Come Back, Little Sheba NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (83)
See it if you want to see a well acted drama about a couple on the edge. It might seem over the top and dated. Still a classic and worth seeing
Don't see it if You just can't stand plays about an abusive and alcoholic husband Read more
See it if you like William Inge.
Don't see it if you need a proscenium and a comfy chair.
See it if You enjoy good, down-home dramas about the lives of ordinary folks just hanging out there trying to live their lives. That simple. Well done
Don't see it if If want to see a show that makes you laugh and dazzles your eyes. Not here. Life is not satisfying, at all. No way out.
See it if you want to go back in time and explore the 50's with a cast of fine actors
Don't see it if you don't want to sit on those uncomfortable chairs at The Gym at Judson.
See it if you want to feel the intimacy of this play, sitting as if in the living room.
Don't see it if dark, hidden subject matter from other times will not impact you, simply because they are more talked about in present times.
See it if You want to support Transport Group.
Don't see it if You have trouble with staging in long rectangle with seats on all sides. Hard to hear opposite end if you sit at either end. Read more
See it if you've never seen this show before and you want a really beautiful example of this classic play.
Don't see it if you can't handle a drama.
See it if Good acting
Don't see it if you don't like subject matter regarding alcoholism.
Critic Reviews (19)
"Kolinski is terrific...Mac Rae overdoes the blankness...She seems more catatonic than unhappy...With such intimacy between audience and actors, a little goes a long way, which is why the overdone physicality and occasional bit of shtick stick out so profoundly...Director Jack Cummings III does a wonderful job with many small and telling details...Even Cummings can’t help the plays from sometimes veering into melodrama. Powerful yes, but a bit dated as well."
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"The acting company is outstanding, with six actors of the company performing in both plays. As I saw both shows in one day, it was fascinating to see the differences in characterizations performed by Mac Rae, Patterson, Elless, Vickers, Cariani, and Jennifer Piech...In general, the performances might be adjudged as a bit 'over-the-top'...I suspect what might be called 'stylization' was the choice of director Cummings, and for me, this was a pleasure."
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"The emotional climax in Act II is extremely difficult to watch, but it also features the strongest acting...The show's themes are heavy, and the small size of the theatre and proximity to the actors increase the intensity exponentially. It is crucial to go into the show in the correct mindset. You cannot see this piece and expect to go about your day normally. It gets under your skin and makes you examine your own family, particularly if you grew up in the Midwest."
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