The Perfect Game NYC Reviews and Tickets

See it if you want to learn about the creation of basketball in a pleasant, musical way.

Don't see it if you are not interested in learning about basketball.

See it if You enjoy simple love stories with fun story lines. Good songs. Good three piece band. Good voices. Fun basketball facts.

Don't see it if You want big glitzy musicals or if you want grand themes.

See it if Interesting show with sining and some dancing, about how basketball start with to-day date.

Don't see it if Can be slow, and alittle to long. A work in progress.

See it if A lot of talent, energy & production values are on display (in too small a space) yet the end result is fouled out by an overwritten book

Don't see it if Grissmer's generic music & lyrics exhaust themselves trying to accommodate the numerous game plans set in motion causing a rushed conclusion

See it if you would like to learn a bit about the history of basketball with a hard working cast in a lopsided musical on a fairly good set.

Don't see it if you expect depth on the history of the game - it goes back and forth from the daqys of invention to the present with a lot of mediocraty.

See it if If you want to learn about the history of basketball

Don't see it if You are looking for a very professional, well done musical

See it if A large, energetic ensemble works hard to engage you in this confusing time-travel story about the origin of basketball.

Don't see it if Book problems, and then some. A pleasant but utterly forgettable score.

See it if Bigger production (large cast) for a small, feel good story using the creation history of basketball. 2 hours; 1 intermission.

Don't see it if Trying too hard to squeeze in too much: campy: sci-fi time travel, serious: love of the game, comedy: rom com. Many tropes are interfering. Read more