Chasing Happy NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (82)
See it if If you want a campy, fun, fluffy time. It’s GAY! It was over 2 hours, but, didn’t feel like it. It could’ve been cliched, but, had a nice
Don't see it if Little plot twist. There is an intermission. Venue allows you to see stage from any seat. It’s farce, but, it was fun, unless you’re anti- Read more
See it if in mood for love, a hopeless romantic esp in lgbtq theme. Has bonus affirmation lessons too. A talented & beautiful cast. Cozy set & venue.
Don't see it if not into love stories w/ a twist nor into straight plays (tho definitely not-a-straight theme lol), if offended by raunchy gay men scenes.
See it if Show that have laughs, funny and quirky. Just a fun show. About relationships. Really enjoyable this show.
Don't see it if Its over 2 hours does not feel like it.
See it if You enjoy silly, dumb comedy - I laughed out loud a lot
Don't see it if You need deep meaning or drama in your shows
See it if You like (mostly) light hearted theater. Comedy with lgbtq+ themes. Schyler Conaway is the standout star! Go see this just for him!
Don't see it if You want to see a musical or are easily triggered by talk about death. It’s mostly a light hearted show however & it’s a fun night out!
See it if You enjoy funny stories about gay relationships. The acting is very good.
Don't see it if You enjoy musicals and comedies. It is about 3 interesting gay men and there relationship.
See it if You like a story that is complicated and delightful. Good to look at too!
Don't see it if Gay relationships make you uncomfortable.
See it if You are interested in unusual family relationships. Super acting and casting lots of fun. Show moves around quickly.
Don't see it if If you are offended by no traditional family life.
Critic Reviews (6)
"No one would enjoy a return to the days of slick sex comedies more than I, but Chasing Happy will do little to advance the cause. Even the frothiest, most artificial romp needs to bear some resemblance to life as it is really lived. The people in Chasing Happy act like they were conceived by an old TV sitcom and not one of the better ones. They're artificial in the wrong way.'
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“Overall, and despite some lovely performances, neither the playwright nor director Alexa Kelly has been able to pull it all together into a clearly defined style of comedy, and so what we get is a mash-up of rom-com, sit-com, dramedy, and farce, along with a set of disparate characters loosely held together by a series of scenes, often well-written in and of themselves, but which fail to coalesce into a seamless whole.”
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"Chasing Happy," written by Michel Wallerstein and directed by Alexa Kelly, is a five-character comedy about a gay love triangle. It unravels like a pilot for a television sitcom that borrows characterizations from other sitcoms. Despite the efforts of a skillful, hard-working ensemble, the show never rises to the challenge of solid character development within a believable story. It was not a well-spent two hours for this reviewer.
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“The play is full of double standards...I will have to say though, that its heart is in the right place. You can tell that it was created with love, it was worked on with love, and it’s presented with love, and strives to espouse that feeling to the audience. It’s just too sugary and sappy to give any real sustenance.”
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“...a comedy full of exceedingly improbable behavior, overblown characterizations, jarring shifts in tone and contrived sentimentality.”
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"Chasing Happy is a romantic comedy, an untypical genre for the stage outside musical theatre. It’s such a fresh, refreshing break from the heaviness of drama or saccharine-sweet lightness of some musical comedy that it makes one wonder why the style isn’t employed more often by modern playwrights."
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