Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (212)
See it if you love hard-edged, gritty, hysterical, challenging work. If GBS was the house playwright for Steppenwolf based in Harlem...
Don't see it if you're turned off by rough language or you prefer your theater refined.
See it if Intertwining internal conflicts between faith and law. Absorbing pace with fantastic acting from everyone. Mind-numbing to say the least
Don't see it if Sympathizing with a psychotic serial killer is troublesome to you. Arguably humanizes criminals. Read more
See it if unfortunately it closed yesterday. it was brilliantly acted and directed and a complex story of shame and redemption.
Don't see it if there is no reason not to see this play.
See it if you are interested in seeing a powerful production that explores crime, justice & redemption. No easy answers, but lots of food for thought.
Don't see it if you are easily offended by profanity, or are not interested in shows that deal with the criminal justice system.
See it if You like challenging, albeit gritty, work by a great playwright and outstanding leads about redemption, salvation and truth.
Don't see it if You don't like prison plays, discussions of Christian salvation, seemingly hopeless situations, lots of foul language and descriptions
See it if you are open to a glimpse of what happens inside prisons; the lives leading up to getting there; and the possibilities of getting out.
Don't see it if are offended by swearing; can't handle prison scenes; don't want to hear about religion saving souls. Read more
See it if you want to experience the expert cast delivering their awesome monologues. They are a joy to behold !
Don't see it if you don't enjoy thought-provoking plays.
See it if Interesting debate about right vs wrong & how people live w/ consequences of their actions. Excellent acting, compelling, thought-provoking.
Don't see it if you think that harsh talk between some who live or work in the prison system will offend you. Read more
Critic Reviews (28)
"Steven Adly Guirgis...has a unique ability to find the music in profanity, to reveal the presence of the divine among the depraved."
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“Some of the expository monologues feel a little forced, and some of the plot points that propel the moral haze driving the show feel a little too easy...’Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train’ may be a flawed play, but it delivers anyway. And the production--which, like its characters, seems to have taken some pretty hard punches along the way--is well worth your time and consideration. Kudos to the company for turning a bad situation good.”
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"Spellbinding from the moment it begins, and intensely accelerates to a dramatic conclusion...Each actor portrays the many layers of their characters with clarity and honestly. They create moments that explode with urgency. Mr. Guirgis’ dialogue is zealous and masterfully woven. You MUST see this play."
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"The revival of this work currently playing at the Signature does full justice to the script. Indeed, it feels more relevant now than it did in the waning days of the Clinton Administration...The playwright dazzles with easy elisions of the sacred and sacrilegious, but all the while he is laying the foundation of his moral inquiry – and that is what lasts...When theatre is doing its job – as 'Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train' surely is – then it communicates what it means to be human."
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