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See it if you want to see what a play should always be : a clever script and story, amazing actors who share and make us go through a lot of emotions

Don't see it if you want to see a musical, a slapstick comedy, if you want pure entertainment like a Marvel or Disney movie.

See it if You're interested in American History, and you want to see an good cast.

Don't see it if If you're a perfectionist. Dance, stage, voices, everything needs more precision and work.

See it if If you like mash up between 2 stories and Sherlock holmes

Don't see it if You hate one of the 2 original stories. Clearly you have to know both stories to really enjoy the show.

See it if you're looking for a beautiful family show with a good message

Don't see it if if you have no kids. This is a kids show, a good one.

See it if If you want to see a intimate magic show that gonna blow your mind, if you like close-up magic and card tricks. Best magic show in NYC.

Don't see it if You hate magic or if you like big illusion with music and big effects on stage like David Coperfield. This is close-up. But the best one.

See it if you want to see a clever adaptation of a Shakespeare's classic, if you want to see something different, new and ambitious

Don't see it if If you like classing staging, classing writing and classic way of performing. It's a modern adaptation with a modern way of working.

Also I spent the first 5 minutes asking myself " what the F*** I was doing here", because of the 2 actress talking at the same time, because of the weird way of performing and the distance from the original play.

And then.... They caught me. I couldn't blink. Once you accept the direction, the universe, the way they play, " Peerless" is brillant.

It's a free adaptation, so you have to let it go, to forget about everything you know so far and to trust the actors and the director.

If you do, you won't regret it. "Peerless" is a UFO, a bizarre way of seeing Shakespeare, but it's entertaining and refreshing, in a world where everybody try to copy what is working. Art is about taking risk., trying new things, New is good. "Peerless" is good.... Read more Read less

See it if you love Stranger Things, if you have a lot of 80's references, and If you want to support new creations.

Don't see it if if you're looking for a great musical with amazing direction and great acting. It's OK, it's watchable, but could had been much better

Also We were sitting in C204 and C205, and apparently the director never seated there when he directed the show because we missed a lot there. On a 2 hours show, we saw at least the back of the actors for one hour and we saw them playing behind a column for 30min.

The first act is way better than the second one, the voice and the music are not well adjusted ( sometimes we don't understand the lyrics), the choreographies are basics and the actors were sometimes stoped playing, to laugh together.

It's fun, watchable, but they still need to adjust and work more. It's not perfect.... Read more Read less

See it if you like intimate play with only 2 characters, if you love emotional dialogues, true story and bromance, if you want to see 2 great actors

Don't see it if If you want a show with dancers and singers, energy and pure entertainment. Don't see it if you want a blockbuster.

Also This is what a show should always be. It was powerful, funny, sad, beautiful and entertaining at the same time. A true masterpiece.... Read more Read less

See it if You've never seen a musical, if you like the perfect mix between acting, singing, dancing, comedy, and if you like shows with a message

Don't see it if you're homophobic and happy with that, if you only like classic and if you hate the fashion industry.

See it if you like Colin Mochrie, Improv, and you want to see a new kind of shows

Don't see it if you don't believe in hypnosis, if you're a big fan of improv, if you like Colin when he's with his improv team.

Also It was great to see Colin in real life. But I saw Colin trying to improvise with people who have no idea what they are doing.
It'c a challenge for him. and we see him struggeling for one hour ( there's 30 minutes about hypnosis at the beginning of the show).
Colin is alone, trying to do what he can with what he has.
There's no chemistry between him and the "people from the stage", neither between him and the hypnotiser.
in 1 hour and 30 minutes show, we see 5 sketchs. we smile, it's fun, but it's really far from what we saw from him on TV.

He's one of the best improv' actor in the world, but the show doesn't give him enough material.

too bad, I was really expecting this show. I'm gonna continue watching "whose line it is anyway" and laugh.

One last thing : He was using autotune when he was singing and he finished the song by saying :" In your face Brady !" well, Brady, at least, knows how to sing.... Read more Read less

See it if you like science, physics, and you have kids.

