Emojiland: The Musical NYC Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (209)
See it if If you love excellent theatre. Don't let the Emojis turn you away. The show is brilliant.
Don't see it if If you can't get past the idea of Emojis.
See it if you enjoyed Be More Chill or enjoy the talents of the AMAZING cast. You love cute and cuddly characters and beautiful production values.
Don't see it if you disliked Be More Chill as being campy and boring, you don't like non-human characters or don't want to have a good time. Read more
See it if you want to see a Broadway show at off Broadway prices
Don't see it if you don't like silly, serious-ish, fun musicals Read more
See it if you want an evening of pure fun with a talented cast, great songs, great voices, never a dull moment
Don't see it if you don't like musicals or you only enjoy traditional musicals
See it if THIS is the Avenue Q for Gen Z. Like a passion project miraculously given the green light. Nothing squandered, all talent played to the hilt
Don't see it if ur a bored fatalist insisting pop culture can’t rise above mediocrity; unfamiliar w/ emojis' utility as nonverbal cues (reducing ambiguity, Read more
See it if you know what you are walking into. This is not a show for everyone. This is like Be More Chill. Read the more to say for info.
Don't see it if you are not into technology or texting with emoji's. Read more
See it if You liked Sponge Bob. You have a zany sense of humor.
Don't see it if You are over forty. Read more
See it if Want a great time for the whole family
Don't see it if You don't have a cellphone
Critic Reviews (11)
CRITIC’S PICK. "There’s a Rom-Com in Your Phone. With Music: Everybody’s on hand, from a variety of Smileys to Nerd Face, and from Princess to Pile of Poo."
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3/5 Stars "With 16 musical numbers, dozens of characters, three main plot lines and a running time of well over two hours, it's a case of more-is-way-too-much, especially since the cyber-silliness isn't that well scripted. Thankfully, its...analog performances prevent the show from crashing."
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"'Emojiland' Asks, Is It Really So Great to Be Alive?: Keith Harrison and Laura Schein wage war on nihilism inside an iPhone in their new musical at the Duke on 42nd Street."
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"New Faces of 2020 Threaten The Status Quo in 'EMOJILAND'"
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"Whether there is an audience for a show focusing on the emotional torments of smiley faces and princess images remains to be seen -- but, with its cheerful children's-theatre atmosphere and jokes sorely in need of updates, I was more than ready to unplug by the time the finale arrived."
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"The eye-popping new musical 'Emojiland' is set inside a smartphone, but it turns out the digital sphere of emoji, GIFs and apps isn't so different from the human world."
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4/5 Stars. "A delightful new musical takes us behind the screen of our smartphones."
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"The dynamic Lesli Margherita is part of a lively cast including Ann Harada as Pile of Poo in this drawn out brassy musical comedy where laughs are scarce."
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