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Friend Art NYC Reviews and Tickets

68%
(62 Ratings)
Positive
56%
Mixed
36%
Negative
8%
Members say
Funny, Entertaining, Disappointing, Cliched, Indulgent

About the Show

Second Stage Theatre presents a new comedy about love and friendship in NYC's aspiring artist scene.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (62)

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66 Reviews | 13 Followers
50
Banal, Cliched, Insipid, Disappointing

See it if eh, don't. Unless you have a subscription, or a comp, or dig retrod, derivitive banalities.

Don't see it if you can see anything below 75th St.

MJK
677 Reviews | 192 Followers
45
Shallow, Disappointing, Half-baked, Slow

See it if you have friends in the show; you want to support Second Stage (which usually presents much better material); you enjoy self-indulgent art.

Don't see it if you have high expectations. (The abrupt ending implies that even the playwright & director didn't know in what direction to take the play.)

191 Reviews | 58 Followers
42
Banal, Cliched, Disappointing

See it if You appreciate a nice set that uses all possible spaces. You support friends' performance art. You are a fan of Constantine moroulis.

Don't see it if You want an interesting show with believable characters and understandable relationships. You are a fan of good acting.

43 Reviews | 17 Followers
45
Cliched, Confusing, Indulgent, Insipid, Relevant

See it if You enjoy plays by Labute (very similar in tone, setup), or like the "30-something, upper middle class, white New Yorker problems" genre.

Don't see it if You want a play that actually examines the themes this touches on; this is a cliche take on relationship drama and early-30s life crises.

17 Reviews | 5 Followers
88
Clever, Funny, Relevant, Quirky

See it if you've supported the artistic endeavors of your friends! It's hilariously relevant.

Don't see it if you haven't supported a friend's artistic endeavors. The humor definitely relies on the audience having had that experience.

19 Reviews | 5 Followers
77
Absorbing, Clever, Delightful, Funny, Relevant

See it if You're up for some random stuff happening. There's a lot that goes on in the show that makes it real and refreshing.

Don't see it if You're more into hard dramas and realistic plays. It's real, but honestly to an extent.

4 Reviews | 2 Followers
77
Ambitious, Disappointing, Entertaining

See it if Great effort to create a mindful piece that attacks the struggles of 30 something's. I thought the acting was good but I left wanting more.

Don't see it if You want to see a perfectly polished work.

4 Reviews | 2 Followers
75
Entertaining, Cliched, Funny, Disappointing, Fluffy

See it if You like plays about angsty thirtysomethings with some laughs.

Don't see it if You want to see a completely polished work.

Critic Reviews (6)