The View UpStairs NYC Reviews and Tickets

79%

(236 Ratings)

Positive

84%

Mixed

12%

Negative

Members say

Entertaining, Relevant, Great singing, Ambitious, Absorbing

About the Show

Invisible Wall Productions presents a provocative new musical about a vibrant '70s gay bar in New Orleans' French Quarter.

This forgotten community comes to life in all its gritty, glam-rock glory when a young fashion designer from 2017 buys the abandoned space, setting off an exhilarating journey of seduction and self-exploration that spans two generations of queer history. Inspired by one of the most significant yet all-but-ignored attacks against the LGBTQ community, 'The View UpStairs' examines what has been gained and lost in the fight for equality, and how the past can help guide us through an uncertain future.

Show-Score Member Reviews (236)

Entertaining, Great acting, Great singing, Great staging, Resonant

See it if Knew nothing about this incident but glad I know now

Don't see it if Gay issues

Absorbing, Exquisite, Great writing, Great staging, Relevant

See it if you want a beautifully empathetic look at the harsh reality of life in queer community not so long ago.

Don't see it if you're looking for something lighthearted - this is a heavy show (in a good way). Probably not your thing if you're homophobic.

Delightful, Entertaining, Great acting, Great singing, Great staging

See it if you like musicals set in an intimate theater, good singing & acting, a fun & surprisingly moving history of LGBTQ issues in the 1970's

Don't see it if you don't like musicals

Great singing, Great staging, Relevant, Thought-provoking, Entertaining

See it if like Theater that goes for the 'site specific' look.GREAT singing & a topic that is just as relevant as it was when the event happened.

Don't see it if Don't want to face what a messed up nation we are to still have some of the same hatred that was around generations ago. GO SEE THIS MUSICAL

Ambitious, Funny, Clever, Moving, Relevant

See it if you like semi-immersive theatre. A clever, empathetic, insightful take on both 70s gay subculture (nods to Rent) & millennial coming-of-age.

Don't see it if you don't like the over-the-top aspects of historic gay/drag culture. The music & lyrics aren't extraordinary (but the book & set are great)