Vanity Fair
Closed 2h 45m
Vanity Fair
79

Vanity Fair NYC Reviews and Tickets

79%
(216 Ratings)
Positive
86%
Mixed
10%
Negative
4%
Members say
Clever, Entertaining, Great acting, Ambitious, Funny

About the Show

The Pearl Theatre Company presents a new stage adaptation of William Thackeray’s classic 19th-century novel, which exposes a society that cares more for good birth and good manners than skill.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (216)

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139 Reviews | 42 Followers
89
Clever, Great staging, Creative, Great writing, Imaginative

See it if You want to see a quirky, fast paced version of a classic story. Amazing job of condensing 900 page book into this modern version.

Don't see it if You are expecting traditional staging of this work. This was wildly inventive.

254 Reviews | 86 Followers
88
You're so vain

See it if cute and high energy is enough for a prestige literary work's stage adaptation.

Don't see it if dancing and current music is too modern for your aesthetic. Read more

267 Reviews | 52 Followers
88
Clever, Ambitious, Great acting, Great writing, Dizzying

See it if You enjoy classic stories updated into clever and well-written, acted and staged pieces. Marvelous!

Don't see it if You don't like modern references interspersed in classic stories.

67 Reviews | 33 Followers
88
Absorbing, Clever, Delightful, Exquisite, Must see

See it if You want to see a beautiful yet quirky production that will grab you from the start.

Don't see it if You can’t sit for almost 3 hours. Read more

353 Reviews | 64 Followers
88
Clever, Great acting, Great staging, Must see

See it if You enjoy a fast paced whirl through an epic novel.Not as good as Hamill's Sense & Sensibility but really fun.Acting is superb.

Don't see it if You can't abide slapstick, campiness & a few cheap laughs. Could be trimmed quite a bit w/o losing the plot. Hamill embodies Becky to a tee.

119 Reviews | 32 Followers
88
Delightful, Great acting, Edgy

See it if You enjoy reduced works and fast moving theater.

Don't see it if You prefer your classics told in a linear, traditional manner

186 Reviews | 37 Followers
88
Clever, Entertaining, Funny, Great acting, Ambitious

See it if you like the original novel by Thackeray, you like plays starring complex, interesting female characters, you like period pieces.

Don't see it if you don't like period pieces, or you're looking for a light & fluffy piece. It's funny, well-acted, well-written, but there are dark moments

107 Reviews | 26 Followers
88
Ambitious, Clever, Entertaining, Quirky

See it if You enjoyed Kate Hamill's take on Sense and Sensibility - have an open mind and wicked sense of humor

Don't see it if You are expecting traditional - Think you'll have trouble sitting through a very long first act Read more

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