My Dear Watson (NYMF) NYC Reviews and Tickets

61%

(28 Ratings)

Positive

54%

Mixed

32%

Negative

14%

Members say

Slow, Ambitious, Disappointing, Clever, Entertaining

About the Show

Part of the New York Musical Festival: Told from the perspective of Dr. Watson, this dramatic musical reanalyzes and redefines love and friendship for a man who is seemingly incapable of both.

Follow the legendary friendship of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Through the mystery, action, and cleverness woven throughout Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories, 'My Dear Watson' looks beyond the realm of narrative and into the heart of the man himself...that is, if he has one at all. Is there a man in the machine? An official selection of the 2017 New York Musical Festival.

Show-Score Member Reviews (28)

Disappointing, Boring, Bad direction

See it if I went wanting to like it. But after I've seen Benedict Cumberbatch be Holmes, it's hard to accept an older actor without Benedict's spark.

Don't see it if The pace is plodding. The tech (projections and lighting) is better than the script. Overall it's not worth it.

Banal, Disappointing, Excruciating, Indulgent, Awful singing

See it if You want to see the most amateurish show NYMF has actually staged, are a big enough Sherlock fan to see anything and everything based on it

Don't see it if U dont want to suffer through a dull story, insipid lyrics, a Sherlock who can't sing surrounded by a cast speak-singing, can see other show

Excruciating, Painful, Embarrassing

See it if don't see it!!! Period!!! No ifs!!!

Don't see it if you don't want to leave embarrassed and ashamed. It's not a musical but a tasteless text declamation with occasional failed song attempts. Read more

Ambitious, Disappointing, Excruciating, Slow

See it if You love everything Sherlock Holmes.

Don't see it if You can do anything else. The music was slow and dull.

Confusing, Slow, Ambitious, Disappointing

See it if you are a die-hard Sherlock Holmes fan. I enjoyed the actor playing Watson. Music is ok but lyrics need work. See it if you loved Jekyll & H

Don't see it if you know little of Sherlock Holmes, because you probably won't understand what's happening. Don't see it if you hated Jekyll & Hyde.

Clever, Thought-provoking, Slow, Profound, Intelligent

See it if You're a big Sherlock Holmes fan and you want an intelligent, profound take on the stories.

Don't see it if You're looking for an upbeat, big ensemble show.

100

Funny, Entertaining, Great singing, Great acting, Great writing

See it if You like good things.

Don't see it if You are not a fan of the Sherlock Holmes stories.

100

Ambitious, Delightful, Great acting, Thought-provoking, Must see

See it if You like solving mysteries and leave wanting more!

Don't see it if You don't like thinking about the performance after the show has ended.

Critic Reviews (9)

"A lethargic Sherlock Holmes musical that needs plenty of work if it is to have any legs. There is too much talk and not enough singing, and what music there is has little power...There is a murder, of course, but there’s not much of interest about it. Yes, Professor Moriarty appears as the arch villain, and that leads to one of the most ridiculous fight scenes imaginable."
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