Good Vibrations: A Punk Rock Musical NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (121)
See it if You want to see a historical musical history play performed by an amazing cast with energizing music & great staging & cool period costumes!
Don't see it if U dislike historical subjects, dislike punk/rock music & prefer classical music & drama. This is a special musical that may change your mind Read more
See it if You like history told through the lens of a musical. You enjoy high energy and a superb cast of versatile actors, singers. You wanna ROCK!
Don't see it if You struggle with longer performances as this clocked in at over 2.5 hours. You don't want to learn a bit about the history of Belfast.
See it if It is based on a true story, with a flawed but optimistic character in the middle trying to navigate Belfast during the Troubles.
Don't see it if It isn't a typical musical. The songs are basically the soundtrack of the play and for the most part sets the mood of the scene. Read more
See it if You like musicals, punk rock, and young energy. The production and the acting were awesome, with beautiful solos.
Don't see it if You don’t like punk rock and all related to rock style.
See it if Excellent musicians and potentially epic story capturing a period in time. Good production.
Don't see it if Should have had more music and less trivial book scenes. Political and social themes came across as dull.
See it if U r into bio of DJ-record store owner-music producer who used punk music to try to unite and heal his city of Belfast during the “Troubles.”
Don't see it if You have no interest in Irish history or the “Troubles,” you don’t like punk music, bio musicals, historical plays.
See it if See it if you love 70's punk rock. When they were singing I felt like a teenager. The cast are great singers. Needs cutting.
Don't see it if You don't like punk music. I wish they made it into a concert when they were singing it was stronger.
See it if You enjoyed the movie it’s based on, learning history of punk rock and terry Hooley in Northern Ireland. Good use of all the talented cast
Don't see it if The history of punk in Northern Ireland is of no interest to you
Critic Reviews (6)
CRITIC’S PICK: “As much as ‘Good Vibrations’ is about Terri, its ultimate hero might be music itself, in whose saving, salving power he believes unwaveringly.”
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“ ‘Good Vibrations’ is by no means a perfect musical, but it conveys both the specific era and the enduring idea of punk with tremendous verve. It wasn’t just an aesthetic for these kids, but a powerful expression of freedom.”
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"Good Vibrations is the most likable new musical to come our way in months."
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“...’Good Vibrations,’ like most musicals about music, is at its best when it’s singing—and in this case, when it’s rocking.”
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The controlled mayhem that fills the stage with the thrashing movements of Punk dance is credited to choreographer Jennifer Rooney who catches the style brilliantly, helped by Gillian Lennox’s perfect period costumes and Katie Richardson’s wonderfully frenetic music direction. Grace Smart’s fluid set design accommodates all the locations. A roll-up garage door becomes a curtain raised to reveal bands on a moveable platform. Kennedy, the director, clearly understands the characters, the place and the subject matter. He keeps the frenetic action flowing.
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“It’s rock musical meets biographical period piece, with moments that lag and others that bop...Though the political violence is mentioned in passing or via radio broadcasts, the musical lacks what its film counterpart excelled in...Without that close, visceral proximity to death, the musical misses out on its sharpest angle.”
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