Prodigal Son

See it if you're up for strong performances in a talky play. Set in an all-boy Catholic school in 1966, the play stacks the deck for the young "hero".

Don't see it if you want engaging moral and philosophical discussions. This is the playwright's show-off autobio: see how great I turned out

See it if It is a must see not only for the question re: morals but to see a star in his youth. 20 year old Timothee Chalmet is superb.. Let us watch

Don't see it if you want fluff.

See it if you like coming of age stories, interested in the playwright's teenage years, like stories set in boarding schools, great acting debuts

Don't see it if you expect consistent characterizations, last minute unfair twists, are a fan of Robert Sean Leonard

See it if You like coming-of-age stories.

Don't see it if You want something entirely original.

See it if Anyone would like this show. I think that people in their teens and twenties would love it but I'm 54 and I loved it too.

Don't see it if Everyone would like it

See it if you want to take a nap. The whole show is about making the world see this "great young actor". He was ok but way over did it

Don't see it if This is the worst show I have seen all year. there is nothing good about it.

See it if You are a big Shanley fan, who can dismiss his vanities. Good acting.

Don't see it if You like a drama that makes a point.

See it if you enjoy a drama with clever characters, lots of twists and an open ended ending.

Don't see it if you do not enjoy becoming part of the characters' lives, or if you want to know a final outcome to the story.

See it if enjoy a well performed coming of age story with angst & drama.

Don't see it if you do not enjoy memoirs or coming of age stories.

See it if You like hearing Holden Cauffield-like whining. Timothée Chalamet gives an interesting and thought-out performance.

Don't see it if you find teenage angst tiresome and whiny.

See it if You want to see a performance by Timothée Chalamet before he becomes a big theatre star.

Don't see it if You want to see something more than a Catcher in the Rye rip-off. There was also some gay revelation I found offensive.

See it if You are a literature buff and want to have a cerebral theater experience

Don't see it if Your looking for something easy and light. This is dense and intense theater

See it if you like John Patrick Shanley's great dialogue and story-telling. Timothee, the young boy is a fresh, refreshing, and talented new face

Don't see it if you're overly Catholic, sensitive about being catholic, or don't enjoy an interesting, autobiographical coming of age/growing up story.

See it if you want to be impressed with intelligent, expressive acting and thought-provoking questions about the nature of life and destiny

Don't see it if you want to have all of your questions answered at the end

See it if you like good drama.

Don't see it if you don't care for playwright self reflection.

See it if You want to see a brilliant young performer.

Don't see it if You are looking for a light hearted romp.

See it if You like philosophical intelligent coming of age stories

Don't see it if Dislike self indulgent plays

See it if you love John Patrick Shanley -- and if you like boy's school dramas. The fugue of past, present and future at the end is masterful writing.

Don't see it if don't like interior dramas without much outward action. -- or if you don't want to see an extraordinary performance from a gifted young man.

See it if you like coming of age stories. good acting

Don't see it if no reason not to

See it if you like John Patrick Shanley's writing and have ever wondered what he must've been like as a teenager. Fantastic performances all around.

Don't see it if you think you might be put off by the occasional uneven, slow, or offensive bit.

See it if you enjoy coming of age stories. The playwright explores his with this play.

Don't see it if you don't enjoy coming of age stories or are looking for a diverse cast.

See it if ...you love Shanley's work. ...you love plays that have a spiritual component. ....you love a complex and nuanced exploration of teen years.

Don't see it if ...you are looking for a yuk fest.

See it if ...you like coming-of-age bio-dramas, intense scenes of teen angst & confusion, & great acting by Robert Sean Leonard & Timothee Chalamet.

Don't see it if ...you're bored by autobiographical memoirs & tales of teen angst and are not a fan of Robert Sean Leonard or plays by John Patrick Shanley.

See it if You like thought provoking plays

Don't see it if You like a lot of action and excitement. This play brews slowly.

See it if You enjoy plays dealing with teenage angst and you don't mind a few extra plot twists that don't go anywhere.

Don't see it if You expect a well constructed play from a respected playwright. Very disappointing.