Lost Girls NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (38)
See it if you like a great plot twist, characters written in a way you will recognize them in your life. Believable story.
Don't see it if Can't think why not like it.
See it if enjoy realistic dramas (with deftly leavening humor) about family life amid modern stress. Spiky-yet-sympathetic characters, neat plot twist
Don't see it if You are offended by f-bombs sprinkled realistically by every character, sexual simulations, but nothing you wouldn't get on HBO.
See it if You like plays with an unexpected twist, great acting and family dramas.
Don't see it if You are offended by curse words, don't like too much exposition or some overwritten dialogue. At time a one act that felt stretched.
See it if you like funny, smart dramas about struggling (emotionally and financially) families. Strong writing, acting and direction. A solid evening.
Don't see it if you're put off by strong language. This play has a delightful punchline which took me by surprise.
See it if you want a surprise ending.
Don't see it if you don;'t like family dynamics.
See it if you enjoy family dramas. Great performances especially by Piper Perabo, Meghann Fahy and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.
Don't see it if you're not ready to engage in this family drama
See it if you like serious stories about messed up families that also incorporate humor. monologues are very resonant!
Don't see it if you are uncomfortable with nudity/sex/excessive profanity.
See it if You get the chance, it was good and had great characters who are very relatable.
Don't see it if You don't like profanity, otherwise no other reason. Read more
Critic Reviews (17)
"'Lost Girls' is always riveting as the revelations come thick and fast and twists continue to take us by surprise...'Lost Girls' is a play that you will think about long after you have left the theater."
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"At the heart of Pollono's new and intriguing play is the steady decline and decimation of the working class... The actors are skilled at deploying New England-speak as they convey their character's determination to get at least one step beyond where each had been. It is funny to hear how proud they are that the women in their family have been slowly making progress by getting pregnant a little later than had great grandma at fifteen, then Linda at then sixteen, and Maggie at seventeen."
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"Mr. Pollono’s vulgarity-peppered, New England-accented dialogue crackles with sharp ripostes, and his characters—despite some exaggeration—are sharply enough defined to make them both entertaining and plausible. While the setup leading to the big reveal employs the kind of clever trick that seems increasingly contrived the more you think about it, 'Lost Girls' would probably be lost without it."
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"In contemporary writing for the theater, it can sometimes seem as if there's an undeclared competition to determine which playwright can produce the most dysfunctional American family play out of all the dysfunctional American family plays going...More than anything, 'Lost Girls,' which was originally produced by Los Angeles's Rogue Machine Theatre, is a study of volatile Maggie...Pollono's sympathy for all his characters is realized in every performance."
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"'Lost Girls' is best experienced in retrospect. Two of John Pollono’s characters aren’t who we assume they are for most of the play’s 90 minutes. While 'Lost Girls' might be better appreciated knowing who’s who from the top, fear not: The twist will not be revealed here...Director Jo Bonney needs to lighten up their performances. An ex-husband and a boyfriend are so verbally battered and shat on by these women that they could qualify for FEMA."
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"I won’t reveal the outcome except to say that there is a tricky development near the end that I have mixed feelings about. Two of three theater-savvy friends who attended the same performance missed it, so I think director Jo Bonney needs to do something to make the ending clearer. I wish the actors didn't need to struggle so hard with the New England accent. Richard Hoover’s revolving set and Theresa Squire’s costumes capture the correct ambience. It’s consistently involving and entertaining."
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"Pollono’s written a play that’s veers between caustic tartness and sweetness to terrific effect...The cumulative effect of the two stories proves not only moving but also thought-provoking...Under Bonney’s direction, the ensemble deliver immaculately crafted performances...The ensemble’s fine work means that all of characters are people for whom theatergoers begin to root early on."
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"I fell hard for this play...The dialogue is spot-on; these are fully fleshed-out human beings (side note: I dig their Boston-area accents; the play is set in New Hampshire). And then we’re hit with a series of twists that are smartly worked into the narrative. This play runs through November 29th and I suspect it will have a life beyond this run, as it’s quite good with a very strong cast."
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