Einstein's Dreams NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (55)
See it if You enjoy deep space science and want to see a quality musical about that topic!
Don't see it if You don't like science. There's a lot of science jargon (which I for one love) that may not resonate with everyone.
See it if you would like to see the romantic side of Einstein - you like small ensemble musicals - you aren't afraid of a (very) little bit of math.
Don't see it if you are easily confused - you want something bigger or with lots of dancing - you read the book and didn't like it. Read more
See it if Nice change of pace musical with just enough heft.
Don't see it if Hate a musical with no intermissions. Read more
See it if You are interested in Einstein or have read Einstein’s Dreams and want to see that as a musical.
Don't see it if You want a large musical with big production numbers. Read more
See it if You enjoy musical theater that makes you think. Excellent performances, direction and set.
Don't see it if The show has some definite high points, but as a whole it doesn't really gel. The characters never really come alive.
See it if Physicist conjures a Mother Time figure to assist discovery of his renowned epiphany.Great set with live music,song,choreo, and projections.
Don't see it if The Brain only clicks when he's snoozing in dreamscape; suggesting the connection to his theory to bend time was one only to meet her.
See it if you want Einstein set to music. An entertaining, ambitious production.
Don't see it if you prefer non-vocal drama
See it if You appreciate adventurous new musicals.
Don't see it if You want a traditional. musical only.
Critic Reviews (13)
"Einstein’s Dreams,’ Adapted and Muddled in a New Musical: Alan Lightman’s novel loses its charm in Joanne Sydney Lessner and Joshua Rosenblum’s show, which lacks a sense of a sure artistic voice."
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"In 'Einstein's Dreams,' a Young Albert Einstein Has Visions of Time and Love: Joanne Sydney Lessner and Joshua Rosenblum's adaptation of Alan Lightman's bestselling novel comes to 59E59 Theaters."
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"The New Musical 'EINSTEIN'S DREAMS' Makes Its Stunning NYC Premiere at 59E59 Theaters"
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"'Einstein's Dreams' would dearly love to do for relativity what Sunday in the Park with George did for pointillism, but I'm afraid that for the authors…deal with infinitely complex ideas in strictly musical comedy terms."
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"And an excerpt: Time flies in this quirky chamber musical. It also stands still, unravels backwards, and splits along multiple paths."
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4/5 Stars: "'Why isn't love as easy as physics?' wonders the great physicists, now turned romantic leading man.
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"Reichel's ultra-imaginative staging and the impressive score by Lesser and Rosenblum, which shows off the pair's consummate skill with everything from heartfelt ballads to quasi-patter songs, both prevent much of the more science-oriented material from becoming completely inaccessible."
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"'Einstein's Dreams' is an unusual musical which will linger in the memory like a piece of music heard in the distance or a faint perfume, while not answering all your questions about the early life of the famed physicist. It may even send you to search out a more complete biography."
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