Cagney

See it if you love Cagney or tap. Bio is well told; you'll come out respecting JC. Best songs are Cohan's. A hard-working cast in a hard-working show.

Don't see it if you dislike bio-based shows. Fairly fluffy, but strong voices and lots of costume/wig changes. Well-intentioned crowd-pleaser. Over-mic'ed.

See it if You like delightful old-fashion musicals. Beautiful music. Skillful staging/acting/singing/dancing. Informative, absorbing & interesting.

Don't see it if Act 2 spends a lot of time with dancing (great dancing for sure)But it distracts from the flow of the story. Some of that could go to act 1

See it if you have an interest in old hollywood or enjoy bio-musicals. The small cast is excellent and juggles multiple roles effortlessly.

Don't see it if You want to see something with more of an edge, aren't interested in true Hollywood stories.

See it if you like the actor. You learn a lot about him in the play.

Don't see it if you don't like his genre of movies.

See it if Weak first act, strong second act. Great dancing. Decent show, worth a view for the right price.

Don't see it if You have no reference point for who James Cagney was.

See it if You would like a cheerful evening of song and dance, with some insight into the ups and downs of Cagney's life.

Don't see it if You want to be blown away by something more dramatic or a larger production.

See it if you like your musicals old-fashioned, uplifting & patriotic w/o much depth; you want to see Robert Creighton in a role he was born to play.

Don't see it if you have no interest in one of Hollywood's great leading men; you expect to learn more about Cagney than you can from his Wikipedia page.

See it if Robert C cab do it all dance, sing etc

Don't see it if unless you just want to see what the old days were all about

See it if you want to see stellar performance by a leading man, curious about Cagney's story, enjoy small scale musicals

Don't see it if you're expecting a large musical, want to find out more detailed info about Cagney's life, don't enjoy superficial treatment of story

See it if you want to see some exciting tapping and another great performance from Robert Creighton.

Don't see it if you're sick of conventional musicals that make sure to hit all the right story points but don't seem to have much to say along the way.

See it if You have some familiarity w/Cagney's films. You enjoy vaudeville. You like tap dancing. You want to be entertained by a fun cast.

Don't see it if You don't know anything about Cagney. You don't like vaudeville. You don't like tap dancing. You want a more serious musical.

See it if Alot of tap dancing, Early age in Hollywood, everyone, have to sing, dance. Tells his story to Hollywood.

Don't see it if You did not like the early age Hollywood.

See it if you're a fan of James Cagney's, Old Hollywood, biopics, and/or tap dancing.

Don't see it if you'd rather not sit in an audience surrounded by senior citizens or if you're just not a fan of song-and-dance men.

See it if You are a big Cagney fan.

Don't see it if Even if you ARE a big Cagney fan I'd recommend not seeing it -- see his movies instead. He was great. This feels amateurish.

Also First act was long and slow and didn't have enough dancing. Second act had better songs in it and more tap dancing.
They used the five actors very well. With the excellent costume changes it was easy to tell who they were supposed to be in each scene. NOT always the case when actors play multiple roles. And they made good use of a simple set to depict many situations.... Read more Read less

See it if Enjoyed James Cagney as performer. Tells about his life and his career.

Don't see it if Like serious shows

See it if You love great acting by a talented cast, the story of how Cagney became big, and tons of singing and tap dancing

Don't see it if You only prefer modern musicals. But this is seriously great and belongs on Broadway.

See it if You like shows about Hollywood

Don't see it if If don't like bio shows

See it if you are interested in the life of Cagney; you enjoy tap dancing and pleasant musical numbers; you enjoy a smaller venue than Big Broadway

Don't see it if You don't like old fashioned musicals about well known entertainers; you hate tap dancing; you prefer big budget Broadway style musicals

See it if want to see a great talent in an entertaining role

Don't see it if you're dead

See it if You have fond memories of the Cagney tough guy movies and want to learn the back story, or you saw it at the York.

Don't see it if You want a big musical

See it if you're interested in Old Hollywood, like small charming musicals, are looking for light entertainment and great tap dancing

Don't see it if you want to wait for a Broadway transfer with a full scale production and cast. The set looks cheap and actors play multiple roles.

See it if Terrific tap dancing, the kind you rarely see in shows anymore. Entertaining,, with a lot of stuff I never knew about Cagney.

Don't see it if The story didn't go into things too deeply, and got some things wrong. I didn't love the score.

See it if you like tap dancing and true stories about legendary hollywood actors which started on te streets.

Don't see it if you do not like tap dancing or are interested in more dramatic stories.

See it if you want fun entertainment and to learn more about how impressive Cagney really was.

Don't see it if you don't like musicals or think they should have a grander setting.

See it if you enjoy old-school musicals with dance numbers that will leave you catching your breath. The entire cast is phenomenal.

Don't see it if you hate America.