The Headhunter NYC Reviews and Tickets

See it if you want to see a play that rings some very surprising changes on an old formula.

Don't see it if you have no need to sit through yet another mob story, even one that is full of surprising twists of plot. Read more

See it if You want to see a play about cousins dealing with family issues and secrets between them. You want to laugh. You want to be entertained.

Don't see it if You are not interested in a story about a mobster and his cousin and the family issues they dealt with. Read more

See it if You like the Get Shorty TV show or mobsters with a heart of gold straight out of Central Casting. You don't mind an entirely male play.

Don't see it if Violence (mostly offstage) and racial epithets bother you. You need likeable characters. You don't like plays drenched in testosterone.

See it if you like gangsters, mobster lingo, stories about family secrets & the need for revenge -- the suspense of who will get whacked by the finale

Don't see it if the "f" word or profanity and casual racism offend you; if you don't like plots involving problems that are solved by killing someone Read more

See it if You enjoy tension between relatives who suffer from past family squabbles well acted but slow in spots, overly intense in others.

Don't see it if you are offended by rough language or are looking for a happy play. Read more

See it if you are into mob movies and TV and aren't expecting much beyond the cliches they usually offer; you don't need nuance to be entertained.

Don't see it if you need nuance and characters you actually care about in a play; you are squeamish when it comes to language and violence.

See it if You’d like to see a play about dsyfunctional family members,mainly 2 cousins, sometimes dark,sometimes hilarious,family secrets are revealed

Don't see it if Profanity, messy stage, Italian mafia talk, are not your thing. There is a beheaded Hollywood agent on the dining table during 2nd act! Read more

See it if you like David Mamet, you enjoy mafia stories,

Don't see it if you are offended by filthy language