Mengele NYC Reviews and Tickets

See it if You want a stylized portrait of a complicated historical figure. You want to see great acting in a concise play.

Don't see it if You want stylization that sustains throughout: I lost them a few times. You want a new angle on the Holocaust: videos presented nothing new.

See it if You like intense dramas about the holocost. This is fictional but uses a lot of facts so it feels very real. Good acting.

Don't see it if You don't like people messing around with history. This never happened so it's a little obvious where it's headed from the start.

See it if you are interested in Mengele and the subject matter

Don't see it if you are not interested in past Nazi history

See it if You need a reminder of how twisted people can become.

Don't see it if You looking for light entertainment.

See it if you are familiar with Mengele, the role he played in the Holocaust and are interested in a wordy dialogue with him giving his perspective.

Don't see it if you are either not interested in the period, know nothing about Mengele or don't like wordy plays.

See it if you can appreciate well-researched insights into Mengele's twisted, sociopathic logic and almost plausible justification for the Holocaust.

Don't see it if you can't deal with heartbreaking films of Auschwitz interspersed with the philosophical justifications for the Holocaust. Mind-boggling. Read more

See it if You want to hear how some of the German soldiers and Mengele thought during about the Jews and justify killing them.

Don't see it if You don't want to see a play about the Holocaust.

See it if you have an interest in this controversial historical villain. You like artsy, indie plays consisting of complex characters studies.

Don't see it if if you want a clear storyline with a strong emotional arc. It also doesn't teach much history beyond what you've likely learned in school.