Halcyon Days NYC Reviews and Tickets

76%

(37 Ratings)

Positive

81%

Mixed

16%

Negative

Members say

Relevant, Absorbing, Intelligent, Great acting, Thought-provoking

About the Show

How do you make something go viral in the days before social media? This satire by Steven Dietz explores what it took to get America behind the 1983 invasion of the western hemisphere's smallest country, Grenada.

This eye opening exploration of the D.C. "spin machine" is a brutally witty and thought provoking behind the scenes look at America's first "public relations" war. The action of the play goes back and forth between Washington, D.C. and Grenada as it follows the powerful figures behind the conflict and the ordinary lives affected by it.

Show-Score Member Reviews (37)

100

Absorbing, Great acting, Relevant

See it if you are fascinated by the backstory on political actions

Don't see it if you don't like politics

Clever, Thought-provoking, Profound, Intense, Intelligent

See it if you enjoy very interesting and thought provoking dramas that are relevant to our political times.

Don't see it if you only enjoy musicals or do not like shows with a political storyline.

Absorbing, Great acting, Thought-provoking, Intelligent, Great staging

See it if You like recent historical plots relevant to politics today.

Don't see it if You have a blind eye to what is happening in our country!

Absorbing, Great acting, Intense, Must see, Relevant

See it if You love political theater, historically based theater, great music, and just good theater. It’s something between the West Wing & Chinatown

Don't see it if You’re looking for fiction, or don’t like serious or small production theater.

Absorbing, Relevant, Thought-provoking

See it if You like recent historical plots relevant to politics today

Don't see it if You don’t like shows about politics

Absorbing, Ambitious, Intelligent, Clever

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Clever, Intelligent, Intense

See it if You are interested in political intrique

Don't see it if You are overly patriotic

Thought-provoking, Relevant, Intelligent, Great staging, Resonant

See it if you want to understand the spin of the Reagan era with good acting, music and video that sets you in the period and makes you think.

Don't see it if you do not enjoy the horrors of conflict or want to relive the misdeeds that took place while the president made everything seem hunky-dory.

Critic Reviews (1)

"Ronald Reagan’s life-size, cardboard cut-out is the most successful thing in this frantic production of the political satire 'Halcyon Days'...One sits there for two hours numbed by the experience of watching the talented cast often vigorously playing for laughs that aren’t there...Director Alexander Dinelaris’ energetic physical staging does contribute momentum, precision and pacing that all visually holds interest."
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Creative team

Oberon Theater Ensemble