Don't see it if you watch a lot of science experience on social media, if you're more than 10 years old

Also It's not a show. It's a science class. It's a fun science class, but a class, not a show. There's no real writing, no direction, it's just a lot of experience made by a guy who loves science.

A show needs a character with a costume ( David Maiullo is dressed as if he was coming from his living room), a show needs a writing, a light design and a direction.
It gives the impression that he improvises all the time, like a teacher, he talks like us like a teacher, and he asks us to repeat...like a teacher.
He's a teacher, not an actor, and he's teaching us wonderful things, but there's no difference between this "show" and a good physic class.

It's funny and I learnt a lot of things, but I wanted to go to the Theater, not to school.
If he mixes his concept in a story, it will be amazing. For now, everything he showed us, I saw it in class when I was 15, or on Instragram.

So, without a "story telling concept", it's just a deja-vu, and doesn't bring anything new.... Read more Read less

See it if you love true story, excellent acting and if you want to see a pure and beautiful solo show

Don't see it if you hate solo show, if you're homophobic, if you only love fake stories and if you have no heart

Also The best solo show I've ever seen. In 5 minutes, Jade becomes our best friend and deliver a true story with a humanity, an open heart and simplicity I've never seen before.
What she does is beyond acting. it's her. It's her, her story, her feeling. she opens her life, her heart and her soul to open ours.

I smiled, I cried, laughed and I kept a big smile on my face for days after the show.
It's beautiful, pure, human, true. it's what art should be all the time.... Read more Read less

See it if you want to support new creations, if you have an hour to lose, if you've never been to the Pit-Loft, if you know the writer of the actors

Don't see it if you like puppets show or if you enjoy comedy with a good writing, and a real story

Also the synopsis says " The Rise and Fall of Jean Claude Van Damme is told largely through puppets". It's a lie.
There's only 2 puppets, and they are used 5 minutes in an hour show ( 3 times, and they do the same things)
the rest is 2 actors acting without any directions and sometimes without lights on their faces.

I was expecting a puppet show, with a lot of toys, or puppets to make something original, absurd and new. A tribute to the 80's and the 90's through JCVD.

I saw 2 actors playing, and who didn't make me laugh for an hour.

Very disappointed.... Read more Read less

See it if if you like entertaining shows, something simple, easy going and fun, like a good Disney cartoon.

Don't see it if you like deep shows with serious topic, if you 're looking for innovative plays, if you want to see something new in the Broadway world

Also 'Between the lines" is a Blockbuster movie, like a Marvel or a Disney : you know exactly what's going to happen, you guess this end after the first 5 minutes, and it doesn't bring something new in the Theater world. It's fun and entertaining, the music are good, the stage direction is really fun.

It's not a revolution.
There's no real story . I mean the story is : the characters are unhappy and they're going to be happy. But there's no real problem to solve ( except " how to get out of the book, and this problem is solved in 5minutes) except : how to be happy in our life.
The show is just an excuse to sing about love, imagination and books. That's it.

It's not Hamilton, Chicago, Moulin Rouge or Wicked. In 6 months for now, even less, I'll have forgotten this play (I already forgot the songs, they don't stay in your head).

This show is a sweet snack, a feel-good play that relax our brain for 2 hours.
it entertains you and it does it well.... Read more Read less

See it if you're really into American politic, satyre, and love provocative shows with a strong message , if you like the mix of genres.

Don't see it if If you want to see a comedy, if you hate endings that you don't understand, if you don't like when a play mix different genres

Also Very disappointed !
The cast is amazing, the set is beautiful, the direction is really really good.... But the Story ????? Really ?
What is this play : a comedy ? a tragedy ? a satyre ? a dark humor tragi-comedy ?

