See it if Great concert version. Great talent. Interesting plot
Don't see it if You think Jonathan Groff should be heard but not seen.
See it if You're a fan of the performers or the score. Ana Gasteyer was a standout!
Don't see it if You don't like concert stagings or not a fan of the piece.
See it if you enjoy off-beat shows and are willing to try something different.
Don't see it if you are a fan of more traditional musicals.
See it if You're a big enough Jonathan Groff fan to see him in absolutely anything.
Don't see it if You haven't the patience for indulging this crap.
See it if You love new and clever musicals.
Don't see it if You think it's not a headliner (which it should be).
See it if you want to see an biographical musical with a great cast and a good score
Don't see it if You don't like the cast or are looking for a big production with a large cast and big song and dance numbers
See it if you like the wonderful lyrics of William Finn and excellent acting and vocals
Don't see it if you can't sit for 80++ minutes without and intermission or have issues with medical or gay themes.
See it if great actors, soundtrack is entertaining and hilarious, interesting and unique musical
Don't see it if the plot is a little confusing, if you aren’t familiar with Finn’s work may not be as enjoyable, also no staging and costumes
"The production under Lapine’s direction, with musical direction by Chris Fenwick and new orchestral arrangements by the one and only Jason Robert Brown, may have been small in scale, but it was huge in its emotional scope. It’s safe to assume that all attendees left the theatre with newfound appreciation for life, music and love. It was pure bliss."
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"All fall a little short in giving their characters the quirkiness that Schwinn and Finn surely see in them, though. There are opportunities for each of those roles to be quite funny, which these actresses didn’t entirely find...At the end of the day, though, 'A New Brain' is all about the music, and this cast delivers it thrillingly"
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