Stuffed NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (146)
See it if If you’re too fat to skinny trying to gain weight trying to lose weight not happy with your weight Or appearance and wouldn’t mind a laugh
Don't see it if If you’re not open to comical comments about issues with weight.
See it if You are a Lisa Lampanelli fan, or want to see a comedic discussion on life rather than a narrative
Don't see it if You're looking for more traditional narrative theatre, you get offended easily
See it if You enjoy good comedy, like something that is both funny and thoughtful
Don't see it if you are offended by raunchy language, and self-deprecating comedy
See it if Have ever had weight/food issues and can laugh about them
Don't see it if You don't like confident, in your face New York women
See it if you can relate to any kind of issue with your weight.
Don't see it if you are sensitive about weight issues.
See it if you are a woman who has ever had issues with her weight (almost all!), or are a sympathetic male
Don't see it if if you are judgmental about women and their weight and looks, in which case you wouldn't want to see it anyway!
See it if You want a good laugh.
Don't see it if If your humor is dry.
See it if You really need a good laugh
Don't see it if if you don't like comedy
Critic Reviews (21)
"Based on this first-time play, one can say that Lampanelli is better at stand-up than at being a playwright. She is on to a good topic with 'Stuffed,' but unlike the problem of overeating that the characters discuss, this production is low on calories...Even though the show has no intermission, is not especially long, is lightly directed by Gay and is occasionally funny, after a while a feeling of repetition sets in, and one can conclude that the subject has already been covered enough."
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"Lampanelli uses her own experiences but then fleshes out the rest of the time with color-by-the-number observations about women with other size issues...The bottom line is supposed to be that women should be allowed to love themselves no matter their shape. But that seems an odd message coming from a woman who's spent thousands of dollars to alter hers...The cast members only succeed at varying levels. Still, more than a few of the jokes Lampanelli has written hit the mark."
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"It’s a breezy, candid, insightful look at four women exchanging their feelings about food and weight, in between isolated monologues giving back stories. Lampanelli’s lines particularly zing but there’s also pathos and feeling to make this a full meal, smoothly directed by Jackson Gay. And by the way, Lampanelli has real acting chops."
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"Amongst the chatter which involves them all, each character gets a moment in the spotlight where we get an idea of why they struggle with weight and self esteem...It's funny-there are a bunch of laugh-out-loud lines-without trivializing the deeper issues here. It's a brisk 80 minutes and director Jackson Gay keeps things well ordered while allowing for a playful quality which she does so well. Every woman will be able to relate to something or someone in the play."
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"There is little dramatic structure to 'Stuffed,' which is Lampanelli’s first play...No one conflict drives the evening, which runs for 80 minutes, as the four women each discuss their histories and their hopes...The subject of the play is endlessly relatable, as the women bond over their struggles...While the words 'male gaze' are never uttered onstage, the idea is omnipresent...The subject is a welcome one to be explored in a play, especially in an industry as male-driven as the theater."
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