!!!! I'm so proud to be a theater-going New York City resident who was able to experience these ladies work their craft before me.... Read more Read less

See it if and only if you are STARVED To see actress Judith Ivey and actress Patty McCormick back on a New York stage,

Don't see it if and only if you were expecting to see Judith Ivey. She broke her ankle during the third week of performances and left the production.

Also While in college working n my theater degree, I read Paul Osborn's play and was not moved in any direction to actually see a live production of the play. I was ONLY drawn to see the play due to Judith Ivey being in the cast. At the performance I attended, her REPLACEMENT had taken on the role with script in hand. Needless to say, I was disappointed and that performance was like watching someone have dental surgery without anesthesia. I wish I had stayed home and cleaned out the lint taps in my apartment. It would have been more interesting than being there in that theater that evening. PERIOD!... Read more Read less

See it if you are fans of actress Victoria Clark and playwright David Lindsay-Abaire.

Don't see it if you believe that original plays of moderate success should never be turned into a musical version of it's self.

Also While I LOVED Victoria Clark as an awkwardly rapidly aging teenager and Justin Coooley as an awkward geek, and Bonnie Milligan as a weirdly disturbed aunt, I was disappointed to discover that the WACKY play (I first saw produced at the Manhattan Theater Club back in 2003 and loved) had been turned into a musical, which I turned out NOT TO LOVE. Ironically, the only thing I do remember about the 2003 production of the play was that I loved actress Marylouise Burke and actress J. Smith-Cameron performances. Oh well!... Read more Read less

See it if and ONLY if you wondered what a grammar school themed version of "There's Something About Jamie" would look like on stage as a musical.

Don't see it if you loved the Oscar award-winning film short based on the source material for the musical because it is NOT as PURE as that film.

Also FULL DISCLOSURE - I LOVED the1994 American short film. When I heard that the short film had been adapted into a stage musical I was skeptical, but interested in a finished product. The beauty of the 1994 short film was COMPLETELY lost in the "adaptation" of a film for the stage. While the lead actor Holden Wiliam Hagelberger was charming, I was bored by the fact that they used age-appropriate kid actors and NOT adults playing kids on stage. Oh Well! NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... Read more Read less

See it if only if you feel the need to support a new black playwright's voice making his New York debut on Broadway.

Don't see it if you are expecting a new black Tennessee Williams or Sam Sheppard or the next Lynn Nottage. Scott's got a voice, but I'm BORED by it!

Also Shakespeare sadi it best in his play king Henry, "Heavy the head that wears the crown". Keenan Scott II's debut on Broadway was bound to come with a lot of weight on it it has been YEARS since a new black playwright has his play debut on Broadway. Black theater going people like myself have all kinds of expectations we want to see up there in that stage that it was not surprising that I found myself being disappointed. While Thoughts of a Colored Man was way more ELEVATED than its counterpoint of the Broadway debut of Chicken and Biscuits, both were saddled with the burden of breaking stereotypical images of black people on stage and both failed in transcending those hurtful black stereotypes even though Thoughts of A Colored Man did a way better job transcending those awful stereotypes than did the play Chicken and Biscuits.... Read more Read less

See it if you are a LaChanze fan. You will NOT disappointed!!!!

Don't see it if you are unable to NOT APPLY modern standards to this play which was written before that Civil Rights movement of the 1960's.

Also I had HIGH EXPECTATIONS for this production's subject matter. I UNFORTUNATELY was unable to NOT APPLY modern racial mores to this play which was written before that Civil Rights movement of the1960's and it hung around my neck as I sat in the theater trying to like it. LaChanze was like a beaconing light that we just could help but be drawn to. Loved Simon Jones as well. I HATED the character of Al Manners played brilliantly by Michael Zegen. And Brandon Michael Hall's character was played with grace. I had hoped that there would be a 2021 spin on the material of the play, but it is forever locked in the time period of 1955 speaking aa a black person, none of us want to go back to the experience of the way black people were treated back in 1955 as opposed to 2021.... Read more Read less

See it if and ONLY if you are a fan of Wallace Shawn's writings or a fan of Lili Taylor. If neither is the case, SKIP IT!

Don't see it if you were expecting that entertaining banter of a Wallace Shawn play starring Wallace Shawn. He's NOT in this production of his play.

