Jimmy Titanic NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (34)
See it if You are a fan of Titanic stories and one person shows, a new approach to something we have seen before
Don't see it if You want big production values or documentary insights
See it if enjoy one man shows; want a brand new view of heaven; want to hear more about the history of the Titanic; enjoy a good night at the theater
Don't see it if you don't like one man shows, have trouble following dialogue where the characters keep changing; or are very serious about god and bible. Read more
See it if you love the craft of theater and acting. This is a masterful performance with a well conceived and smartly written script. Worth it
Don't see it if ¥ou need glitzy sets and distracting entertainment. This is serious acting chops
See it if You want an unique view of the Titanic that merges historical fact & fiction. You want drama & comedy. You want great acting.
Don't see it if You want real history: in addition to the fiction, there's a 2nd story, w/musings on the afterlife & fame that can clash w/the main one.
See it if you'd like to experience the sinking of the Titanic through the eyes of the men who worked below the deck.
Don't see it if you have a low tolerance for single-person shows, or performers who talk at an audience. Read more
See it if You'd enjoy spending an evening in the company of multiple characters w different pts of vw about this historical event. Colin is fantastic.
Don't see it if You don't want your idea of heaven challenged, aren't interested in a fictional, often funny take of sad event, don't like 1-guy/many roles. Read more
See it if you enjoy a very intense, sometimes humorous, sometimes very sad tale of people who were on the Titanic told by one gifted actor.
Don't see it if you don't like a humorous view of heaven or anything to do with the Titanic. Read more
See it if You enjoy one man plays and are interested in the Titanic story told by a charming Irishman with a delightful accent.
Don't see it if You don’t enjoy one man plays and have no interest in history told in a whimsical way.
Critic Reviews (12)
"A new, entertaining vehicle...Throughout the play’s narrative, without changing his clothes or using props, Hamell rapidly changes into several characters...Hamell hysterically, outrageously, and uncharacteristically paints an unprecedented bird’s-eye view of the beyond...Their joy in being part of the proud shipbuilding minions and loyal crew dominates. McMullan, O’Reilly, and Hamell capture that, and more, captivating the audience."
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"Hamell parodies the characters in his story, hamming up accents and postures for laughs. At the start, this is forgivable, even charming, but it all becomes a little too much like a Brendan Carroll pantomime...The campiness of the performance just doesn’t work with the subject matter...The frame just wasn’t strong enough to hold the weight of the story...Effective as an easy to digest comedy, 'Jimmy Titanic' has the potential for a more effective staging."
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"God and Gabriel are just two of some 20 delightfully outrageous characters in McMullan’s darkly funny 'Jimmy Titanic'...The play...starts out in heaven but flashes back to Belfast, where R.M.S. Titanic was built, and to the ship itself...A reminder that most of the nearly 1,500 passengers who went down with the ship were not Astors and Guggenheims but crew members and poor emigrants...As quirkily engaging as McMullan’s heaven is, Belfast and Titanic are more moving."
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"Simple storytelling, dry Irish humor, and an incredibly talented creative team are all you really need...Hamell effortlessly morphs from mortal characters...into celestial beings...Hamell’s characters are all consistently masterful storytellers. Be prepared to laugh out loud one minute while choking back tears the next...O’Reilly leaves no stone unturned in her tender and intermittently quirky interpretation of the tale that’s been told many times before — but never quite like this."
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