The Great Gatsby - The Immersive Show NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (586)
See it if You liked Sleep No More but wish they talked/sang.
Don't see it if You'd rather sit and watch a show. Read more
See it if You relish Fitzgerald’s story & language, thrill to proximity, action, style, creative invention, dance, beauty, and you can walk a little.
Don't see it if You like to sit in a chair in the dark, removed from life and hate the book. Read more
See it if You like to be part of the action or just like to watch. You really have the option for both. I LOVED participating when able. SO FUN
Don't see it if You expect a typical stage musical or play. If you are very shy or anxious you may not like it.
See it if You're familiar with the plot, are wanting to dress up and be immersed in the story where it feels like you're actually at gatsbys party
Don't see it if You have issues with walking/standing/stairs and/or are wanting to just sit and watch a traditional show, not be a part of it Read more
See it if Wow! Such a fun evening. The “mansion” is fantastic and the costumes are wonderful. Getting to interact with the characters was awesome!
Don't see it if If you don’t like interacting with the actors. And don’t go if you don’t like to dress up in your best 20’s garb.
See it if you like 'chose your own adventure' stories - you can follow characters around to different rooms, or stay in the main room~
Don't see it if you don't like immersive storytelling. You are apart of the story! You are a guest at Gatsby's party! Have fun~! Read more
See it if you want to be a guest at Gatsby's parties and experience the story in a way you never have before. Lots of fun with seamless transitions!
Don't see it if you need to see every piece of a story to enjoy it or don't like interacting with the actors. TW: Flashing lights Read more
See it if you want an incredibly exciting evening, you enjoy being out of your seat, you love the 20s, Gatsby, exploring unique spaces, letting go!
Don't see it if you are too shy to dance in public,you don't enjoy 1-on-1 experiences with actors speaking directly to you,you prefer to be a passive viewer
Critic Reviews (6)
“This production faces a typical problem for immersive adaptations of literary works: how to translate a beloved text via a format that is better served by a de-emphasis on the text.”
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“ ‘The Great Gatsby’ can be an entertaining night out on the town if you think of it less as a play and more as a night of dress-up...The beat goes on for those who ride the show’s current, eager to be borne back into the past.”
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“The elusiveness of love and of the American Dream are the novel's most prescient, somber themes, and all the characters ultimately feel them. Those themes are still baked into this ‘Gatsby,’ but the true draw is the party, to get swept up in a bygone era at its most lavish, liquored, and loose-limbed.”
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“This is an inventive and intriguingly populist new staging of an iconic novel that already has informed all manner of adaptations. Here, it is genuinely hard to tell the actors from the customers, only the elegant design of Vanessa Leuck’s costumes offers a meaningful distinction.”
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“The gathering’s raison d’etre is a theatrical experience—called ‘The Great Gatsby-The Immersive Show.’ Sadly, it pains me to report that director-adaptor Alexander Wright has done less-than-full justice to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel—and that no amount of atmosphere changes that central fact.”
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"For a light, frothy evening out, this immersive show is your ticket, but don’t expect anything to last longer than the bubbles in the champagne they’re selling. Try reading the book."
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