Skintight NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (289)
See it if you want to see a play that goes beyond what's on the outside. Act II in particular.
Don't see it if you don't like to see stereotypical characters that can be grating at times. In particular, Idina's character.
See it if you like to pepper your social commentary with some good laughs. Idina is great, even if she didn't sing.
Don't see it if you don't like intelligent comedies.
See it if you are a fan of Idina Menzel. She does not disappoint. a great story and relevant. If you want to laugh at a story that is actually serious
Don't see it if if you are uncomfortable with the subject of gay relationships, sex and marriages.
See it if you like Idina Menzel and want to see her in something where she doesn't sing.
Don't see it if if you're comfortable watching the gay lifestyle depicted on stage.
See it if You want to see a hilarious play with interesting characters and storylines. You're a fan of Idina Menzel. You're a member of Roundabout.
Don't see it if You're homophobic. You prefer musicals to plays.
See it if You like smartly written shows that have very real, flawed characters providing commentary on how we view beauty...or an Idina Menzel fan!
Don't see it if You prefer musicals or don't like shows that hold the mirror up (no pun intended) and comment on real life views. Read more
See it if You want to see a funny, contemporary play with all kinds of gay.
Don't see it if You’re homophobic. You don’t like cross generational love affairs. Read more
See it if Deftly constructed in different layers that gives each major and minor character their own dimension; all attitudes and actions are plausibl
Don't see it if Resorts to a shrill bitchiness at the beginning for comic effect
Critic Reviews (38)
"Love may be love may be love, but yikes, it can be mind-boggling at times, a message delivered in excruciating detail by 'Skintight,' Joshua Harmon's far from groundbreaking dysfunctional-family comedy...Idina Menzel does what she can with the unlikeable Jodi Isaac, showing some strong comedic timing."
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"Although audiences may be initially confused — or disappointed even — to see legendary belter Idina Menzel not sing a single note in this new play, they will leave pleasantly surprised...Mr. Aukin tackles this play with a fierce exactitude that revels in Harmon’s signature ethical ambiguities...Perhaps 'Skintight' is less powerful, poignant, and timely than Harmon’s other recent works, but it still is a fascinating play that leaves the audiences with quite a lot to think and talk about it ."
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“The play starts with Menzel delivering a lengthy screed...A comic tour de force...It’s hard to overstate what an unappealing character the aged Elliot is...and Wetherall portrays him with an air of wounded nobility that doesn’t help matters...Aukin successfully mines every nugget of needed humor to be found in this script and crafts an ending which offers a faint ray of hope for this disaffected foursome. My only hope is that Harmon comes up with a better play next time.”
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“Darkly comedic drama explores sex, youth, beauty and family...Although the provocatively privileged situation and its resulting banter is droll and superficial, Aukin elicits excellent performances, especially from Menzel, and keeps the pace as taut as Botox will allow.”
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"Under the direction of Aukin, the entire cast is quite good...The gorgeously muscled Brittain is a stunner, and not only in the looks department. His Trey reveals surprising emotional elasticity...Not that there’s much of a plot or solid through-line...Harmon has spiked the dialogue with copious jokes about Botox, gay porn, and massive penises. Other questions, such as whether, in our youth obsessed culture, outward 'hotness' always wins over inner beauty, are worth considering."
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“Menzel fans will relish in her performance...Her performance as Jodi is mesmerizing...Gelb's performance as the over-privileged-white-Jewish-homosexual- millennial is hilarious!...At times all feels a bit extreme but Harmon will have you laughing at the ridiculousness of the situation. His script has been designed to mimic the world far beyond the clean-cut corners of this designer home.”
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