I don't know what I saw. I think I knew, but the last 5 minutes are so confusing. It's like the writer wrote his play, and 5 pages before endings said " wait... I forgot to shock and confuse the audience ! Let's do something "experimental" !!!".
Tracy Letts, we know and understand the message, and it's a good one. But the way of saying it would be better if it was genuinely spread all over the play instead of the last 5 minutes that leave the audience with disappointment in our mouth.

All the ingredients are there, but the recipe is not good.... Read more Read less

See it if you want to see a funny and original musical, if you love Shakespeare and New York

Don't see it if if you like classic and don't like parodies

See it if if you want to see a play that gonna make you cry and laugh, if you like powerful testimonials and love dance and poetry

Don't see it if if you want to escape reality and be entertained, if you don't like experimental shows.

Also I think this show would be great in a smaller venues, with more intimacy. it would be way more powerful and stronger. This venue is way too big. The text is amazing , the actress are very talented, but the venue doesn't match.... Read more Read less

See it if If you want to laugh, if you love the Monthy Pythons and British humor. It's impossible not laughing when you see this show. see

Don't see it if If you're serious, never laugh, if you're a boring person who only enjoy drama play that make think and cry.

See it if If you love music ! You'll learn some things, you'll sing and dance. This show is a MUST SEE !!

Don't see it if you don't like Motown, you hate music, you hate shows.. No, really, you have to see this show ! there's no reason not seeing it !

See it if If you want to see an entertaining show, if you loved the movie and if you want to see a show with your family

Don't see it if if you hate the Disney movie, if you love Abu ( the monkey is not in the show)

See it if You want to see a perfect mix between a musical and a classic opera, if you've never seen a musical in your life

Don't see it if You hate opera, if you hate musical, and if it's hard for you to focus more than 2 hours.

See it if You love musicals, greek mythology and modern adaptations of old stories

Don't see it if you hate the mix of genre and style, if you don't like musical and jazz.

See it if You love theater. Moulin rouge is perfect. Direction, songs, acting , voices : PERFECT ! The Best thing I've seen on stage in my life.

Don't see it if You hated the movie, you hate songs cover, you hate beauty freedom truth and love.

See it if You want to see one of the best show of all time

Don't see it if Just see it. The Lion king is one of the best show you'll ever see in your life. The story the voices the costums... everything is perfect.

See it if You loved the movie and if you want to laugh about death, if you want to see great singers and laugh for 2 hours.

Don't see it if You hate dark humour.

See it if If you like plays and movies about conspiracy theory.

Don't see it if If you hate conspiracy theory and fake news.

See it if you're a John Leguizamo fan, if you want to laugh a lot, if you are open minded

Don't see it if If you're a serious person without sense of humor, if you don't know any word in Spanish language.

See it if You want to see actors trying to show how good they are when they cry or yell, if you want to see a wonderful light design,

Don't see it if If you're looking for a good tempo, a good story and interesting characters, if you love western plays/movies

See it if you want to see a great show for kids, where kids AND adults have a wonderful time, with a great message and wonderful voices

Don't see it if you're afraid of puppets. Yes, that's the only thing I have to say because this show is really amazing.

Also Talking about disabilities to children can be a real trap. But they found the perfect balance to do a clever show, easy to understand for the kids, and with a message also strong for adults and teenagers.
My 2 kids (3 and 6) and I laughed danced and had a wonderful time. It's definitely one of the best show for kids that I've ever seen.

Because nothing is perfect, I may say that this show (because of the topic) should be subtitled for deaf and hard of hearing. This show talk about disabilities and should be accessible for everybody.... Read more Read less

See it if You want to bring your children to their first musical

Don't see it if you don't like clichés and story you've seen a thousand times.

Also "What's the definition, tell me the description..." of a story. A story is an issue. The problem is : the issue (the "terrible" choice the character has to make) happens almost at the end and is resolved in 2 minutes. So the story is just a little girl who wants a dog and complains about it during 45 minutes.

