Fire NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (54)
See it if just see it!"Attention must be paid" to the Triangle Fire. This well acted take on the story needs to be seen.
Don't see it if the scenes which unnecessarily jump back and forth in time will make you crazy. You are looking for a fun evening.
See it if You enjoy seeing an ensemble cast play multiple roles beautifully in an interesting space with an interesting subject.
Don't see it if You need a completely linear plot and can't deal with women playing men. Some mildly confusing moments aren't explained till the very end.
See it if Well acted portrayal of workers and events . Excellent cast throughout.
Don't see it if Uncomfortable seats and too cold venue interfere with your watching excellent performance. Actors playing multiple roles sometimes confusing
See it if You are interested in this tragic event or seeing stories about historical moments in our country. It is well done.
Don't see it if You don't like people playing multiple parts, or if you prefer a linear story.
See it if You want a look into several lives involved in the fire
Don't see it if You want to be amused
See it if You r interested in a dramatic retelling of the Triangle Waist Co fire in 1911. Due to the lack of fire safety equipment, over 140 died.
Don't see it if You expect a happy ending. You do not care about the struggles of immigrants. Read more
See it if actors playing several roles is your thing; you don't know of the tragic event; ambitious staging in a small black box space turns you on.
Don't see it if loads of narration, pretentious dance breaks, sloppy staging, and scripts that ask actors to accomplish way too much bogs you down.
See it if A great and talented group of actors who take us to the 1911 Fire in NYC tells the story of love and loss among the workers of the factory.
Don't see it if The writing is clean and efficient without compromising the characters or the story. Pacing and direction make this a great night of theater
Critic Reviews (4)
“The playwright uses a clever arc of development to unfold the various stories...The cast members’ exquisite talents along with the director’s acute skill in shepherding them toward the inevitability of horror, keep us enthralled, throughout...Every element of this production shines unified coherence...This memorable production will touch the hearts of those who see it, one that native New Yorkers should never forget. Most significantly, 'Fire’s' currency for today is unmistakable."
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“It would be an engaging portrait of immigrant life during the Industrial Revolution, with everything that entails, even without that superb capstone of a final scene...Thanks to a talented cast and a carefully layered script, ’FIRE’ achieves a haunting transcendence for its characters. But for the audience, left to mourn the tragedy, ‘Fire’ is a searing reminder of a historical event that should never be forgotten.”
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"This fictional account is highly compelling as directed by Benjamin Viertel...Instead of a play that should move us to tears, everything seems disconnected and some of the factual evidence is wrong...The actors take on multiple roles and are quite impressive, especially Lauriel Friedman and Stuart Zagnit...The design elements truly for the most part really help this production...A viable work and I look forward to watching this company grow."
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“A heartrending fictionalized account of the disaster...An engaging cast of eight takes on multiple roles...Though some of the shifts in character are at times confusing, the actors generally capture the individual personalities and define their situations with believable emotion and psychology...‘Fire’ is most successful in its sympathetic recognition of humanity...It also triumphs in its reaffirmation of the socio-political need for unionization and safety regulations."
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