Sing Street NYC Reviews and Tickets

80%

(148 Ratings)

Positive

88%

Mixed

11%

Negative

Members say

Entertaining, Great singing, Delightful, Refreshing, Great acting

About the Show

Based in the indie film, this new musical follows a sixteen-year-old in 1980s Dublin who starts a new wave band to try to escape his troubles and impress a girl. Directed by Tony Winner Rebecca Taichman ("Indecent").

From the show:

Dublin, 1982. Everyone is out of work. Thousands are seeking bluer skies across the Irish Sea. Sixteen-year-old Conor and his schoolmates turn to music to escape troubles at home and impress a mysterious girl. With a score that embraces the new wave sounds of the era, SING STREET celebrates the thrill of first love and the power of music.

Show-Score Member Reviews (148)

Exquisite, Entertaining, Enchanting, Clever, Absorbing

See it if You want to be entertained by a fabulous plot and an equally good musical score.

Don't see it if You dislike the 80s

Great singing, Great staging, Great acting, Edgy, Absorbing

See it if you want a great emotional journey, excellent costumes and a wonderfully talented cast to entertain you

Don't see it if you want something simple, or extremely refined

Riveting, Romantic, Must see, Great singing, Exquisite

See it if you want to see an exquisite group of actors/musicians (Actors play instruments!). The story is beautiful, inspiring, and makes feel great.

Don't see it if you do not like coming of age stories or rock musicals.

Great singing, Great acting, Entertaining, Delightful

See it if You like a really good cast singing excellent songs and performing to a very high standard. This is worthy of the highest praise

Don't see it if You don't like 'rock' musicals' or seeing young people act energetically on stage. Read more

Great singing, Edgy, Clever, Ambitious

See it if you love the music of the 80s and a great coming of age story

Don't see it if you hated the movie

Funny, Great staging, Entertaining

See it if you like stories that are inspiring and give you hop.

Don't see it if you don't like stories about young people overcoming odds.

Entertaining, Enchanting, Delightful, Clever, Absorbing

See it if you love 80s music

Don't see it if you don't like irish accents

Absorbing, Refreshing, Masterful, Great singing, Entertaining

See it if You like great music and good singing.

Don't see it if You dislike teen musicals.

Critic Reviews (18)

"New Wave Music as Sweet Deliverance: This tuneful adaptation of John Carney’s movie, about the saving grace of pop music in 1980s Dublin, hasn’t quite found its ideal voice."
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"A New Order for 'Sing Street,' Now Adapted for the Stage"
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"The creators behind the Tony-winning 'Once' return with a charming but unadventurous new musical."
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"Mirroring the screen-to-stage evolution of John Carney's 'Once,' the Irish filmmaker's semi-autobiographical 2016 comedy about a 1980s Dublin high school pop band gets theatrical treatment."
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"Most of what's fresh and appealing in the film (which is cheerfully formulaic) has been lost in a leaden theatrical frame that saps milieu, character, and music-making of any tension or charm."
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"'Sing Street' Is Positioned as the Next 'Once,' but Lightning Hasn't Struck Twice: Another John Carney film makes it to the stage at New York Theatre Workshop."
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"Enda Walsh/Rebecca Taichman's Indie Rocker 'SING STREET' Mixes Anarchy and Empathy"
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"All in all, it's a strangely careless enterprise that delivers its pro forma upbeat message with little conviction, proffering songs that could be easily replaced without making much of a difference."
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Creative team

New York Theatre Workshop