Everybody
Closed 1h 40m
Everybody
78

Everybody NYC Reviews and Tickets

78%
(176 Ratings)
Positive
81%
Mixed
15%
Negative
4%
Members say
Clever, Thought-provoking, Ambitious, Great acting, Intelligent

About the Show

Signature Theatre presents the world premiere of Obie winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' new drama, a modern riff on one of the oldest plays in the English language.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (176)

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142 Reviews | 37 Followers
75
Clever, Entertaining, Great acting, Great writing, Intelligent

See it if you love a morality tale shaken up with different actors playing different parts for each show.

Don't see it if you want an old-fashioned, well-made play that just lays there.

94 Reviews | 37 Followers
75
Ambitious, Funny, Confusing, Epic, Dated

See it if you want to see a modern epic retelling of one of the oldest plays. A fascinating and ambitious attempt at the most basic morality play.

Don't see it if a basic morality play with some confusing moments and many passages performed in complete darkness can bore you easily. Read more

416 Reviews | 190 Followers
75
Great staging, Quirky, Thought-provoking, Great acting, Entertaining

See it if You like unique staging and a new take on a 15th century morality play about death. Do we have to die alone? Interesting characters appear.

Don't see it if You like formula drama and want your ancient plays performed as written. Do not like the lead actor chosen at random before the play begins. Read more

184 Reviews | 17 Followers
75
Thought-provoking, Great staging, Ambitious, Serio-comical

See it if you can laugh at the prospect of man's final journey.

Don't see it if the subject of death is off-putting.

111 Reviews | 208 Followers
75
Entertaining, Ambitious, Funny, Surprising, Unusual

See it if you like modern interpretations of old morality plays, you like to be consistently surprised, you like unconventional staging.

Don't see it if you want a classic show performed on a stage, you want to see a straightforward plot, you don't have patience for satirical interpretation.

66 Reviews | 13 Followers
73
Clever, Quirky, Great acting, Thought-provoking, Resonant

See it if you want to behold a casting feat: 5 actors in any of 5 different roles selected via lotto during the show. Solid performances.

Don't see it if you don't care for heady subject matter and centuries old parables dealt with in a light, non linear way.

60 Reviews | 22 Followers
73
Intense, Thought-provoking, Slow, Ambitious

See it if you enjoy theater that breaks the rules and makes you think. You have to be open-minded. Also interesting insight into theater history.

Don't see it if you're looking for a traditional narrative. Read more

184 Reviews | 30 Followers
73
Clever, Great acting, Great staging, Edgy, Intelligent

See it if You've come to the end of your life and it's time to take inventory. Who are your friends, what are your values?

Don't see it if you don't enjoy theater that is different and forces you to take in what is going on around you.

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