Boom (WYRD Productions)
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Boom (WYRD Productions)
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Boom (WYRD Productions) NYC Reviews and Tickets

81%
(127 Ratings)
Positive
87%
Mixed
12%
Negative
1%
Members say
Entertaining, Clever, Ambitious, Great acting, Great staging

About the Show

A solo performance that documents the music, culture, and politics that shaped the Baby Boomers (1945-1969).

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Show-Score Member Reviews (127)

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205 Reviews | 108 Followers
100
Thought-provoking, Riveting, Great staging, Entertaining, Absorbing

See it if you are excited about a unique theatrical experience about the baby boomer experience.Rick Miller a talented singer and commentator. Groovy!

Don't see it if you are not open to a multimedia meditation on the boomer years with songs, visuals, and personal stories of three unique people. I was!!!!!

276 Reviews | 47 Followers
97
Masterful, Great writing, Great staging, Great acting, Clever

See it if You want to experience excellence on stage: writing, acting, staging. A must-see!

Don't see it if You do not like one-man shows— though you will love this one! Read more

314 Reviews | 186 Followers
96
Entertaining, Masterful, Refreshing, Great staging, Great acting

See it if Solo show; World history of Baby Boomer 1945-1969; skillful use of multimedia; super quick change among tons of characters; voice magician

Don't see it if You’re not into fun history lesson; 2 hrs with 15min intermission; no obvious plot, but with smart twist & surprise; personal & intimate

159 Reviews | 20 Followers
95
Relevant, Must see, Great writing, Entertaining

See it if You like one man show that is,filled with historical content, told in a most intelligent way mixed with music from 1945-1970.

Don't see it if You are not interested in a fresh,but relevant perspective view of history.

253 Reviews | 45 Followers
95
One talented actor = 25 years of personal and common world history, Best concept idea / best writing / best staging / best performance, Best one-man show i’ve ever seen!!!

See it if You enjoy original well-written and performed one-man shows.

Don't see it if Seeing talented people perform is not your thing Read more

271 Reviews | 35 Followers
94
Ambitious, Intelligent, Clever, Absorbing

See it if You appreciate an imaginative performance by a talented artist. A fine review of history & culture in the Boom Generation. Very entertaining

Don't see it if Solo performance turns you off. You have no interest in the Boom Generation.

228 Reviews | 42 Followers
91
Resonant, Intense, Dizzying, Great writing, Great acting

See it if You can relate to the 40's, 50's and 60's, You like one man shows. You are interested in music, culture, history, and/or politics.

Don't see it if You can't relate to history, politics, and culture. You don't like one man shows.

144 Reviews | 110 Followers
91
Resonant, Great writing, Great acting, Entertaining, Clever

See it if Wow. What a ride....Rick Miller is a living time capsule. Boom is told from a Canadian baby Boomer point of view. Refreshing for us Yankees

Don't see it if If one man shows are not your thing and 1940’s- 1970’s history is not important to you. Read more

Critic Reviews (8)

Theatermania
January 15th, 2020

"Rick Miller's New Show Is Just OK, Boomer: Miller leads a multimedia trip across three tumultuous decades at 59E59."
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BroadwayWorld
January 16th, 2020

"See 'BOOM' at 59E59 Theaters-Rick Miller's Powerful Multi-Media Journey"
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Lighting & Sound America
January 15th, 2020

"People, places, and things rush by, forming a double-time parade that never pauses to allow anything to sink in."
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New York Stage Review
January 15th, 2020

3/5 Stars. "Writer-director-performer Rick Miller uses footage, pop music and numerous wigs to make his point"
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New York Stage Review
January 15th, 2020

3/5 Stars. "Multi-tasking Canadian star and Gen Xer Rick Miller channels baby boomers and their icons, in words and music"
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TheaterScene.net
January 22nd, 2020

"Covering the music, politics and social trends of the baby boomer age, Miller cleverly uses lights and projections in real time, making lightning fast yet seemingly effortless transitions between characters. His impersonations are as detailed and enjoyable as the characters he's portraying."
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Theater Pizzazz
January 15th, 2020

"So much information flashes by…that it's impossible to absorb it all, or to get much more out of it than a potted version of the times...Boomer or not…there's no avoiding the fact that, on purely technical grounds, you'll experience Rick Miller detonating an H-Bomb of talent in 'Boom.'"
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Front Row Center
February 21st, 2020

Score: 85%. "An interesting Canadian perspective of American events during the Baby Boomer years that leaves a dizzying exhausting effect and many questions and stories unfinished."
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