Love, Love, Love NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (292)
See it if you need a good laugh and some food for thought.
Don't see it if you're sensitive about not living up to your full potential.
See it if You want wonderful acting, timely story, great insight into modern family life, and parent child relationships in a complicated marriage
Don't see it if You can't handle complicated family relationships and the reality of today's young adults.
See it if for five outstanding performances from a terrific cast. Bartlett's play is an exciting indictment of both baby boomers and millennials.
Don't see it if if you aren't willing to wait for the pay off of the third act. The first two are well done, but it all pays off in the last 40 minutes.
See it if you like a thought-provoking story line and great acting. The manipulative brother at the beginning was annoying but necessary to the rest
Don't see it if I think this is a don't miss
See it if you want to see a show that explores the way generations interact with one another and asks questions about said relationships
Don't see it if you're uncomfortable with the idea of watching kind of bad people be bad to one another
See it if Fresh, funny examination of the repercussions of selfish baby boomer parenting. Each act a different decade. Great acting, esp. Amy Ryan.
Don't see it if You're uncomfortable with the possibility of seeing some of your own less stellar parenting moments played out; some "ouch" moments for me.
See it if You want to see great ensemble acting tackling subjects that can be difficult; Richard Armitage and Amy Ryan are spectacular. Well-written.
Don't see it if You find challenging drama difficult to ingest and only want happy endings.
See it if you're interested in topics around wealth, baby boomers/millennials, and young people making change. The characters and story are compelling
Don't see it if you have difficulty understanding British accents or if you're looking to see something that's more based in spectacle.
Critic Reviews (36)
"The premise and structure of 'Love, Love, Love' is intriguing: In three acts, with an intermission between each, we leapfrog across the decades...'Love, Love, Love' might have redeemed itself if it contained a modicum of the love its title boasts, or if any of these characters had even the slightest bit of an arc, but they don’t...By the end of 'Love’s' two hours, it feels almost as if the play’s four-decade span happened in real-time."
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"A three-act comedic drama set in the domestic sphere but with an underlying political edge, 'Love, Love, Love' is essentially an indictment of a husband and wife over a 50-year period in England...The first two acts initially seem short and slight, but the play as a whole pays off in the end...Michael Mayer’s production also becomes increasingly more entertaining as the atmosphere becomes more combative and the performances hit ridiculous extremes."
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"Bartlett irreverently reveals human nature through the spectacle of perfectly awful characters getting away with everything. Some viewers might protest that his characters verge on caricature, but it is through the live combat of these artful stereotypes that generational drama becomes uproarious comedy. Certainly, it offers a particularly fun challenge to a creative team. Director Michael Mayer pushes the comedy to farcical proportions, especially in the riotous second act."
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"The playwright's indictment of superficial baby-boomer values doesn't quite land, since it comes wrapped in a slick comedy filled with characters who are little more than human targets for barbed commentary. Cheers to director Michael Mayer and his gifted cast for keeping things lively...If you're going to indict an entire generation for its shallow values, your play is going to need more heft than this slick, superficial effort."
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"A devilish delight, packed with the kind of uproarious surprises, ironic echoes, and self-consuming insights that are pretty rare in the theatre today...Mayer's direction is excellent, concise and creative...In a climactic speech, Bartlett abandons subtlety and subtext altogether and starts preaching outright...Bartlett works infinitely better under the radar, delivering his compelling social commentary with wry humor, precisely timed shocks, and exactly the right amount of heart."
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"Naturally, even a work from as assured and original a playwright as Mr. Bartlett calls for top-notch performances to bring out the humor and nuances of his script...With Michael Mayer directing a well-chosen cast there's nothing to worry about in the acting department. Nor will American audiences have a problem relating to these characters...It all adds up to a well-paced production of a beautifully crafted, funny and poignant new play."
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“British actor Richard Armitage making his New York stage debut and Tony
and Academy Award nominee Amy Ryan work hard to make Kenneth and Sandra
three-dimensional, likeable people, but, as written by Mr. Bartlett, their
crassness is the fatal flaw in ‘Love, Love, Love’. Why should we enjoy spending
so much time with two people who so adroitly care only for themselves?”
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"'Love, Love, Love' looks to be one of the comedy highlights of this season...The comedy is superbly portrayed by this well-chosen cast—Armitage and Ryan are the perfect ying and yang, ever so delicately brought to life by Michael Mayer’s fine directorial hand. Derek McLane’s three well-designed sets are right on the money as are Susan Hilferty’s costumes."
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