The Traveling Lady
The Traveling Lady
75

The Traveling Lady NYC Reviews and Tickets

75%
(82 Ratings)
Positive
79%
Mixed
17%
Negative
4%
Members say
Slow, Great acting, Dated, Entertaining, Absorbing

About the Show

Cherry Lane Theatre revives Horton Foote's 1955 play, a searching look into America's heart and soul, and a poignant story of loss and redemption. 

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Show-Score Member Reviews (82)

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133 Reviews | 44 Followers
78
Great acting, Great staging, Slow, Dated, Insipid

See it if You can seat through great playwright and acting with slow paced and dated material

Don't see it if You can't handle a story written in the 50' that didn't get any revision to fit a more modern format.

133 Reviews | 36 Followers
78
Romantic, Entertaining

See it if You enjoy Horton Foote's sleepy approach to unfolding relationships in 50s Texas. Good acting, good directing - time well spent.

Don't see it if You want fast action, a snappy comedy, etc. Foote has a style, and that is very present here; a slow paced, small town, character study.

305 Reviews | 60 Followers
78
Slow, Great acting, Under developed characters, talkie

See it if you are a fan of Horton Foote's work about a lady coming in to town to meet her paroled husband and the disappointments she encounters

Don't see it if you are not a fan of talkie, slow moving shows about southern life styles & values & how neighbors are like family helping out strangers.

101 Reviews | 11 Followers
77
Intelligent, Funny, Entertaining, Dated, Slow

See it if if you like Southern characters

Don't see it if you like fast pacing

63 Reviews | 15 Followers
77
Entertaining, Great acting, Refreshing, Dated

See it if you like Foote, slowly unfolding shows, and a nice set.

Don't see it if you want action, if you dislike romantic plots, or a little melodrama.

273 Reviews | 41 Followers
75
Pleasant

See it if for a low key southern drama. Not a lot of action, but interesting and engaging character interactions. Very good acting carry this show.

Don't see it if you want an action packed play. Don't go unless you like character studies.

184 Reviews | 17 Followers
75
Entertaining, Romantic, Slow, Great staging, Well acted

See it if you enjoy Horton Foote. The pacing is leisurely.

Don't see it if you expect top-notch Horton Foote writing. This is not as good as The Trip to Bountiful, but still quite enjoyable.

155 Reviews | 26 Followers
75
Dated, Disappointing, Great acting, Refreshing, Fluffy

See it if I enjoyed this sweet and simple revival. Angelina Fiordellisi's great performance transported me.

Don't see it if Although it may be perfectly suited for the production, the set was a big turnoff to me. It felt a bit like community theatre at times.

Critic Reviews (25)

LA Splash
June 26th, 2017

"I urge all theatergoers who are even REMOTELY interested in an authentic American voice TO GO! An ensemble of ten perfectly cast players grace this venerable stage and serve up a quiet Texas ballad of a play with the assured staging of a master director...This new mounting exhibits how, in the hands of able actors and with seemingly unadorned direction, Foote’s perspective on the American landscape and its inhabitants can captivate, stir, amuse, and deeply move."
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