Mack & Mabel NYC Reviews and Tickets

83%

(102 Ratings)

Positive

94%

Mixed

Negative

Members say

Great singing, Entertaining, Delightful, Great staging, Great acting

About the Show

The Encores! season opens with Mack & Mabel, which tells the story of one of silent film’s first great pioneers, Mack Sennett. Starring Douglas Sills ("War Paint") and Alexandra Socha ("Head Over Heels").

From the show:

The Encores! season opens with Mack & Mabel, which tells the story of one of silent film’s first great pioneers, Mack Sennett, played by Douglas Sills (War Paint, The Scarlet Pimpernel), and his first great discovery and muse, the comedienne Mabel Normand, played by Alexandra Socha (Head Over Heels, Spring Awakening). Mack makes Mabel a star and love blossoms. But Mack’s insatiable drive to succeed and Mabel’s natural vulnerability—the key to her audience appeal—turn their love affair into a high wire act with no net.

Show-Score Member Reviews (102)

100

Great staging, Great acting, Great singing, Enchanting

See it if you enjoy beyond fabulous actors with terrific voices backed up by a gorgeous orchestra. This show deserve a Bway run.

Don't see it if you don't like touching musicals that tug at your heartstrings. Read more

100

Must see, Funny, Exquisite, Enchanting, Great singing

See it if The score is gorgeous, the cast superb and the dancing, you just want to tap along. You'll laugh and cry. And the orchestra!

Don't see it if There's no happy ending, it's dark.

Entertaining, Romantic, Masterful, Great singing, Great staging

See it if you like Jerry Herman and you miss him

Don't see it if you don't like musicals Read more

Entertaining, Great staging, Great singing, Great acting, Delightful

See it if You like musicals based on real people that take your emotions on a journey.

Don't see it if You don’t like sweet stories.

Great singing, Great acting, Funny, Entertaining, Ambitious

See it if You love Encores! and classic musicals and Harmon . . .

Don't see it if You do not like musical theatre.

Great acting, Great singing, Great staging

See it if you love vintage musicals with heart.

Don't see it if the silent movie era is not something you care about to see depicted on the stage. Read more

Entertaining, Great choreography, Great staging, Great singing, Great acting

See it if you like Jerry Herman musicals, you love the Mack and Mabel score, you are a fan of Encores series at City Center

Don't see it if you don't like classic musicals, you don't want to hear one of the great musical scores live Read more

Great singing, Entertaining, Delightful

See it if You enjoy clever lyrics sung by talented singers backed up by amazing dancing and a great band.a Jerry Herman delightf

Don't see it if You have no recollection of the era or no idea who Mack and Mabel were . Although I would say run don't walk to this limited encore producti

Critic Reviews (9)

"Lights! Camera! Passion! Jerry Herman’s buoyant score is the highlight of this Encores! production about a troubled silent-movie-era romance."
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"‘Mack & Mabel’ balances bright music with layers of sadness and regret"
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"Great Songs, Great Stars, Weird Show: Alexandra Socha and Douglas Sills star in Jerry Herman's Broadway flop at New York City Center."
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"Encores! is doing what it does best with this first-class production of Jerry Herman's foray into darkness."
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4/5 Stars. "Brushed off and spiffed up, the cult favorite 1974 musical finally gets the Encores! treatment"
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4/5 Stars. "A fond, agreeable interpretation of Jerry Herman's imperfect darling of a musical."
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"MUSICAL MAKEOVER: Jerry Herman’s 1974 flop has been reborn and reformed into a splendid show."
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"This production also has its problems, but it was enormously entertaining and worth seeing, mostly because of the Herman score and the delicious musical numbers."
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