Dry Powder
77

Dry Powder NYC Reviews and Tickets

77%
(127 Ratings)
Positive
82%
Mixed
14%
Negative
4%
Members say
Great acting, Intelligent, Relevant, Thought-provoking, Funny

About the Show

The Public Theater presents the world premiere of a new comedic drama about the people shaping, and skewing, the American economy, starring John Krasinski, Hank Azaria, and Claire Danes.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (127)

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66 Reviews | 13 Followers
73
Great acting, Relevant, Slow, Thought-provoking, Intelligent

See it if you're into plays delving heavily into economic theories & hedge fund lingo.

Don't see it if you're not into the above.

133 Reviews | 35 Followers
73
Clever, Funny, Great staging, Entertaining

See it if A crackling and amusing take on the current financial world. Hank Azaria particularly good,well directed,

Don't see it if the financial world and its foibles do no interest you.

54 Reviews | 11 Followers
72
Great acting, Deja vu

See it if you plan on voting for Bernie Sanders

Don't see it if don't like Claire Danes

96 Reviews | 46 Followers
70
Great acting, Intelligent, Thought-provoking

See it if You want a great small theater feel, intelligent dialogue on current financial events, will make you think.

Don't see it if You want a light, fluffy theater experience!

137 Reviews | 122 Followers
69
Cliched, Thought-provoking, Disappointing, Overrated

See it if you are fascinated by income inequality issues; you just want to see the stars in the show

Don't see it if you need complex writing; you're interested in realism; you expect your playwrights and actors to do nuanced portrayals of real people

242 Reviews | 44 Followers
68
Cliched, Disappointing, Intelligent, Relevant, Good acting

See it if you enjoy bashing the 1% even if no new ground is broken.

Don't see it if you find 90 minutes of financial/investment discussion boring.

112 Reviews | 36 Followers
68
Original, Relevant

See it if You enjoy tension between finance executives or you want to watch Claire Danes overact her face off

Don't see it if You don't have a basic understanding of finance. The jargon gets to be a lot to handle and hard to follow

68 Reviews | 27 Followers
68
Banal, Disappointing, Cliched, Dull

See it if Are obsessed with the world of high finance, and are fans of Claire Danes, Hank Azaria and John Krasinski

Don't see it if You are looking for a creative plot or characters who are not caricatures

Critic Reviews (30)