Moreover, the parents look like parents in the 80's sitcoms.

it's nice, it's OK. But there's nothing new. We've seen way way much better.... Read more Read less

See it if You love cliché, strereotypes, all lost in a writting that try to send a message and be funny.. without succeeded in it

Don't see it if You hate actors playing teenagers by making them speak like if they were 6 years old

See it if You want to see a wonderful funny interactive show for children and adults

Don't see it if You only enjoy big productions and if you are afraid of puppets

See it if want to bring your kids to a good musical with good singers and a wonderful message

Don't see it if You don't like actors playing animals without animal costumes

Also My kids loved it, and it was their first musical. They are 3 and 5 and they followed the story until the end. And now they do the show at home with their toys. So Congratulation. They loved it and they want to come back.

As a parent, I'm not totally agree with my kids. Yes it's a goo show, I had a good time and I'll tell people to come to see it.

But it's not perfect.

First : the show started late. With kids (who hate waiting and can be very impatient) it's not quite good.

The dancing is not good. The stage is really small so the actors can't really move. Too bad because they are good actors and singers.

I had a problem with the costume because It takes some times to recognize animals (apparently be a crocodile means be dressed like Prince). So it takes time to get used to this concept.

So it's a good show except for punctuality, dance, costumes.... Read more Read less

See it if You want to see a wonderful play in a play, if you want to know that there's not only "street car" and if you want to see 2 wonderful actors

Don't see it if If you hate Tennessee Williams, if you hate poetry and theater.

See it if You want to see great singers, a good production and direction and you don't care about lyrics, script and dancing.

Don't see it if You love musicals and want to see a masterpiece production.

Also The plot was so ambitious ! But the story seems like to be written by a 3 years old child.
Too bad because the cast is wonderful .... Read more Read less

See it if You've never seen a Shakespeare revisited before.

Don't see it if You want to see a professional production, if you love rock music, if you hate rock cliches

Also When I read "Shakespeare revisited with a live rock band" I was expecting songs during the scenes and the battles, a real rock opera of this play, not 20 seconds of rock music between each scenes, and no songs. There's no microphones, no lights, it's just a Shakespeare with characters dressed with "rock band T-shirt" with all the rock cliches. Very disappointing.... Read more Read less

See it if You like the book , love the movie, and if you want to see an amazing musical with a great cast and a set full of surprises

Don't see it if You've never loved the book or the movie

See it if You've never seen improvisation on stage

Don't see it if You're are a huge fan of improvisation

See it if You love opera and you want to see one of the best adaptation of this classic

Don't see it if You hate modern opera and you want to stay in the 18th century forever

See it if You want to see a good singer with a great voice a good light design, and if enjoy performance.

Don't see it if If you like stories, characters, good dancers and if you really want to see a rock show with good quality video.

See it if you love intimate play, natural actors and characters , and a wonderful philosophical thought about how and why we write.

Don't see it if If you like imaginary stories and big productions with a lot of action.

See it if you want to see one of the best show for children. Intelligent, funny, great direction great actors. You'll become again a child for 1 hour

Don't see it if you hate penguins stories. No, seriously, you have to bring your kids to see this show !

See it if You're fed up with "old school circus" and want to see something dynamic, new, and modern

Don't see it if for you , circus means "stupid clown" and performance that you've already seen an 100 times

See it if A clever show, pure , intelligent, and If you want to discover wonderful actresses .

Don't see it if If you have enough talking about the 9/11

See it if you want to discover great actors in a wonderful well written story.

Don't see it if nothing. go see it.

See it if You want to discover a "Louisiana version" of this Shakespeare, if you love banjo and street theatre

Don't see it if enjoy classic with ONLY a classic direction

See it if You want a philosophy thought about life and se a beautiful show with great actor

Don't see it if You hate philosophy and discovering new talent

See it if like me you love this play, you saw it a 100 times and you want to see it like you've never seen it before

Don't see it if You hate Shakespeare, and mix between old plays and new direction.

See it if You want to see a real original "walk by" show full of wonderful actors, singers and a real message about the danger of guns

Don't see it if you have a gun and don't want to change your mind