Man From Nebraska NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (189)
See it if you are a Tracey Letts fan. Great performances by Birney and O'Toole
Don't see it if post mid-life crises are abhorrent to you
See it if you want to see something that covers a variety of topics and excellent acting
Don't see it if the slower, quieter pace of a play is not what you like
See it if You have patience for a play that begins slowly but explores its main character's personal crisis with sincerity, depth and humor.
Don't see it if You want a jazzy show! Read more
See it if You enjoy dramas that make you think about religion, relationships and your place in the world. Letts says alot with few words
Don't see it if Dont like shows with a slow pacing (like nebraska i suppose) and short bursts of scenes. Like snippets of a life
See it if you are tired of plays about the problems of attractive 20/30 somethings with their whole future ahead of them.
Don't see it if you are unable to grasp the fact that older people can have nuanced problems and are not one dimensional caricatures.
See it if Man goes through late midlife crisis and seeks answers while hurting his family. The journey is slow, painful, believable and disturbing.
Don't see it if You want to like the characters or feel uplifted. There are moments of comic relief that make the pain bearable. Read more
See it if You are a fan of Reed Birney or the writting of Tracy Letts. You want to see a play about questioning your path instead of blindly walking.
Don't see it if You want a more deep drama. You want a play that is complex.
See it if you are a Tracy Letts fan and/or are interested in the the crises of marriage in understated lives.
Don't see it if quick vignettes seam like lazy writing - even if touchingly quiet. Or big leaps between two worlds won't break the reality of the play.
Critic Reviews (33)
“The courage of Letts’s script is that, while Ken certainly gives over to unexpected exploration, the essence of his decency, though tested, is never compromised…If ‘Man From Nebraska’ is the most modest of Letts’ plays in terms of ambition and style, it may also be his most hopeful, in terms of the long game it plays. Under the seemingly always unerring, delicate direction of David Cromer, it is very gratifyingly acted indeed, and ultimately about as touching as you hope it might be.”
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