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See it if You are attracted to famous and interesting people and have an interest in psychedelic drugs.

Don't see it if You don't like sitting for long periods and are easily bored. Act one is much better than act two.

See it if You like Irish domestic dramas with a lot of yelling.

Don't see it if You have difficulty understanding thick Irish accents.

See it if You are an old fashioned homophobe.

Don't see it if Unbelievable that this show could be produced in 2021. It is set around 1980 and seems to have the mind set of that time.

See it if You like cheesy nightclubs, rock music and hate Andrew Cuomo

Don't see it if Don't like conspiracy theories. The author of this play really hates Andrew Cuomo and uses it for the whole basis of a show. Odd topic for

Also a musical.

See it if you like the blues, and vivid descriptions of African-American characters

Don't see it if you don't like one person shows

See it if You are into macabre scenes emphasizing the day of the dead, surreal senseless emoting, and clichéd Mexican situations and folklore.

Don't see it if You prefer a plot that makes sense, characters that make sense, and good acting.

See it if You want some insight into how restaurants run. Great Acting.

Don't see it if You want light entertainment.

See it if You have a properly cynical attitude toward life and like clever lyrics.

Don't see it if You are looking for a serious discussion of the US justice system.

See it if A review of the music of Maury Yeston with no particular plot. Not quite Stephen Sondheim, but the songs are melodic and clever.

Don't see it if You don't like Broadway show music.

Also Could have had more songs from Titanic which I thought was his best score.... Read more Read less

See it if You truly hate the shows of Oscar Hammerstein.

Don't see it if You like the shows of Oscar Hammerstein.

Also A travesty of musical theater and an insult to the memory of Oscar Hammerstein.
With all the good shows that can't get produced how this one wound up on a stage is a total mystery.
The singers have no feeling whatsoever for the music, and the arrangements are so inappropriate (romantic ballads set to a samba rhythm) as to be laughable.
The intrusive projections seem to have been designed by and for children.
The "Moose Murders" of musical reviews.... Read more Read less

See it if If you like Marin Ireland.

Don't see it if You don't have superhuman hearing and are not intimately acquainted with Western North Carolina speech patterns.

Also I suspect this play has a poor story line, but I'm not sure because I could only get about 20% of the lines. The actors don't project at all and upstage each other constantly. At 2 1/2 hours long I was bored and frustrated.... Read more Read less

See it if You want an intelligent discussion of free speech issues

Don't see it if You want believable characters.

See it if You like vulgarity and superficial phony profundity.

Don't see it if You want to see real characters that make sense

See it if You like old fashioned psychological analysis.

Don't see it if You don't want to sit through almost 3 hours of psychological analysis

See it if You like plays about irascible old men.

Don't see it if You don't like plays that are too long.

See it if You like clever stories with surprising twists.

Don't see it if You are sensitive to contrived stories.

See it if You are satisfied with a word for word recitation of two quite long short stories.

Don't see it if You are sensitive to overacting.

See it if You like a clever semi-fantasy about topics in the news.

Don't see it if You want a play with an ending that is reasonable.

See it if You like trying to make sense out of incomprehensible Irish slang with some invented words thrown in.

Don't see it if You like clear stories and good plots

See it if You like a mysterious element in the story. Good acting.

Don't see it if You are easily confused.

See it if You like clever plotting and mild suspense.

Don't see it if You don't like slightly sinister suspense.

See it if You like a solid clever plot.

Don't see it if You are not interested in real estate or Chinese politics.

See it if You like art auctions. You like shows with audience participation.

Don't see it if You don't like gimmicks. You don't like shows that pander to the audience.

See it if You are interested in an intelligent discussion about gun control presented with a dramatic, compelling story.

Don't see it if You are unwilling to listen to well reasoned arguments against your position on gun control (no matter which side you are on).

See it if You want to learn a lot about the history of the Yiddish theater in America and attitudes in general about lesbianism.

Don't see it if You are not interested about the Yiddish theater in America and attitudes toward lesbians. You are offended by women kissing.

See it if You like solid old fashioned comedies of manners (although it is not really a comedy).

Don't see it if You want a lot of action. You don't want complexity.

See it if You really care about the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict. You appreciate good acting in a vacuum.

Don't see it if You are impatient about stories where you know the ending. You don't like padded, overly long shows.

See it if You want to be bored and confused at the same time. You like theatrical disasters.

Don't see it if You are looking for a plot,characters that make sense, laughs, and anything else that comprises a good show.

See it if You like the novel. You liked the production of Sense and Sensibility by the same people.

Don't see it if You don't like a lot of running around and yelling. You don't like changes made to the classics

See it if You like old fashioned folk music and singing. You are sentimental.

Don't see it if You like flashy production values and "with it" characters.

See it if You like opera. You are interested in current immigration issues. You like clever lyrics.

Don't see it if You are an opera purist. You don't like opera. You don't like complex, confusing plots.

See it if You like energetic young people jumping around pretending to be dancing to phony Russian music.

Don't see it if You like War and Peace or you don't like to be assaulted by flashing lights of various kinds.

See it if You like Hip-Hop

Don't see it if You don't like being blinded a regular intervals by various combinations of strobe nights or don't like rapping.

See it if you like clever and quirky stories.

Don't see it if you don't like silliness in your plays.

See it if You never saw this play and want the experience

Don't see it if you are tired in any way because it will put you to sleep. The subsidiary characters are difficult to tell apart and are very confusing.

See it if You want a different view of the US involvement in Vietnam. You like hip-hop.

Don't see it if You don't like hip-hop or are easily offended by profanity.

See it if You want to see how much social attitudes have changed since this play was written.

Don't see it if You want a contemporary, relevant view of sex, homosexuality. etc.

See it if You like slow, intellectual, but interesting theater. As with all Mint Theater productions the acting is superb.

Don't see it if You want a lot of action or drama.

See it if You want to really understand what it feels like to have obsessive-compulsive disorder. Nancy Anderson's monolog is a perfect description.

Don't see it if The other two monologs are not interesting.

See it if You want to learn the way "Client Centered" (Rogerian) psychotherapy works.

Don't see it if You are impatient. The first act is very slow.

See it if You like great tap dancing.

Don't see it if You want something particularly innovative.

See it if You like traditional solid big Broadway musicals with songs you know and walk out singing.

Don't see it if You really loved Zero Mostel's performance in the original.

See it if You enjoy extremely clever staging and use of sets and props.

Don't see it if Don't enjoy old fashioned plays or theater in the round.

See it if You like Restoration Comedy with its very complex literate language.

Don't see it if Don't want to listen carefully to the old fashioned language and rather silly plot.

See it if You like clever plotting and good acting.

Don't see it if You are bothered by unusual body shapes and coincidences