Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic (NYC)

See it if you love Harry Potter. If not, you'll be lost. Very broad and hammy, but it works. Modest production values, but inventive staging.

Don't see it if you want depth. This is purely for fun; a clever send-up. Could use some trimming; it was almost two hours with no intermission.

Also Like Stoppard's R&G, Puffs tells the hero's story through minor characters, which is delightful. There is some swearing (HP finds it difficult to say the "F" word) and allusions to sex...otherwise, this would be great for young HP fans (there were a couple in the audience).... Read more Read less

See it if you must be familiar with Harry Potter lore to understand this very funny parody. Creative & fast paced.

Don't see it if if you didn't read or seen Harry Potter, this will make no sense to you.

See it if You are a fan of Harry Potter and enjoy spoofy/satire shows. It's very over the top, silly and fun.

Don't see it if If you aren't a fan or haven't seen the Harry Potter films it would be pointless to see this as all the references and jokes would be lost

See it if A quality Potter world spoof for sure. Very funny. non-stop.

Don't see it if If you don't know or like all things Potter... you won't get it.

See it if If your a Harry Potter fan. If you like to laugh.

Don't see it if If you don't know the Harry Potter books or if you know them and did not like either books or Movies.

See it if Great for Potter super-fans, who attended in abundance. Young-adult story. Good staging. Best scene was the soliloquy about throw pillows.

Don't see it if Despite having read all the books, I didn’t get all the jokes.

See it if You love the Harry Potter series. You enjoy parodies. You want to see a well-known story told from a different angle.

Don't see it if You either don't like or haven't read/seen the Harry Potter series. You don't like parody.You want a tight parody:it could use some editing

See it if you are mad about Harry! While he is not the star, his world is depicted by a large, talented and flexible cast with imaginative staging

Don't see it if you do not know the Harry Potter stories and characters. Quick and constant action means missing out if you are not knowledgable.

See it if If you like Harry Potter and cannot get to tickets to the see the Harry on Broadway.

Don't see it if Some parts are not for young kids.

See it if You are a dedicated Potter fan who has read the entire oeuvre and or seen the movies. Slapstick and satire combine in this smart new play.

Don't see it if You aren’t familiar with Harry Potter. You will be lost in the quick moving dialogue often hard to understand because heavy accents are used

See it if You really love all things Harry Potter no matter what, & you've read all the books and seen all the movies, a lot of the jokes require it.

Don't see it if You want a great show. While occasionally very smart and funny, it tended to choose the easy joke which was boring and over played.

See it if love HarryPotter series, want 2 bask in your knowledgeable nerdiness, savor high energy antics, appreciate riffing on all that is Hogwarts

Don't see it if have intestinal dislike of Potterbilia, need high class humor, hate low tech riffs on corporate moviemaking, cannot suspend your disbelief

See it if you like the Harry Potter books/movies and enjoy oddball parodies, you can look past some amateur elements in favor of well-timed comedy

Don't see it if you have no knowledge of Harry Potter or lived under a rock during the 90s-00s (lots of random pop culture references from that era)

See it if you have a cursory knowledge of the Harry Potter universe. A couple films’ worth (especially Goblet of Fire) should be enough to go on.

Don't see it if you hate silly humor, exuberant performances, and a room full of people having a great time. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

See it if you are a Harry Potter fan. Unlike "Potted Potter" - this is truly a spoof of all the books. Clever and fun for JK Rowling fans.

Don't see it if don't have knowledge of the series. References both the films and the books. - otherwise it would just be a good but silly genre parody.

Also I saw this based on the Show-Score reviews and I'm very glad I did.
It's in a small theatre behind a bar and the crowd was young. Don't expect great production values. Just clever "Saturday Night Live" style skits based on the Hufflepuffs POV during the 7 years that Harry was at Hogwarts.... Read more Read less

See it if Better know your HP to get all the nerdy jokes and allusions! We all can't be winners — little victories for the rest of us.

Don't see it if Dorky HP jokes, low-fi effects, or parody humor aren't your thing. Light laughs, doesn't go deep.

Also Diversity: 2 people of color (Black male and Latina) out of cast of ~11.
Ticket from in-person rush for $22. Middle mezzanine.... Read more Read less

See it if you are a real fan of Harry Potter & can get the inside jokes as told by members of one of the other wizard school groups cleverly executed

Don't see it if you are totally unfamiliar with the Harry Potter characters and story line.

See it if You enjoy Harry Potter in-jokes. You enjoy theatre with a DIY vibe.

Don't see it if You dislike "I'm in on the joke" laughter from the audience.

See it if You are not just a casual Harry Potter fan but a very knowledgeable one.

Don't see it if You lack HP smarts.

Also I decided to take my daughter, age 28, to see the show because I heard it was funny. She's been a Potterhead since she was 8 years old. She loves the books and has read each one several times. She has also seen the movies, but she's not as much a fan of those.

One time, she actually thanked me for giving birth to her at the exact right time for her to grow up with Harry Potter!

Turns out she's (not surprisingly) the perfect audience for this show. She loved it. She said it was brilliant. The young woman sitting on my other side was in complete hysterics.

Meanwhile, there was me. I read the first three HP books (many moons ago) and saw a couple of the movies. While I was able to follow along, I really didn't get the jokes.

But I was so happy to be sitting there, surrounded by young people having a blast! This is what the world of theater needs to develop the next generation of theatergoers.... Read more Read less

See it if Mildly entertaining play about the other students attending Hogwarts. Simple plot.Energetic cast.

Don't see it if You long for another excellent Harry Potter tale. Some actors had poor English accents and were inaudible at times.

See it if You love the Harry Potter franchise. A very clever alternative story to the book series you know and love. I smiled through the whole show!

Don't see it if You don't like or are unfamiliar with the Harry Potter books.

See it if You are a Harry Potter fan and want to see a show full of inside jokes with an audience full of likeminded fans. The cast is amazing!

Don't see it if You've never seen a Harry Potter movie nor read the books. You'll be left out.

See it if you're a big (or little) Harry Potter fan

Don't see it if you don't know the difference between a Muggle and a Mudblood.

See it if You've read all the Harry Potter books multiple times and seen the film.

Don't see it if You're not a Harry Potter fan, think this is a musical, or don't like farce and satire.

Also It felt like a fun, off-off-Broadway amateurish production, but the jokes were spot-on if you're Potter fan. This play follows a Hufflepuff on a parallel journey as HP, only much less grand...Wayne is funny, but Julie Ann Earls as Megan grounds every scene she's in and really cements the whole show, keeping it from devolving completely into a two-hour farce.... Read more Read less

See it if you're a fan of the Harry Potter books and movies and can take them being made fun of (a little).

Don't see it if you know nothing about Harry Potter. This is a very referential show.