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See it if You are a Malloy fan. Some of the songs are reminiscent of Great Comet

Don't see it if You are impatient with musicals

See it if Open to visceral, immersive theater. And if you are a Cillian Murphy fan! Performance of a lifetime

Don't see it if Looking for linear plot and more deliberate pacing. Very loud and a bit overproduced

See it if You enjoy immersive theatre

Don't see it if If classic musicals are sacrosanct

See it if Immersive theatre delights you

Don't see it if If you are not familiar with the source material.

See it if You want some Beckett without the spoonful of medicine. Funny without trivializing the weighty issues

Don't see it if You like your Godot with celebrity actors. This is more in line with original intent than Sir Pat Stew & co’s comedy

See it if you have an interest in Irish history and theater

Don't see it if You have little tolerance for accents or rambling family dramas

See it if You love Stoppard, James Joyce or great acting

Don't see it if Realism and subtlety is more what you like

See it if You’re anxious to add to your McDonagh library and the set design is fabulous. There’s potential here but ultimately disappointing.

Don't see it if Impatient with thick accents or you want to stay with McDonagh’s better plays. This is a B effort

See it if If you want to be challlenged

Don't see it if You hate the word Beckettian

See it if Want to see a lead actress's profile in courage. Nothing else of worth here except the onstage musicianship

Don't see it if Value your time. This is a complete disappointment considering who is involved (looking at you DB).

See it if You enjoy something completely different. This is an electro pop opera that is truly a spectacle in the positive sense of the word.

Don't see it if The literalness/literariness of the lyrics will bother you. The characters refer to themselves in the third person & this can be distancing

See it if You enjoy dark humor and if you are patient with broad accents and stagy Irish characters

Don't see it if You are squeamish or if the Quiet Man is your favorite movie

See it if You have an interest in how pop culture frames conversations about larger issues in life

Don't see it if You have no interest in Batman

See it if If you haven't added this classic musical to your bucket list. Beautifully staged and a trip to Lincoln Center at that. Much better than TSq

Don't see it if If you're not wearing waterproof mascara. You won't have any make up left after the March of the Siamese children

See it if You want to see a better version than the Broadway one of ten years ago

Don't see it if Lots and lots of unfinished sentences bother you

See it if If you want to see Gabriel Byrne at his finest

Don't see it if A show longer than 90 minutes no intermission isn't for you

See it if If you are interested in classical theater

Don't see it if If you are impatient with character and plot setup

See it if You’re a HP fan, of course, but it stands on its own as a theatre accomplishment

Don't see it if Looking for high fidelity to the HPverse. This is more about loving the theater

See it if You are interested in Irish theatre, any theatre in fact. Rarely staged play. O’Casey’s first & relevant today with its nationalist theme

Don't see it if Accents and/or melodrama aren’t your thing

See it if Want a little boost in the Christmas spirit. Beautiful staged and the carol singing is lovely

Don't see it if You can’t take a little sentimentality in your Christmas cup

See it if You have a checklist of Irish masterworks that needs to be completed

Don't see it if You’re impatient. It’s very talky and it can sometimes feel a bit long

See it if You’re a romantic

Don't see it if One person show is not your thing

See it if You’re interested in coming of age stories, everyone's, not just your own

Don't see it if If you find teenage angst a bit tiresome

See it if You don’t want to miss a chance at a classic Lerner and Lowe with an update that GB Shaw would have condoned

Don't see it if You can’t look past the Audrey Hepburn Eliza Doolittle

See it if You are interested in an early work by a genius playwright always experimenting with narrators and their storytelling

Don't see it if You don’t like accents and experimental language and movement

See it if Love Mark Rylance

Don't see it if If you are inpatient with period pieces

See it if If you are familiar with the expressionism of this rarely produced O'Neill play. Creatively staged

Don't see it if You like your plays more literal

See it if You want to see spectacle

Don't see it if You have little tolerance for repetition. Although the stars worked very hard & were obviously talented, this was too familiar and overdon

See it if If you have the slightest interest in what all the buzz is about

Don't see it if I can't think of a single reason why someone should not go

See it if If you're interested in classic comedy and origin stories for the great comic characters in theater

Don't see it if Have no patience for mistake identity stories

See it if If you are interested in the lingering Troubles in Northern Ireland

Don't see it if If you like current rather than past action

See it if You're adventurous and have a broad definition of theater

Don't see it if You don't like to wear masks

See it if If you want to see a classic in a new (smoky) light

Don't see it if If you don't care for Philip Glass