Less Than 50% NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (42)
See it if If you really enjoy being treated to an exquisite surprise in an intimate theater. Great play within a play within a play.
Don't see it if There is no reason not to see this play. It is delightful, funny, and absolutely absorbing. Read more
See it if You're looking for an incredibly clever, layered, meta show that is well acted across the board and consistently entertaining.
Don't see it if You get confused easily or are bothered by bits that occasionally are stretched too long.
See it if you enjoy relationship plays and stand up comedy, a play within a play
Don't see it if you want a linear play w/o raunchy jokes & don't enjoy unhappy relationship stories Read more
See it if you enjoy a combination of stand up comedy and an experiment in metatheatrics. The comedy is genuinely funny and some interesting twists.
Don't see it if you're easily confused by breaking of fourth wall and unconventional play structuring. Play still needed some fine tuning/cuts when I saw it
See it if You like a slightly different romantic comedy tugs at your heart strings:
Don't see it if You don’t care for a relationship play that can be a bit confusing and is a little too long.
See it if you like play-within-a-play(-within-a-play, etc). Part stand-up comedy, part written play, part real-life, it's funny and clever.
Don't see it if you want a linear play. Some raunchy/edgy jokes. The play follows a story, but cuts between the play itself and the creation of the play. Read more
See it if You like character neurotic driven plays.
Don't see it if You are looking for a linear plot.
See it if This show was clever in its structure and conceit. I give it big props for its execution.
Don't see it if you're expecting to be blown away by the protagonist and his journey. While it's well done, I didn't care about him.
Critic Reviews (15)
"This show has a great deal of comic appeal but it also smacks of reality. The unique two-hander uses a clever combination of storytelling, stand-up comedy, and a play within a play...'Less Than 50%' is a contemporary show that will appeal to a vast audience. Whether you're in love, longing for the right relationship, or your romantic life is falling apart, you will be captivated and entertained."
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"The play's now-we-mean-it-now-we-don't structure has a wearying effect...Everything in 'Less Than 50%' sounds like it could use a laugh track. When his character isn't acting like a jackass, Soresi is an appealing performer...Jen Wineman's direction proves helpful in terms of pacing the action and providing some welcome nuance...'Less Than 50%' concludes with a twist that is brazen even by the standards of what has come before, but, by this point, it's hard to care."
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"'Less Than 50%' is a play that, unfortunately, lives up to--or rather, down to--its title. Though it tries to be many things--and most prominently a recollection of a relationship gone wrong--it keeps on retelling and undermining itself, becoming incoherent and nonsensical. A 'disclaimer' at the beginning of the script even says it is a 'semi-autobiographical' play: 'There are truths, half-truths, less than half-truths, and downright fabrications.'"
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"Gianmarco says he’s a triple threat and, in this case, he does cover the gamut from comic to actor to storyteller, and is a good stand up comic...Yes, some silly, funny stuff going on that will get a response from the younger folks in the audience. Beyond that, this is a sad commentary on the frightened now generation, their lack of commitment to relationships and romantic involvement...Jen Wineman directs this rather confusing 90 minute commentary."
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"'Less Than 50%' is a distraction and, unfortunately, not much more...It is not remarkable in any particular way...On the plus side Soresi is a talented performer who is eager to try and try and try. He is often a pleasure to watch. Ditto Hannah Hale who is the actor playing the real Laura. They are both charming and talented actors and I look forward to seeing them again sometime in a play that is not defying gravity as well as logic."
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“A play within a play about rehearsing a play with a scene partner who is also an ex...This is a completely relatable situation in modern-day NY, and Soresi infuses a familiar tale with his unique humor and plot twists so it stays interesting...Soresi’s writing and acting are excellent...His comedy is insightful and well-delivered...Catalano is a great actress playing an annoying actress...It is a fast-paced 90-minute display of emotion, comedy and theatrics, enjoyed by adults of all ages.”
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"Soresi has a great and somewhat goofball presence behind the mic, with a funny in-your-face, big grin style, cracking jokes that land, for the most sake...For the first two-thirds of the 80 minute piece, the curved road is tight but the driving is expertise...In the end, it’s almost nightmarish, the Seinfeld stream of consciousness that comes in at approximately the two-thirds mark. It’s overly drenched in cynical drama and dark quirky cartoonish negativity."
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"Generally upbeat, it has bits of music and dance, lots of amusing lines, occasional profanity, and various theatricalist touches…The comedy's situations are more conventional than its format…It's taken for granted that much of this is fictional but it's also clear that much of it really happened (more or less)…Soresi's humor…clever as it often is, often lacks subtlety and is a bit too self-conscious. Hale, though, is about as refreshing a comic find as any presently on a New York stage."
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