God Said This
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God Said This
77

God Said This NYC Reviews and Tickets

77%
(142 Ratings)
Positive
82%
Mixed
17%
Negative
1%
Members say
Great acting, Absorbing, Resonant, Funny, Entertaining

About the Show

Wry and bittersweet, Primary Stages's new drama is a portrait of five Godless and God-loving people finding that their struggles bring them together in unexpected ways. 

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Show-Score Member Reviews (142)

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775 Reviews | 249 Followers
80
Resonant, Funny, Sentimental, Sad, Moving

See it if Family with broken relationships rallies around mother's cancer. Realistic and sad. Redemption through kindness. Many tears.

Don't see it if You don't enjoy relatable family drama, focused on character development and relationships. A little sappy & predictable.

416 Reviews | 190 Followers
80
Absorbing, Great acting, Thought-provoking, Relevant

See it if This is a family drama about what it is like to face a severe illness in a family that is basically dysfunctional. Mends fences.

Don't see it if You have recently lost a family member to a long-term illness. There is a minimal amount of profanity. Read more

151 Reviews | 49 Followers
78
Clever, Great staging, Great writing

See it if You want to get involve with the characters. It makes you think and challenge your sensibility

Don't see it if If some religious overtone present a problem

399 Reviews | 205 Followers
78
Great acting, Intelligent, Refreshing, Thought-provoking, Predictable

See it if An absorbing story of how a strained family deals with their mother’s cancer treatment. Good performances. Amusing.

Don't see it if I wish the characters were better developed. With the exception of the father, the portraits were quite superficial.

84 Reviews | 10 Followers
76
Absorbing, Thought-provoking, Resonant, Ambitious, Entertaining

See it if A poignant complex story about family ties, illness, coping mechanisms and survival.

Don't see it if If stories about family and illness are not what you are in mood for

174 Reviews | 25 Followers
76
Entertaining, Relevant, Great acting

See it if want a glimpse into a family and their drama as they deal with ailing family members and each other

Don't see it if you don't want to see themes and stories around cancer and addicition and how those affecct families

408 Reviews | 86 Followers
75
Absorbing, Resonant, Intelligent

See it if you like plays with realism and seemingly genuine characters, are interested in play about family coping with a dying family member.

Don't see it if you don't want to be confronted with story about a dying relative. Audience members were crying, most likely because the play is relatable.

165 Reviews | 34 Followers
75
Funny, Absorbing, Thought-provoking

See it if Family drama and dysfunction can make you laugh.

Don't see it if End of life stories upset you. This is very honest, focused and laugh out loud funny. Read more

Critic Reviews (15)

Theatre's Leiter Side
February 8th, 2019

"Good-natured but uneven new dramedy…A standard-issue work in which a loved one's illness brings together the disparate members of a dysfunctional family…Composed with heavy doses of profanity and a sweetly schmaltzy flashback conclusion, 'God Said This' maintains its essentially plotless momentum by exploring the personal quirks of its characters…Gould's direction calls for so much forced hysteria, anger, and shouting that any honest feelings are smothered in thespian artificiality."
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Gotham Playgoer
January 29th, 2019

"The play would have been better if it had kept its sole focus on the family members. Winkler has a way with relatable characters and a satiric touch that takes the edge off a basically tragic situation. The play raises the issue of the good being punished while the undeserving thrive without providing any illuminating insights. The cast is uniformly strong...There are some fine moments, but the play drags occasionally and the various strands do not come together with complete success."
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Broadway & Me
February 9th, 2019

“Specific and universal drama about a fractured family...It pulses with an authenticity and a generosity of spirit steeped in that lived experience. And although laced with wry humor, ‘God Said This’ also dares to ponder serious questions about what it means to live a good life or to have a good death...The play admirably manages to sidestep every conventional trope it encounters...A fresh riff on an old standard...A lovely showcase for the play, filled with entertaining performances.”
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KDHX.org
March 24th, 2018
For a previous production

"There is much to admire in 'God Said This,' beginning with the credible and often moving scenes between Masako and James...But there are issues. The daughters are both fairly one-dimensional and frankly unappealing characters, and their dialogue feels more trite than that of the parents...There's not quite enough material here to cover its two acts and some story elements felt a bit like padding."
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WFPL
March 17th, 2018
For a previous production

"This story has ingredients contained within many Hallmark movie family dramas, but it mixes in familiarities local audiences will recognize...Winkler has written rich characters with dialogue that has an unpretentious familiarity to it coupled with undercurrents of complex wrought emotion...While the play is not about addiction, its timing is particularly thought-provoking as it premieres when Kentucky is dealing with all kinds of addiction issues."
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K
March 8th, 2018
For a previous production

"The play’s technical and performance elements work together to create an engaging experience...However, except for references to local flair and the multicultural component of the show, it is treading on very familiar ground...While well-wrought and acted, 'God Said This' isn’t particularly original, but it does show Winkler’s talent for creating relatable characters and for writing scenes that give actors room to sink their teeth into a role."
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L
March 3rd, 2018
For a previous production

"A play about family and loss that connects deeply with its audience...The dysfunctional family is a ubiquitous theme in American culture...But she grounds her story in authenticity, and steps lightly around the multiple clichés that the material offers by giving the characters unique yet identifiable voices...Winkler detours away from her conventional narrative structure to carry us through final scenes that fill out the emotional needs of the story in a most satisfying manner."
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