A Walk With Mr. Heifetz NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (138)
See it if you like Israeli history,if you like pivotal lesser known characters in Israeli history, if you like being transported in time to a kibbutz.
Don't see it if you like plays that spoon feed you, if you are uninterested in the Israeli politics of the 1930's and 1940's.
See it if You want to know more about Heifetz.
Don't see it if History and biographical shows bore you.
See it if You know about the History of Israel in 1926 and have a understanding of what transpired and you understand Hebrew.
Don't see it if If you are looking for an easy understanding of what is happening between characters.
See it if You have an affection for all stories Jewish and WW2 -y
Don't see it if You are over easy tropes used to tell antiquated stories.
See it if you're interested in seeing great acting
Don't see it if you are not interested in the historical perspective
See it if You like character dramas; you love classical music, history, psychology, or exploring the depths of human experience
Don't see it if You aren't deep or contemplative, you don't care much for art or classical music or cultural or world history Read more
See it if Musicals are not your thing and a play with substance is what you are craving. Mr.Lochtefeld was superb .
Don't see it if A slow, finely acted bit of history is not what you wish to witness in your leisure time. To each his own, but it will be your loss !
See it if you like a bit of history, a bit of music, and some fine acting with a beautiful and moving story
Don't see it if you want something fast-paced or flashy.
Critic Reviews (12)
"Although it is not clear why the onstage violinist is needed, her presence and playing are more pleasant than Mr. Inverne's dialogue between the two men...Underdeveloped characters become conduits for a playwright's polemic...More docudrama than drama...'A Walk with Mr. Heifetz' does not allow the actors or the director to exercise their craft within the parameters of a satisfying dramatic arc that provides a cathartic resolution."
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"Well-intentioned but dramatically inert new play...It's all very high-minded, but, unfortunately, not very dramatic. The different accents of the two brothers interject a discordant note...There is a violinist whose occasional short passages were more of a distraction than an enhancement...Leynse's direction was unfussy...Primary Stages presented another that was more polemical than dramatic. While this play was a big improvement over the earlier one...it's time to seek a new direction."
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"It's a very talky, didactic play, each act involving two characters arguing over theoretical propositions in dry, matter-of-fact ways, more of a debate than a piece of theater...There's little palpable tension and no conflict...An excuse for first-time playwright Inverne to share his views - which can be intriguing - but he and Leynse have left out any hint of drama...Haubs speaks beautifully with her violin; unfortunately, there is not nearly enough of the Juilliard graduate."
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"All four cast members are riveting to watch, which is crucial considering that Inverne's characters do little more onstage than rail at one another - the variance doesn't seem to be in action so much as whether arguments take place outside or inside. Still, for a play that's simply a series of arguments, they can be compelling at times...The show's conclusions are rather pat, but as with Yehuda Sharett’s frequent walks, it can be more about the journey than the destination."
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