re(Birth): E.E. Cummings in Song NYC Reviews and Tickets

See it if You like e.e. cummings and enjoy innovative staging, and poetry with music from a mix of traditional and non-traditional instruments.

Don't see it if You don't enjoy playful theatre.

See it if you enjoy quirky, creative artistic expression

Don't see it if you didn't like Alligator Pie

See it if you want to see original theater with an avant-garde sensibility. Excellent ensemble work, gifted cast who sing and play instruments. Lovely

Don't see it if Want to hear all the words of cummings poetry-music sometimes gets in the way. Don't like quirky and clever revue shows. Want serious stuff. Read more

See it if you enjoy quirky music and performances utilizing odd instrumentation and staging.

Don't see it if you are expecting a Broadway style musical. This is delightful but totally off the wall.

See it if You like ee, poetry, and a creative approach to a theatrical piece. This was a very worthwhile hour or so spent on a Sunday afternoon.

Don't see it if You don't know ee enough to be able to get his style without hearing every word. Also, it's not a traditional story line, but very effective

See it if Great staging delightful performance. Only negative was sometimes unable to make out the words.

Don't see it if Looking for story line-- there is none.

See it if You like Soulpepper and imaginative theater. The troupe is talented and their performances are uplifting and delightful.

Don't see it if You want serious shows.

See it if you enjoy wonderful staging and a talented cast that showcases E E Cumming's poetry. I did not know his work but enjoyed the presentation.

Don't see it if you do not enjoy inventive ways of presenting poetry. The Soulpepper company has talented singers and arrangers of sets.