KPOP NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (89)
See it if you want an incredible, truly immersive theatrical experience.
Don't see it if You don't like interactivity.
See it if You want to experience an amazing immersive show. Phenomenal staging and logistics. Fabulous choreography. Great performances.
Don't see it if You want traditional theatre. If you get tired standing a lot.
See it if if you like immersive theatre. The staging is amazing. It features great pop music, amazing dancing, and thought provoking storyline.
Don't see it if If you are not a fan of immersive theatre or pop music.
See it if you want to see the best immersive musical of the year. Original.
Don't see it if you don't like pop music. Read more
See it if you enjoy immersive theatre, want to see a new kind of musical, or want to see an amazing performance from Ashley Park
Don't see it if you don't like moving around during a show, want something that is easy to follow
See it if you want to have fun in a show. The concept of this show is clever. And the cast is so committed to entertain that you won't disappoint.
Don't see it if you care a lot about plot development and the depth of story in a show. This show is supposed to show you a new culture in a fun way.
See it if you want a fun experience led by a large fantastic cast. Some serious themes/topics also touched upon. So much talent, ambitious production.
Don't see it if you want a straightforward story or prefer a seated show. The ending was a bit of a cop out, but the overall experience was still terrific.
See it if like creative theater experiences
Don't see it if you don't standing
Critic Reviews (18)
"The level of precision and craft involved on every level of this production...are mind-boggling...The resolution may feel a bit sentimental and overly pat...But when the closing concert starts, it’s almost impossible to resist the infectious energy of the music itself, and of the mix of enthusiasm and precision in the performances...Thoroughly fun and beautifully executed...You walk out feeling energized, thoroughly entertained, and humming a line of the chorus."
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“This ambitious musical occupies a huge amount of space divided into a labyrinth of well-constructed hallways…You're treated to some awesomely performed, dynamically choreographed…K-pop numbers...They're in the hands of a sensational company of singer-dancer-actors...The scenes themselves, in their attempt to seem spontaneous…are too self-consciously artificial…Putting its length, physical discomfort, and shallow dramatics aside, this is a show that's bound to appeal to a younger demographic.”
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"Wildly (and loudly) entertaining...We are guided through room after room...to listen to musical numbers inserted somewhat willy-nilly; and to witness lots of personal drama...If all the drama seems perhaps less than strictly plausible for a single visit, that is unlikely to spoil the fun that comes from the athletic choreography, inventive scenic design, original music, and the simple joy of being ushered around in a masterstroke of coordination."
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"Director Bergman is amazing at how he has managed to keep things running like clockwork, it is truly a remarkable feat. What is the weak link here is Jason Kim’s script, which is hokey and belies what it is trying to say...The finale is an off-the-hook concert that shows the talent of everyone involved. This spectacular cast gives their all...'KPOP' may miss the mark in trying to make us understand the cultural problems, but it is electric, thrilling and one great dance party."
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"An immersive and satirical introduction to Korean pop music at Ars Nova that ends with a legitimately mind-blowing concert...Some of the dialogue and plotting of these scenes are canned and superficial, but the charismatic actors commit fully...Directed with maximum verve and style by Teddy Bergman, and featuring parody-perfect songs by Helen Park and Max Vernon, 'KPOP' benefits most from its youthful, indefatigable ensemble."
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"A bittersweet cocktail of superficial jauntiness cut with ruthless exploitation...There lies the problem. For once we learn where the music comes from, the numbers themselves tend to sound mechanical. Dramatic tension also dissipates as the secrets of the miserable reality within the gilded cage are revealed too quickly. And attempts at getting the audience involved never quite come off. Yet 'KPOP' does occasionally burst into life...The tyrannized pop idols all go out with a bang."
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"An immersive musical that takes us behind the scenes of one label’s music factory...Along the way, hot-button issues are confronted...Speaking before the high-octane concert that ends the evening, the head of the label confesses that the company was misguided in its attempt to Americanize the Korean sound. 'We don’t need to cross over to you. You need to cross over to us,' he says, focusing on the importance of understanding each other’s cultures. In these times, those words resonate."
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"'KPOP' has to be one of the best musicals currently in NYC...I love K-pop, and laughed hard at 'KPOP’s' perfect rendering of this magnificently machined world...With so much phenomenal dancing and music that embodies happiness, 'KPOP' succeeds in turning all corners, no matter what, back to the most important topic today: race..It is revitalizing in both sound, style, and approach of tense topics."
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