Everything’s Fine NYC Reviews and Tickets

78%

(25 Ratings)

Positive

88%

Mixed

Negative

Members say

Absorbing, Entertaining, Intelligent, Great writing, Funny

About the Show

A uniquely funny, touching, and surprising memoir for the stage.

Douglas McGrath tells the story of his life as a 14-year-old growing up in Midland, Texas – a town most famous for the disappearance, and the resurgence of “Baby Jessica.”

McGrath remembers the courtship of his one-eyed father and his mother, who worked at Harper’s Bazaar and became friends with Andy Warhol; and the story of an eighth-grade teacher who would change his life in the most unexpected way.

Show-Score Member Reviews (25)

Touching, Thoughtful, Entertaining, Funny, Masterful

See it if You get captured by masterful story telling. It is truthful, direct, engaging, relatable and uplifting. It’s a memorable experience

Don't see it if If you want a big production. This is simple and direct yet complete and meaningful. It’s not over the top or unbelievable.

Refreshing, Intelligent, Great writing, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if With Douglas McGrath wonderful acting & John Lithgow wise director, this is storytelling at its best, with a beautifully written script.

Don't see it if If you prefer a musical or large cast then skip this one.

Intense, Intelligent, Great writing, Absorbing

See it if If you enjoy solo performances which a well written and acted

Don't see it if If you prefer light musicals

Intelligent, Great acting, Entertaining, Clever

See it if A must see if you enjoy reading short stories in the New Yorker!

Don't see it if If you don't like one man shows.

Great acting, Entertaining

See it if You like 1 man /memoir monologues. He captures the tone of a14 year old boy but his tone of bemusement distanced us from caring too much

Don't see it if You want a big production , musical At 90 minutes it felt Long and Slow

Thought-provoking, Resonant, Relevant, Intense

See it if You want to get lost in a 90 minute engaging one man story telling by one of the best. Gripping writing that draws you in.

Don't see it if You are triggered by grooming experiences or don’t like hearing someone else’s story telling.

Clever, Entertaining, Ambitious

See it if you like one man shows and shows that are story based

Don't see it if you do not care for one man shows

Great writing, Entertaining, Absorbing

See it if Such an interesting, crazy story, beautifully written and performed

Don't see it if You don’t enjoy one-man-shows

Critic Reviews (8)

"You might be appalled but laughing, eager to hear what happened next while also dreading it"
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" 'Everything's Fine' shows how the deep need for human connection, when unmet, expresses itself in troubling ways."
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Douglas McGrath's solo show is in the tradition, stretching back at least to James Thurber, of warm, homey memoirs about growing up in a heartland America marked by eccentricity and mild grotesqueries. The operating words here are "homey" and "mild." Despite certain charms, Everything's Fine may a little too amiable for its own good and too diffuse to have much impact…. Everything's Fine ends up feeling like a rambling collection of anecdotes, characterized by a light-minded treatment that sometimes feel false.
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"It sounds like a blurb for a holiday-themed Hallmark movie, but it’s more than a little misleading."
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"Even if you don’t detect the irony in the title 'Everything’s Fine,' you likely won’t be prepared for the horror show that unfolds in Douglas McGrath’s deceptively folksy, charming one-man play."
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Actor/writer/director Douglas McGrath is a charming storyteller and his one-man show "Everything’s Fine" is a total delight. He tells the entertaining and poignant story of his eventful 14th year when he was in ninth grade but also describes life in his family of five growing up in Midland, Texas. His tale of darkest adolescence is also nostalgic and reminiscent of the problems of life as a teen. The title turns out to be ironic as it was an expression his father used before announcing there was a new problem.
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Douglas McGrath successfully holds forth onstage for 90 minutes with physical and vocal ease, enabling him to enact his unsettling tale in a compelling manner.
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"The size of the theater and the fact that McGrath often breaks the 'fourth wall,' talking directly to his audience, give this 90-minute, intermissionless work an intimacy and a charm that makes it appear more like a friendly, shared recollection than hard drama."
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