Harry Townsend's Last Stand NYC Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (270)
See it if you love jokes abt farts, sex, drinking... No new insights. Why was this produced? 2 clueless white men (my GF's got me doing yoga hahaha)
Don't see it if you expect theater to entertain and/or enlighten. HTLS does neither. Way too long. Misogynistic; women = sex objects. Outdated! Off-putting!
See it if You want to see a sweet story that is rather predictable and sentimental but still captures the heart and doesn’t shy away from the issues.
Don't see it if The prospects of dealing with an aging parent might be too difficult a topic to sit through and find entertaining. Read more
See it if you would like to spend a weekend with a father and son dealing with independent living/health/safety in a delightful production in 4 scenes
Don't see it if you have difficulty watching parent-child differences brought to light, past and present, that now call for intervention.
See it if you enjoy a well acted, amusing approach to the serious subject of life choices for the elderly, A delicately balanced father son pingpong .
Don't see it if aging & family dissolution are likely to distress you. There are a lot of aspects to these issues many of which are addressed in the script
See it if you're a fan of either actor; u want to see a poignant & often funny 2-hander about aging & the complexity of the father-son relationship.
Don't see it if you expect to see anything new or original that hasn't already been dramatized and/or joked about re: aging & caring for an elderly parent. Read more
See it if you’d like to see an onstage sit-com about an octogenarian in physical & mental decline.
Don't see it if you don’t think that a string of thematically related jokes equals a play. Read more
See it if Both actors superb. A tale that has to be faced by all. Wish that were it so that the problem can be resolved by all.
Don't see it if I can see how a younger audience might not want to face the problem. At our viewing, the audience responded positvely.
See it if you want to see a very moving and touching drama about a parent whose life is changing and both the parent and son's reactions. Great acting
Don't see it if you don't like discussions of illness or want a comedy. Read more
Critic Reviews (12)
"Review: Facing Life’s Final Stretch in ‘Harry Townsend’s Last Stand’: George Eastman’s Off Broadway play is lifted by its direction and performances, but often feels like a cornball sitcom."
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"Poignant Performances Hoist ‘Harry Townsend’s Last Stand’ Above the Level of TV Sitcoms"
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"A Son and His Elderly Father Have 'The Talk' in Harry Townsend's Last Stand: Len Cariou and Craig Bierko star in George Eastman's new play."
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"Len Cariou and Craig Bierko as Bantering Father and Son in George Eastman's 'HARRY TOWNSEND'S LAST STAND'"
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"This is little more than a lengthy squabble, filled with pre-cable sitcom jokes about the indignities of old age. Your reviewer, who cannot be said to be in the first flush of youth, was not amused."
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"'Harry Townsend's Last Stand'...is a genre piece...If that sounds like a disparagement, it's a faint one—as a genre piece, 'Harry Townsend's Last Stand' is well-produced, humorous, and occasionally moving. Still, Eastman's trudging down a well-traveled path."
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2/5 Stars "Wheezy Geriatric Comedy, with Fart Jokes: Len Cariou charms his way through George Eastman's creaky play"
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"Nothing in Eastman's play, directed by Karen Carpenter, comes close to the meticulousness of the stage itself."
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