Clever Little Lies NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (82)
See it if An amusing story about marriage in our times will entertain you.
Don't see it if You live in a fairytale world that doesn't include the possibility of non perfect marriage !
See it if you like marlo thomas and a good story with a twist!
Don't see it if your marriage is on the rocks.
See it if An enchanting play with engaging flawed characters, timeless topic and enlightening insights. A fun off-Broadway getaway.
Don't see it if If you do not like intellectually funny plays.
See it if You love Marlo Thomas...she was on point! Terrific casting. See it also if you enjoy stories about the tangled webs we weave.
Don't see it if Take issue with topics related to infidelity and open discussions about sex. FYI: Leave the kids at home.
See it if want to see a very well done play, that is both humorous and serious at the same time.
Don't see it if you don't like plays.
See it if Just to see Marlo Thomas, is a delight.
Don't see it if You don't like racy, four letter words.
See it if you want to see an interesting story with a great cast. A must see if you're a Marlo Thomas fan
Don't see it if you're not a Marlo Thomas fan
See it if You're a fan of Marlo Thomas & enjoy sitcom style shows about relationships. The jokes are funny & plentiful & you care about the characters
Don't see it if You're looking for something meaty. This is a light show but it does explore some serious themes and has a nice message about marriage.
Critic Reviews (37)
"Director David Saint makes the whole greater than the sum of its parts...Writer DiPietro' s structure may be conventional, but its execution is flawless. Plot developments follow each other like links in a chain, liberally greased with humor to move them along. It combines humorous fluff with substantial emotion. Its seemingly opposing aspects don't diminish each other. In fact, they complement each other. Not an easy thing to pull off."
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"The physical comedy is subtle and effective, but is over-the-top in just enough places to keep the laughter going continuously. Though one can hardly call the comedy of 'Clever Little Lies' 'smart'—it is more vulgar than anything—Saint employs many different tactics to elicit laughs from his audience...'Clever Little Lies' is a light-hearted romp which keeps the audience in stitches."
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"What is that sixth sense that women possess that tells them something’s going on? It couldn’t be more in tune than in this hilarious new comedy by Joe DiPietro...Director David Saint drives the humor to propitious proportions with this talented case of four in 90 minutes with no intermission."
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"This 90-minute, no-intermission show will not only make you burst into laughter (some audience members were laughing after every line), but will allow you a window into the compromises we all make and the humanity it takes to make them. With a strong cast and humorous script, 'Clever Little Lies' tells a simple story with touching message. It's well worth your time."
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"'Clever Little Lies' is a comedy of the crisply-paced, well-made, sit-com variety that used to appear in New York almost every year. It’s lovingly directed, elegantly designed, nicely cast, includes a popular star (the redoubtable Marlo Thomas), comes well stocked with zingers, makes room for pathos, and offers the kind of amusing postprandial entertainment tired businessmen and their wives (or mistresses) always used to flock to. It was my guilty theatre pleasure of the week."
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"The most shocking thing about Joe DiPietro’s 'Clever Little Lies' is that here’s a new comedy with no shock value. DiPietro is so clean that it’s refreshing..He’s at his best when keeping us in the dark about whether the tale being told is real or one big ballsy lie."
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"For much of its 90 minutes, 'Clever Little Lies,' plays like an old-fashioned comedy for the Social Security set. One of those comforting plays that promises easily soluble problems...I don't think the twain of broad comedy and mournful sentimentality ever meet, dramatically speaking. The play's closing image, though, is quite touching, suggesting in a picture the ups and downs of marital life much more vividly than did the many words that preceded it."
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"In 'Clever Little Lies' every line hits hard. Playwright Joe DiPietro has no mercy as he portrays a cheating husband whose child-obsessed wife coddles her baby with the new-age spirit and energy that make parents dreadful company these days...DiPietro's wit bleeds from his pen, and despite the fact that adultery is in the spotlight, most of the play forces you to guffaw until your lungs hurt and you're battling for a gasp of air."
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