The Lonely Few NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (68)
See it if You want to see a unique, realistic, nuanced, immersive queer love story set to great rock music featuring two amazing female leads.
Don't see it if You're looking for a more traditional musical. You don't like the idea of being immersed in a rock concert setting.
See it if you're itching for a show with amazing, original songs that have depth and range -- sung by knock-out talent
Don't see it if you're looking for an unpredictable plot and/or big dance numbers (or any dance numbers) Read more
See it if You want to see an amazing cast sing their faces off! Loved the music, staging, and a queer romance front and center.
Don't see it if Sometimes it gets a little loud so singing can be hard to understand.
See it if you like alternative queer stories about life in the south, baggage in tow. You can appreciate new music, great voices and complex stories.
Don't see it if you don't like rock musicals (think Hedwig), lesbian love stories, bad decision-making or are triggered by alcoholic family members.
See it if You want to see a queer rock musical, with great songs and singing from the leads. The staging / lighting is very clever. Well directed!
Don't see it if You expect a show to be fully polished - this feels like it’s about 80% of the way there, but it drags a bit toward the end and gets cliche. Read more
See it if you would love a one-act rock musical with a good story and endearing characters brought to life by a talented, appealing cast.
Don't see it if you hate rock music? Read more
See it if you want to see a touching rock 'n roll love story with two excellent principals who can rock out and bear their souls in equal measure.
Don't see it if your ears are tender (earplugs offered at the entrance to give you an idea of decibel level) or you're not into new music from the genre.
See it if you enjoy a lovingly predictable lesbian love story headlined with a loud rock and roll pulse featuring powerhouse vocals.
Don't see it if you need complexity to find a show endearing. This simple love story picks vague, relatable universality over genuinely unique characters. Read more
Critic Reviews (11)
CRITIC’S PICK: "...the achingly romantic, softly sexy, genuinely rocking new musical"
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"4/5 Stars!...fills the hot-lesbian-love hole that 'Lempicka' left when it closed."
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"New York's hottest queer indie rock concert"
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"an intimate rock musical with a slender but affecting book...and...ear-scorching score"
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"...there is so much talent and charisma flowing off Patten and Iman Jones"
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"...adds up to something more than just a series of warmed-over platitudes."
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"The Lonely Few is a fun, feel-good extravaganza"
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If the book is burdened with predictable transitions, the score scores with angsty bangers.
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