Happy Birthday, Wanda June
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Happy Birthday, Wanda June
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Happy Birthday, Wanda June NYC Reviews and Tickets

81%
(271 Ratings)
Positive
88%
Mixed
9%
Negative
3%
Members say
Great acting, Funny, Entertaining, Relevant, Quirky

About the Show

Wheelhouse Theater Company offers a return engagement of famed novelist Kurt Vonnegut's rarely produced satire. A searing and darkly comedic look at American culture.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (271)

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88 Reviews | 19 Followers
83
Clever, Entertaining, Thought-provoking

See it if you are a Vonnegut fan and want a humorous, satirical, well-acted play, which is also a bit quirky.

Don't see it if don't like plays with a touch of the surreal or imply moral messages relevant to our society today.

71 Reviews | 9 Followers
83
Entertaining, Great acting

See it if If you like a soap opera theme play. Jason O'Connell was very entertaining and dramatic. I brought my 13 year old daughter who loved it.

Don't see it if If you do not like soaps you may not appreciate it. You have to play close attention to follow the plot. It was entertaining none the less Read more

52 Reviews | 25 Followers
83
Absorbing, Great acting, Intimate, Dark

See it if you like Kurt Vonnegut works! You love spectacular and intense acting. If you like an intimate theater and dark humor.

Don't see it if you dislike cussing, spitting and crassness. if you're looking for a light easy show or a musical. Read more

444 Reviews | 79 Followers
83
Somehow relevant after 50 years, Great set and acting, Great absurdist writing

See it if Harold returns Odysseus-like to wife Penelope who is besieged by suitors. Conquering hero Harold heads the household with hyper-masculinity.

Don't see it if Harold’s vicious behavior and savage grunts are vaguely reminiscent of the way Trump and the Trumpsters are attempting to govern.

232 Reviews | 20 Followers
83
Entertaining, Thought-provoking, Funny, Indulgent, Romantic

See it if If you like an intense show.

Don't see it if You like easy to understand, non thought provoking material.

Nic
561 Reviews | 102 Followers
83
Ambitious, Funny, Great acting, Relevant, Resonant

See it if you would enjoy a biting commentary on toxic masculinity and its misogynistic and racist violence.

Don't see it if you want to miss yet another lights-out, balls-to-the-wall turn by Jason O’Connell. The New York stage is immeasurably lucky to have him. Read more

311 Reviews | 45 Followers
82
Intense, Great acting, Profound

See it if You are up for a brilliant, but very tough play depicting just how cruel a man can be. Vonnegut was a masterful writer.

Don't see it if Searing drama is not your thing.

87 Reviews | 16 Followers
82
Clever, Great acting, Quirky, Entertaining

See it if You want to see some bravado, entertaining performances, especially the ubiquitous Jason O'Connell and wonderful Kate MacCluggage.

Don't see it if You can't forgive a play that succeeds on the performances only and not the script itself. While not boring the play is not coherent.

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