Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven
Closed 2h 45m
Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven
83

Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven NYC Reviews and Tickets

83%
(108 Ratings)
Positive
90%
Mixed
7%
Negative
3%
Members say
Great acting, Absorbing, Great writing, Ambitious, Relevant

About the Show

Atlantic and LAByrinth Theater Company present the latest from Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis, a comic drama exploring the inner workings of a women’s halfway house in New York City.

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99 Reviews | 18 Followers
82
Intelligent, Great writing, Great acting, Entertaining, Absorbing

See it if You love Gurgis and want to see his latest drama set in an UWS halfway house filled with damaged but always compelling characters

Don't see it if You hate cursing and plays about drug users, transgender characters and a roster of other damaged individuals

187 Reviews | 41 Followers
82
Thought-provoking, Painfully truthful, Beautiful ensemble acting

See it if despite a title that might put you off. A slice of the darker, harder side of life but worth your time. It's moving.

Don't see it if you don't like to think at the theater and have no interest in social commentary.

311 Reviews | 45 Followers
82
Resonant, Thought-provoking, Relevant, Absorbing

See it if You admire Guigis’ work. Set in a doomed half-way house, we feel the hopelessness of the adrft residents & the harsh lives they live.

Don't see it if You prefer a happy, more hopeful story

246 Reviews | 219 Followers
82
Saints have a past, sinners have a future!

See it if Guirgis has such an amazing writing technique that captures the humanity of these characters; great cast!

Don't see it if abuse (domestic, drug, physical, sexual, verbal, LGBQT); redemption; despair and hope Read more

92 Reviews | 14 Followers
82
Great writing, Cliched, Great acting, Funny, Absorbing

See it if a multi character soap opera of women on the mend- ethnically, urban, diverse, funny and interesting

Don't see it if A little sit-comish, and these women are all suffering no music, lots of talk

264 Reviews | 62 Followers
80
Great actors feel like they are competing for stage time, Guris's voice confused between authentic and cliched, Play needs more glue and editing, Many moments of beauty

See it if You enjoy Guris or stories of the street but don't expect M*WAH. See it in order to watch many great actors (Labyrinth) doing their thing

Don't see it if You want light fare, there are many comedic moments but ultimately this is a serious and at times very dark piece or If you disdain swearing Read more

206 Reviews | 38 Followers
80
Political, Relevant, Great writing, Ambitious, Absorbing

See it if you are a fan of Guirgis' work. Very current, political stories. I was impressed he could inhabit all those women's lives.

Don't see it if you don't like political theater. Are not interested in marginalized women's stories. Could be cut 15 min.

124 Reviews | 23 Followers
80
Enchanting, Powerhouse writing, Edgy, Resonant, Great acting

See it if you want a peak inside of the lives of these people you walk by everyday in the city, to see a gritty play that will make you laugh for days

Don't see it if you are triggered by violence or characters talking about abuse or sexual trauma, you are looking for fluff cuz this is grit at it's finest Read more

Critic Reviews (18)