See it if You want non stop amazing choreography, singing and staging. Number after number I was amazed. Numerous times I felt chills
Don't see it if You don't want a musical in a different language/ don't like to read Read more
See it if Entertaining; great ensemble piece, singing, dancing, acrobatics, costumes etc. reminds me of Les Misérables in terms of atmosphere
Don't see it if You do not like lengthy musicals with subtitles.
See it if You are a lover of the purest melodic music, amazingly talented singers, spectacular shows performed in a jewel of a theater. C’est si Bon!
Don't see it if You’re the type who avoids anything with subtitles. This is a French rock musical performed in French. Read more
See it if you are fluent in French.
Don't see it if you are not fluent in French. Read more
See it if What a fantastic event! Not too be missed. Mesmerizing staging, dancing, singing. If you want a show that gives it all!
Don't see it if If u don’t like a musical w/ talents cast of dancers & singers. If u don’t want a musical in French or look at a teleprompter to follow sto
See it if I absolutely loved this show. I found the choreography/acrobatics amazing. And the music score with such talented voices was mesmerizing.
Don't see it if I was concerned about a show in a different language but it didn’t matter. The music and story are beautiful in any language.
See it if You love musicals that have excellent singing! Great staging. Great choreography. Live orchestra. Cirque Soli atmosphere.
Don't see it if You don't like teleprompter with English subtitles on side of stage or if you hate musicals.
See it if The.choreography. was great
Don't see it if You don't want to be. Entertained
"You’re going to see something huge, in story, in music, in vision, in movement, and in vocal talent that will stay with you for a long time."
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"With so much to unpack, scenes and tunes that vividly stay in mind, 'Notre Dame de Paris' merits to claim an urgent and long-lasting place in the New York art scene."
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"Imagine a sung-through musical that's made up almost entirely of power ballads, from the electric guitar underlining its slow-burn opening to its final, soaring glory note. That's the best way to describe the experience of watching Notre Dame de Paris..."
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"From start to finish, there's a lot for the eyes and ears to latch onto and sort through. 'Notre Dame de Paris' is definitely a one-of-a-kind event, an 'it is what it is' experience that, while it will not appeal to all, certainly provides a no-holds-barred evening of extravagant romance and pageantry."
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"For those of us who grew up on Charles Laughton’s indelible, middle-aged Quasimodo from the 1939 film, it’s a bit of a shock to learn—or rather relearn—that there is no final 'sanctuary' in the original text; nor do we get a happy ending in this by-the-book rendering."
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"Notre Dame," on the other hand, is a series of very French pop songs that are the plot, storytelling not particularly effective due to their being sung in French, albeit with good translations flashed on several screens. There is very little non-sung dialogue. All the songs were brazenly amplified to rock concert level so that their ubiquitous crescendos and climaxes could be savored.
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“Someone looking for cohesion within the musical will be let down. The action can be for want of propulsion despite the present plot progression...To forgive its faults does require grace because this musical accepts itself as an emotional experience.”
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