Curse of the Starving Class
Closed 2h 30m
Curse of the Starving Class
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Curse of the Starving Class NYC Reviews and Tickets

77%
(183 Ratings)
Positive
83%
Mixed
13%
Negative
4%
Members say
Great acting, Absorbing, Intense, Great staging, Thought-provoking

About the Show

Last produced in NYC by Signature more than 20 years ago, this new production of "Curse of the Starving Class" honors Pulitzer Prize-winning Legacy Playwright Sam Shepard, who passed away in 2017. 

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567 Reviews | 150 Followers
80
Great acting, Great writing, Great staging, Quirky, Ambitious

See it if Dysfunctional family w/ property value& poverty nipping at their heels attempt to lift their lot to the next level.Massive prologue collapse

Don't see it if Bleak take on breaking through any ceilings. The curse=her first period. Bacon frying lingering. That poor lamb. Vulgarian behaviours. Read more

179 Reviews | 19 Followers
79
Great acting, Entertaining, Absorbing

See it if you enjoy watching a dysfunctional family fall apart in front of you

Don't see it if you have a low tolerance for unloving behavior

81 Reviews | 15 Followers
79
Scatological, Intense, Raunchy, Thought-provoking, Great staging

See it if you want to see the work that launched playwright Sam Shepard into the stratosphere in 1976. It contains the DNA of all his work.

Don't see it if you're sensitive to scatological staging. This is raw. It's dark, very Shepardian, offering no redemption. It delivers an American theme.

162 Reviews | 169 Followers
79
Thought-provoking, Intense, Great staging

See it if You are looking for a play to make you think. You can dive into the symbolism and have a lot to discuss. Fantastic set and cast.

Don't see it if you like plays told in a mainstream fashion. This may not be something for all tastes.

123 Reviews | 8 Followers
79
Poignant, Thought-provoking, Resonant, Relevant, Absorbing

See it if The language of vintage Shepard, and the humor that shines, holds your interest with a cast (including the sheep) that's up to the work.

Don't see it if The possibility of a well-fed sheep doing what sheep do during a revealing speech will disturb you. Then again, can they do that on cue?

144 Reviews | 29 Followers
79
Intense, Absorbing

See it if You like being smacked in the face

Don't see it if You want something quiet

228 Reviews | 62 Followers
79
Quirky, Warning: naked young man (front&back) appears (welcome to old off-bdwy), Edgy, Maggie siff will be '45' in june, but looks much younger in play (not miscast, just too gorj), Great acting

See it if 20 yrs after its debut, CotSC is still relevant as the scammers go after the unwary (again). Worth seeing for David Warshofsky's perf as dad

Don't see it if If you don't like Sam Shepard plays but are curious, then U could do much worse. If U abhor stage nudity then skip. Gross ref's to animals 2

336 Reviews | 46 Followers
78
Intense, Great acting, Funny, Absorbing

See it if You enjoy great drama, laced with humor performed by an excellent cast. This is about a dysfunctional family trying to get ahead

Don't see it if You can't stand some really gross scenes

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