Fire NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (54)
See it if You appreciate a wide range of characters played by only a few cast.
Don't see it if You dont like immigrant stories.
See it if you want to see good acting and clever use of space. You like period costumes and different accents.
Don't see it if you don't like multiple roles by 1 actor. Easy to distinguish each (voice, dress, etc). You didn't like Titanic (u know how it ends). Read more
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 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
See it if you like to see absorbing, interesting, thought provoking theatre.
Don't see it if you want to see the same old tried and true theatre.
See it if like well acted, historically-based theater. You are interested in the events leading up to the famous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
Don't see it if do not like plays based on tragic historic events, do not like minimal staging, want to see something upbeat.
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 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
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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