Also While I am a fan of Lili Taylor, this was not the correct theatrical vehicle for her talents. This play needed the man and the legend, Wallace Shawn. Well, to be honest, I probably would have dozed off even with the "great" Wallace Shawn up there on that INTERESTING stage set. I found the set design to be more interesting and attention keeping than the play. What does that tell you about how interesting I found the play. So, the ONLY reason I didn't get up and leave the play was because I didn't want to be RUDE to Lili Taylor. I couldnt' sneako ut of the play withouthe r seeingme leaving the theater and I didn't want to be rude to her during her performance. I put her feeling before my own and instead sat in that darken theater, hid my face behind the person sitting in front of me so that LiliTaylor would not see me sleeping and went to sleep. I awoke to applause at the end of the play. It was just another riveting evening in the theater, NOT!!!!... Read more Read less

See it if and ONLY if you are craving a live version of a Tyler Perry "black exploitation movie" come to life right in front of you.

Don't see it if you are expecting to see a witty black slice of life theatrical comedy for the 21st century because this "play" put the term LOW in low brow

Also As a Black American who live and attends theater regularly here in New York City, I was HUNGRY to see a funny, smart, well-written slice of life play about a black family on the stage before me in the THEATER! Instead, what I witnessed and experienced was some piece of crap that felt like it came right off the "chitlins" circuit and had only had been slightly updated for a contemporary audience. The thing I found even more baffling was that the UNSOPHISTICATED black audience members that were in attendance that evening were lapping it up like it was "gold" from the theater god himself Shakespeare. That made me more sick to my stomach than the disappointment happening up there on that stage in front of my sophisticated black-self. SIDE NOTE: I did find myself laughing at various moments, and when I did, I was ashamed of myself.... Read more Read less

See it if and ONLY if you feel the need to be "schooled" on the urban Black woman experience in the United States.

Don't see it if you were expecting a LICE stage production as this is an hour-long VIDEO presentation and NOT a LIVE stage production.

Also I arrived at the theater that afternoon and was IMMEDIATELY disappointed to discover that I would be watching a video instead of seeing a live play. After getting over that initial shock, I settled in for a different kind of experience that what I had expected. Of course I knew these characters up on that screen and felt, as only a black man could feel, like I was being lectured to instead of being invited to a much needed conversation. The "piece" was riddled with stereotypes and that put me off. After the first character's monologue, I was over the experience. From that first monologue, it went downhill at FULL SPEED. Needless to say, I refused to close my eyes as it crashed and burned. I counted each and every minute of that LONG seventy minutes until I would be free to up and leave that theater.... Read more Read less

See it if and ONLY if you are a huge Justin Vivian Bond fan or if you just like sitting inside the theater at St. Ann's Warehouse.

Don't see it if you were expecting a revelation moment like you experienced the last time you saw Justin Vivian Bond at Joe's Pubs YEARS AGO....

Also I had HUGE EXPECTATIONS and they were NOT fulfilled. It wasn't a bad show! I just felt NOT VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER as in I could see the "seams of the garment of the show" and what I wanted and expected with a Justin Vivian Bond show was to see a glittering styled fabric which would fill me with jealousy. Instead, I left the theater that evening feeling "CHEATED" out of the Justin Vivian Bond quality level of a show which I have become accustomed to experiencing. PERIOD!... Read more Read less

See it if you are starved for a New York theater experience. This is a good place to get your feet wet and back into the theater going experience.

Don't see it if you are looking for a FULL MEAL theater experience. NOTE: This is ONLY an appetizer, and NOT the full theater meal you are craving.

Also Having the burden of being one of the first theatrical productions to be performed in front of a live audience after the theater being dark for 14 months is a lot of pressure to put on the shoulders of any show. I had "HIGH EXPECTATIONS" for my first theatrical experience in 14 months. Unfortunately, Blindness left me "IN THE DARK". I can personally attest to being a part of some AMAZING experiences which I have participated in, in the dark, both inside theaters and in unnamed individuals bedrooms across this country, but my experience at the Daryl Roth Theater on Sunday was NOT one of those I will fondly remember. From the uncomfortable wooden chairs, to the WEIRD audience members getting up and leaving before the 70 minute "show" was over, It was one uncomfortable moment after another. If there ever was a need for a "theater talkback", this production surely fits this need. I would have asked one simple question, that being "WTF was the meaning of what I just experienced ?"... Read more Read less

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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