Is There Still Sex In The City?
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Is There Still Sex In The City?
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Is There Still Sex In The City? NYC Reviews and Tickets

71%
(16 Ratings)
Positive
56%
Mixed
44%
Negative
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Funny, Entertaining, Fluffy, Clever, Disappointing

Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell makes her stage debut in the city that started it all. 

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Show-Score Member Reviews (16)

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228 Reviews | 62 Followers
89
Finally a 1-lady show where the writing is par excellence!!, Edgy, Great acting, Funny, Delightful

See it if Is there sex during a Pandemic? Prolly not much, but this show is a great placebo for sex-starved folks. Look at Candace Bushnell's legs too

Don't see it if Don't go if U hate FUN. Especially don't go if U R expecting man-hater insults & sarcasm cause this Lady is a true lady & treats lovers well

986 Reviews | 1052 Followers
85
Fun, Great writing, Funny, Entertaining

See it if You are a fan of Sex & the City. Bushnell is a great storyteller. Very enjoyable look at her life & how it compared to the Carrie from TV.

Don't see it if If you have never seen Sex and the City.

1011 Reviews | 950 Followers
83
Well produced, Clever, Entertaining, Funny

See it if Funny and entertaining. Very well written, produced and acted.

Don't see it if You don't like 1-person shows or not interested in single women's lives.

92 Reviews | 14 Followers
82
Quirky, Fluffy, Funny, Entertaining, Delightful

See it if you like one woman shows, showing an interesting , lively life in the fast lane of NYC

Don't see it if If you didn't like Sex and the City, don't see it!

485 Reviews | 93 Followers
72
Satisfyingly comforting, Slow, Indulgent, Entertaining, Funny

See it if you are a die-hard fan of the TV series.

Don't see it if you NEVER wondered about the woman who wrote the book which the TV series was based upon and whether any of the stories were based in truth Read more

812 Reviews | 132 Followers
72
Funny, Entertaining, Clever

See it if you are a fan of Candace Bushnell's hit show. You will have a better understanding of the characters from her life story.

Don't see it if you are not a fan of her show or never watched it. She is entertaining but without knowing or liking show I wouldn't appreciate this show.

1338 Reviews | 362 Followers
68
Fluffy, Cliched, Disappointing, Ambitious

See it if If you like sex in the city and want to reminisce.

Don't see it if Jokes are corny and show can be dull.

53 Reviews | 12 Followers
68
Entertaining, Great staging, Disappointing, Clever

See it if Know every single episode of Sex and the City by heart.

Don't see it if You are unfamiliar with the show. Read more

Critic Reviews (8)

The New York Times
December 8th, 2021

"With her frank and unpretentious point of view, Bushnell developed an appealing and assured mode of storytelling that marries aspirational fantasy with friendly confessional. Making her stage debut at 63, the author synthesizes her own personal and professional life as if it were a surprisingly eventful night on the town, inviting audiences behind the scenes and into her cozy confidence with a wink and a cocktail."
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Time Out New York
December 7th, 2021

"Still, it’s hard not to be at least a little touched by Bushnell’s indefatigably blithe spirit, which is exemplified in her breathless delivery as much as in the yummy décor and fashion. (Bushnell quips that she doesn’t know how many shoes she owns: “More than twenty, but less than Imelda Marcos?”) The play ends as it begins, with the author on the phone with her buddies, still chatting like teenagers about their exploits. Men may come and go, but gossip is forever."
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New York Theatre Guide
December 7th, 2021

"For tried-and-true fans of the show, the stories are illuminating at best and packed to the brim with mildly cringe-worthy but to-be-expected ‘90s nightmares at their worst. They’re fun to hear. They’re straight from the source. They’re why most of the audience, who arrived in pods of three or four in their best faux-fur jackets and stilettos, giddy from curtain up and unashamedly toting their Cosmopolitans in plastic cups, made the trek to the theatre in the first place. They are, frankly, why it’s hard for this Cosmo-ordering, female friendship-obsessed reviewer to quantify the star value of the show."
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Theatermania
December 7th, 2021

"Amid this whirlwind reflection on her career-defining project, Bushnell forgets to address the question she poses in the title of her show. Instead, she spends most of her 90-minute performance recounting her dalliances at Studio 54, the origins of her adventurous alter ego Carrie Bradshaw, and her repeated success atop the New York Times bestseller list after Sex and the City takes the world by storm. Tales from Bushnell's life post-divorce (and post-menopause) amount to little more than an epilogue, peppered with a few modest insights that ring the appropriate feminist bells without getting into too many gory details."
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New York Stage Review
December 7th, 2021

"Through the 90-minute show—cheekily directed by Lorin Latarro (who, between Mrs. Doubtfire, The Visitor, and Waitress, must be New York’s busiest choreographer)—Bushnell dishes on her post-SATC career highs (landing on the New York Times bestseller list with her books Four Blondes, Lipstick Jungle, The Carrie Diaries, and One Fifth Avenue) and lows (her two-years-in-the-making novel Killing Monica, of which she says “The reviews are so bad, even my agent wonders how I’m able to withstand it”), but ultimately, like SATC, this is a show about love, friends, and relationships. It’s a little rocky—remember, Bushnell is a writer, not a performer, so her delivery can be forced (though that should ease as the run progresses)—but your Sex-obsessed girlfriends will love it all the same. Especially with a cosmo in hand. And yes, they sell them at the bar."
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TheaterScene.net
December 15th, 2021

Ms. Bushnell proves to be a vivacious performer with a great deal of stage presence, not surprising for a woman who was the model for Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw. The show is both entertaining and revealing, correcting many misconceptions about the true adventures of the author. She also gets to change into a dazzling array of outfits by Lisa Zinni in an attractive apartment setting by Anna Louizos which colorfully lit by Travis McHale. And like Carrie Bradshaw she collects shoes which are in evidence in the shelves on the stage.
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Front Row Center
December 12th, 2021

"No matter my lack of interest or insider knowledge about the TV series, Bushnell is at the ready with stories that will make your head spin."
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The Wrap
December 7th, 2021

"Bushnell is something more insufferable: She is a whiny winner who flaunts White Female Privilege. It’s uncomfortable listening to Bushnell’s gripes about being a member of an oppressed majority group when her place-dropping runs the gamut from Aspen to Sag Harbor to Chateau Marmont."
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