Steve NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (45)
See it if You like to pick up musical lyrics references. You find life to be sweet/funny/sad in a Sondheim kind of way.
Don't see it if You're put off by slightly cliched gay characters.
See it if u love laughter & B'way. Hilarious show queens, I mean hilarious, w/ substance & heart. I laughed out loud and was moved, plus show tunes ++
Don't see it if if u don't like life, to laugh & have a great time in the theater. Come on...it's really good, Matt McGrath does it again, cast tops, do!
See it if Loud, self satisfied, not very interesting characters. Not my favorite show
Don't see it if You like something with substance.
See it if you like a play that goes-down-easy. Not challenging, but fun use of songs and clever imagined scenes. Strong performances, well staged
Don't see it if you want a plot that rises beyond soap opera. Nothing new here, but still likable. Only one woman in the cast (4 men); female director. Read more
See it if You are into relationship commentary type shows
Don't see it if If lgbt themes are not interesting or offensive to you
See it if like touching relationship plays - friends and partners. Musical comedy references throughout make it fun. More character development please
Don't see it if you don't like 'theater person' personalities. If you can't relate to attraction, insecurity, and loss of relationships.
See it if you like show tunes and the same gender.
Don't see it if you're looking for something heady.
See it if you think Steven Sondheim is a god and like to see bitchy-funny dialogue delivered expertly by ensemble
Don't see it if you don't like cliche-ridden presentation of gay culture, play that is more intent on being clever than true
Critic Reviews (31)
"An earnest effort that runs on its scattered charms in lieu of a plot…The only time 'Steve' seems to be awake is when the characters banter about Audra McDonald, 'Pacific Overtures,' Kristin Chenoweth and whatnot. The cast is very strong, especially in the dexterity with which McGrath and Cantone realistically play different degrees of flamboyant gay characters without slipping into stereotypes, but while the score is a classic, 'Steve' has book problems."
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"What happens when the marriage battle is won, and gays and lesbians get to deal with ordinary unhappiness. If that sounds like a depressing prospect, it isn't, at least in the case of 'Steve,' which explores such questions with considerable sparkle and hilarity...The entire cast performs expertly under the crack direction of Cynthia Nixon, who once again dazzles with the same mastery of comic timing that she demonstrated last season with 'Rasheeda Speaking.'"
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"When the comedy all but fades away, there is sincere heart to be found beneath the thick armor that's been chipped away...Nixon has coaxed impressive performances out of all of her actors, wisely playing up the personalities for which many of them are already known...everyone will find something to relate to in 'Steve,' as learning the boundaries of our imaginations is a universal experience."
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"Gerrard's not-so-rosy picture of gay men finally being able to have it all is certainly timely. But his characters are rather stereotypical and tend to make 'Steve' come off as something of a wannabe update of 'Boys In the Band'...Though I was underwhelmed by the over-reliance on trendy technology, I found the performances excellent."
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"The writing is full of offhand quips, bitchy comebacks and many, many, many quotes from musicals and plays, with Sondheim coming in as the clear winner...Directed at breakneck speed, the wry comments, clever references to the entire Sondheim oeuvre and the underlying pathos of these men who know, to quote Elaine Stritch, 'everybody dies,' registers a heartbeat late, but nevertheless, registers deeply."
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"It's exciting that we live in a time when plays about gay people don't have to deal with homophobia and AIDS and can depict the same (boring) problems as straight people, but it's hard to feel that sorry for the characters and their cushy lives and their self-inflicted problems…Even when it's difficult to feel emotionally invested, it's always entertaining to watch the members of the cast interact with each other and interpret Mark Gerrard's snappy dialogue."
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"Mark Gerrard’s smartly written, fast-paced, comedy-drama about gay couples facing life issues like domesticity, cheating, betrayal, and friendship in a rousing and raunchy peek into a world that feels a little frayed at times...Matters rise to a fever pitch, with lots of theater jokes and lines splayed throughout…Applause to Cynthia Nixon who does a fine job directing this uber-talented cast. You’ll laugh, you’ll tear up and I won’t spoil the clever bows!"
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“The ensemble cast of 'Steve' explores with remarkable distinction and dignity the vicissitudes in the lives of an extended family…Nixon successfully teases every nuance out of Mark Gerrard’s script…'Steve' is a must see and is a play one could see and appreciate more than once. Mr. Gerrard’s play raises important questions that are enduring and rich in nature and deserve to be 'answered' by everyone interested in significant and rewarding relationships."
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