Georgie: My Adventures with George Rose NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (158)
See it if you'd like to sit down by a fireplace on a cold winter's eve and have an entertaining pal regale u with stories & impressions of Rose's life
Don't see it if you're offended by gay banter or, more importantly, child abuse. That one issue will color your judgment of the title character. Read more
See it if you know who George Rose is or perhaps like myself got to see him work his magic in The Pirates of Penzance. You'll never forget this story
Don't see it if Even if you don't know who George Rose is this is still a tour-de-force and riveting story.
See it if You appreciate superb story telling by an admirer of a fascinating character with a legendary career. Ed Dixon really admired George Rose.
Don't see it if If you want more than one person's opinion on the worthiness of a fellow performer's life.
See it if You like one man shows that are entertaining and informative.
Don't see it if You don't like one man shows. If you want to see something with more zest. Read more
See it if You enjoy seeing one-actor shows in which bygone memories of theater relationships and friendships are discussed. You are a theater hx buff.
Don't see it if You prefer a lot of action or a multi-character show. You are bored by discussions of past theater history
See it if you enjoy a solo performance by a great actor sharing his personal and professional love for another great actor, George Rose. Enthralling.
Don't see it if you don't like solo performers who know how to play 33 characters as well as share deeply personal stories about his actor-idol.
See it if Enjoy the history of theater and find interesting a story told to a audience of a lifetime story
Don't see it if Not interested in a past relationship of theater, or in hearing a first person story
See it if You'd enjoy excellent storytelling and impersonations so vivid and precise that you can totally visualize every word that is spoken.
Don't see it if Do not like to listen, one-person performances (although that is soon forgotten), or only want a musical, busy staging, or lots of glitz.
Critic Reviews (27)
"Alternately hilarious and riveting…Dixon not only acquits himself honorably as the playwright, but also as an actor portraying Rose...It becomes absolutely riveting in its last 20 minutes. Credit the sheer bravery of Dixon as a writer to crack open his sternum and reveal his bare, broken heart to this audience and credit Eric Schaeffer as director for establishing the final shift in tone so dramatically...See the hilarious and riveting Georgie to laugh until you cry and cry until you laugh."
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"Exceptional and stellar theatre…This piece of theatrical genius will sweep audiences away...A thoroughly delightful production that will nestle itself into the cockles of your heart before upending you into an emotional sinkhole from the likes of which there is only a rewarding and cathartic escape at the show’s conclusion. Remarkable, a tale worth telling, a story worth sharing, Ed Dixon’s performance will leave a handprint on your heart that will not soon be forgotten."
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"Part biography, part memoir, part eulogy, and part confession. It is, however, every part theatre; theatre about theatre, as it happens...While there is certainly plenty for the ‘civilian’ to enjoy in 'Georgie' there is no doubt that an aficionado of the theatre will find a depth and breadth of references which will delight...Dixon’s performance is superb, and, together with Schaeffer, who also directed the piece, they admirably handle a word-heavy 90 minutes of theatre."
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