Fire Shut Up in My Bones NYC Reviews and Tickets

See it if you want a fusion of opera and jazz and some really good dancing

Don't see it if you are a classical opera lover

See it if You are a musical theatre fan looking to get into opera. I think Blanchard’s score is so successful and so thoughtful yet accessible.

Don't see it if You are triggered by shows about SA. There’s a catharsis in the show, but the show really revolves around this.

See it if you would like to experience a profound opera on trauma, healing, and identity.

Don't see it if you are partial to the classics or prefer comedic operas.

See it if you lean toward less traditional opera pieces

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See it if you want to see a compelling story and relateable opera

Don't see it if you are looking for a fast moving show

See it if modern opera, with astonishing Camille A. Brown staging and choreography, raw emotional experience, appeals.

Don't see it if you don't want your gut wrenched, however artfully.

See it if Blanchard's melancholic, jazz-infused opera deals w/such loaded topics as sexual molestation & Christianity Exquisitely sung by its 3 leads

Don't see it if Lemmons' libretto flags somewhat in the later stages of the piece as we await Charles' much hoped for / needed redemption & reconciliation

See it if The storyline was great. There were various forms of entertainment, from opera to stepping. Love it

Don't see it if If you're not a musical person or Opera you may have a rough time.