Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (108)
See it if Incredible play! Brilliant acting, great ensemble work. Interesting and compelling throughout. Eye opening.
Don't see it if You don’t like long plays (3 hours 15 mins one intermission). Or if you don’t like swearing. There is a ton of it in almost every sentence. Read more
See it if if you are a fan of Labyrinth Theatre Co., their writers, actors and directors. This is one of Guirgis finest. The close to 3 hours fly by!
Don't see it if you can't sit for 3 hours. But try... this is an outstanding evening of theatre, one of the best plays you will see.
See it if You like the playwright’s previous work. You want to see an ensemble find beautiful moments.
Don't see it if You want a brief play. Read more
See it if You are a fan of Mr. Adly Guirgis's previous work. You like ensemble based plays.
Don't see it if You are in the mood for a pure comedy, or don't want complex and at time unlikeable characters. Read more
See it if You crave realistic portrayals of characters who find themselves in situations where they are destine to be knocked down.
Don't see it if You want happy, glossy portrayals. Read more
See it if If you like new ensemble based plays with heart and laughs.
Don't see it if If you want something that won't present you with flawed humans are your main characters. Read more
See it if You are a fan of Stephen Adly Guirgis. Or want a beautiful portrait of damaged people.
Don't see it if You want lite and fluffy, or need to love all the characters. Read more
See it if you love terrific acting and writing. So happy to see a play featuring so many wonderful female characters. Great Guirgis.
Don't see it if You only like musical or comedies or find three hours too tiring. Otherwise there is no excuse not to see this show.
Critic Reviews (18)
CRITIC’S PICK. ‘Halfway Bitches’ Review: A Play as Unruly as Life Itself
Stephen Adly Guirgis’s bumpy, vibrant and expansive comic drama about a women’s homeless shelter features a cast of 18 (or 19, counting the goat)."
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3/5 Stars. "The structure is loose: a collection of friction between big personalities...Couched in the wit and rhythms of Guirgis's free-flowing banter, their interactions are often diverting, despite their scattershot nature."
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"STEPHEN ADLY GUIRGIS’S WORLD OF BROKEN WOMEN: 'Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven,' Guirgis’s rough-cut gem of a new play, is rich with revelation and barbed empathy."
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"‘Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven’ Review: Many Survival Stories Under a Single Roof"
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"Stephen Adly Guirgis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'Between Riverside and Crazy,' explores the troubled lives of the residents and staffers of a women's halfway house in this world premiere."
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"'Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven' Could Easily Go Straight to Netflix: Stephen Adly Guirgis debuts his sprawling comedy-drama at Atlantic Theater Company."
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"When it comes to smack talk, Stephen Adly Guirgis is our poet laureate. In play after play, he rounds up gangs of streetwise smart-mouths who let fly with enough invective to take down whole populations."
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"Their stories are so compellingly portrayed by an extraordinary cast of actors that your resistance to any minor flaws will melt away...'Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven' is as hilarious as it is heartbreaking. It is also a master-class in acting and not to be missed."
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