Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train

See it if you like a well-directed, well-acted, well-written play. I can't think of a better cast for this solid drama.

Don't see it if tough language and ideas bother you.

See it if Good acting, the audience liked it. Depends how interested you are in prison shows.i found it totally depressing

Don't see it if It's to wordy,and to long. Not an especially interesting evening of theater

See it if you want a dark, profound play with funny moments; you want to see great performances in a well written play with themes of law and religion

Don't see it if You want fluffy comedy or musical, you don't like dark plays, rough language, prison settings, religious or violent themes.

Also I wish I had seen the original production and cast. Glad I caught this run.... Read more Read less

See it if You want to be over-whelmed by brilliant writing and acting. The energy produced by the actors will have you wound-up for days. Bravo !

Don't see it if if you can’t handle two guys with only street creds discuss god, right vs. wrong, the limits of friendship/responsibility or the F word.

See it if you want a realistic, well-structured prison drama that resonates with layered, intelligent questions and thought.

Don't see it if you don't want to hear a lot of shouting.

See it if You like darker, strong evenings of tense theater. You want to hear grit and tense themes. You like 'Law & Order' to the extreme!

Don't see it if Your choice in theater is fluff and sweet times. You can't get there this week. It's closing soon.

See it if you appreciate great writing

Don't see it if the real world has no place in your life or theater.

See it if What an incredible piece of theatre this was! Too bad crap theatre on Broadway almost never amounts to work Off-Broadway like this

Don't see it if Everyone in this whole country should see this. Especially Trump.

Also Edi Gathegi deserves a Tony for this performance and unfortunately he won't even be considered because of the shallow commercialism that is mainstream Broadway theatre. This was one of the best performances I have seen in a while. The fact that he was able to have such a strong argument for a character that is written as unlikable was truly amazing! I will pay anything to see him in future work from here on out. Wow.... Read more Read less

See it if you like dramas about people who do bad things and their motives.

Don't see it if you can't handle loud, intense acting.

See it if You want an intelligent and morally good evening of theatre with heavy subject matter

Don't see it if You are interested in seeing something (at all) light.

Also A talented and ambitious but overly-emphatic drama given an effective but forceful staging... Read more Read less

See it if You are a fan of intense theater like long monologues and good acting

Don't see it if you are not in the mood to be deeply depressed

See it if You like tense dramas with interesting, lengthy wordplay and risk taking acting.

Don't see it if You like lighter fare, or if you don't like language driven plays as this one is definitely a mouthful.

See it if You are interested in questions of divine and human justice

Don't see it if You don't like long monologues

See it if You want to see the best performances of any show this year

Don't see it if You can't handle foul language

See it if You like dramas that make you think

Don't see it if You dislike dramas that make you think

See it if you want a beautifully crafted show related to the criminal justice system: compelling characters and valid philosophical questions.

Don't see it if you don't want to be moved, think or are looking for a mindless--forget-the-next-day theater experience.

See it if you enjoy hard edged drama with a bit of humor.

Don't see it if you are looking for light fare,

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 If you like deep intense plays. You enjoy this playwright.

Don't see it if You want a light entertain me play. You find the topics of faith and violence uncomfortable.

See it if You appreciate outstanding acting and a truly magnificent play.

Don't see it if You are upset by descriptions of violence.

See it if you want to face very real characters with punchy dialogue that cleverly unsettles and makes you think.

Don't see it if you're looking for something with a well paced plot. You don't like swearing.

Also Lots to admire, slightly harder to love. The acting is absolutely tremendous.... Read more Read less

See it if you're okay with mixed quality of acting for a really strong script. Overall a very respectable rendering of the play.

Don't see it if you saw the play when it first opened and you are expecting a similar experience.

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 enjoy great writing and acting, with incredible fast paced clever dialogue, precise timing, excellent set, costume, lighting and sound.

Don't see it if you are sleepy and having a "cloudy brain" day, listening is crucial, so don't go if you are jet lagged.

See it if you enjoy dark comedy, a commentary of the justice system and want to enjoy a night out

Don't see it if you have no compassion for the incarcerated and do not believe in redemption and faith