Everybody NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (176)
See it if you like to think, laugh, and see original theatre. See it if you like wonderful writing, acting and direction!
Don't see it if you only like broadway musicals
See it if you'd like to see a successful attempt of an experimental theater concept.
Don't see it if you wouldnt enjoy twisting your upper body from your seat to keep up with the action.
See it if you enjoy theatre that is deep, and incredibly universal. This piece is brilliant on so many levels - one of my new favorites.
Don't see it if You can only appreciate conventional, lighthearted theatre. This is certainly new, and so very refreshing.
See it if you think you've seen it all. You've likely never seen a show quite like this. The method of storytelling is fresh and not formulaic.
Don't see it if you don't like to be preached to (heavy moral here about how to live life) or have a bad neck (the action happens all around you). Read more
See it if you love innovative thought-provoking theatre. You will think about it for weeks afterwards.
Don't see it if You don't like plays that remind you of your own mortality.
See it if you like to be surprised by theater, want to see a very clever update of the medieval play EVERYMAN, r open to considering the big questions
Don't see it if u prefer a more conventional evening in the theater, don't like working a bit to figure things out, either personally or w/ an audience.
See it if You want to see a unique play with many visual effects.
Don't see it if You are afraid of confronting Death.
See it if you want to experience a quirky take on "Everyman." It's creatively stage and directed and very well acted.
Don't see it if you are not willing to go with the flow of a modern spin on an ancient play and don't want to watch someone realize the true value of life.
Critic Reviews (37)
“A fun and breezy new play…Not that this is mindless fluff, but there's a tad of zaniness here and there, involving meta-theatre moments…If Love doesn't actually save the day at the end, he does provide amusement by showing how he gets his kicks by humiliating people…In director Lila Neugebauer's slick and irreverent production, Jacobs-Jenkins seems content with riffing on old-time religion by replacing the fear of God with the humorous acceptance of life's disappointments."
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"The first surprise is how Jacobs-Jenkins approaches the material so playfully, in such good humor, without being in any way derisive of it…'Everybody' sends a message we all need to hear, especially in these fraught times: What are you expending your life on? Does it really mean something? If not, why are you doing it?...These are weighty matters, indeed, yet there is nothing preachy or sententious about the text or Lila Neugebauer's delightful production."
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"With the help of Director Lila Neugebauer and eight versatile actors, 'Everybody' manages to be a very much 'now' production...There's no denying that this is all very clever and audience involving...It should be said, however, that this whimsical sort of satire isn't everyone's coup-de-comic-riff. For this viewer the humor ran thin early on, picked up with Burke's arrival, but ultimately left me less satisfied with 'Everybody' than the author's previous plays."
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"What can a fifteenth-century morality play say to twenty-first century audiences? 'Everybody,' Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins' take on the Medieval 'Everyman,' makes an earnest but not quite successful effort to communicate the play's message, one that boils down to one sentence: Everyone dies and has to make an accounting with God...Although a tad too long and obvious, 'Everybody' is a rich theatrical experience."
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"Playwright Branden Jacob-Jenkins has a deft touch for contemporary discourse, allowing the dialogue of epic characters to land with humor, poignancy and depth. Supported by a tremendously talented ensemble under the wonderful direction of Lila Neugebauer, Jacob-Jenkins reminds the audience that there may come a time where their life choices are called into question...'Everybody' is a truly insightful and thought-provoking play which should not be missed."
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"It’s a meditation on life and death to be sure, but for much of its 95 minutes, it’s also a pretty raucous comedy that can remind us just how foolish, selfish, and childish people can be...Executed superbly by director Lila Neuburger...As much as I enjoyed most of the play, it can feel long even at 95 minutes...But there’s no denying that Jacobs-Jenkins isn’t just anybody; he’s a playwright with a unique voice that begs listening."
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"This ensemble is consistent and tight, and soon we forget about who is whom and simply follow the tale. The tale itself turns out to be unremarkable, which is disappointing. There comes a point in the narrative where the entire journey collapses under its own weight...Elements feel unnecessary and border on being gimmicks...They only serve to make the piece too clever by half and thus dilute the proceedings."
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"The casting seems a gimmick, but, thematically, historically and meta-textually the choice is a canny one...The cast are all remarkable...Directed expertly by Lila Neugebauer...The result is a rare play that uses theater, both its history and its practical reality, to make theater. Though it risks becoming a 'theater in-joke,' I contend 'Everybody' may be all things to all people, but I can't imagine anybody not enjoying themselves and thinking a lot about it after they've been ushered off."
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