When Yellow Were The Stars On Earth NYC Reviews and Tickets

49%

(20 Ratings)

Positive

20%

Mixed

35%

Negative

45%

Members say

Slow, Disappointing, Excruciating, Intense, Cliched

About the Show

Hudson Guild Theatre presents Robert Williams' WWII drama about two women who risked their lives to oppose the Nazi regime.

One night in Berlin, 1943, during an SS raid, a German cabaret singer opens her door to save a Jewish Resistance fighter. As the hours unfold, destiny winds their lives tightly together until there is no turning back. 'When Yellow Were the Stars on Earth' is about two rarely examined realities: Jewish female fighters and Germans who died refusing to be part of the Nazi machinery. Amidst the atrocities of WWII, these women transcend enemy lines and, in their final moments, make an ultimate sacrifice for love.

Show-Score Member Reviews (20)

Great acting, Thought-provoking, Absorbing, Intense

See it if You like plays based holocaust and and they people who fought the nazis

Don't see it if You cant deal the holocaust

Relevant, Thought-provoking, Slow, Ambitious

See it if You enjoy period pieces that reflect on enourmous human tragedy and suffering. Slow start and long narratives caused a rushed ending.

Don't see it if You need an intermission and the persistence of happiness. The set was limited but still caused unnecessary delays during changes.

Maddening uneven acting, uneven writing but ultimately good

See it if you are interested in a highly personal view of WWII Germany vis a vis Jews as seen through the eyes of a small resistance cell.

Don't see it if you are sensitive to the Holocaust, if you are unable to separate out acting from story. Unable to watch violence against women. Many left.

Profound, Resonant, Slow

See it if you like-history-historical fiction-dramas with a World War II/Holocaust backdrop-somber plays-tragedies-great background orchestral scores

Don't see it if you don't like-melodramatic performances-want an elaborate set design-or if you want-live music-three dimensional characters

Indulgent, Heavy-handed

See it if you find value in a piece if the story concept itself has potential.

Don't see it if any of this: eclectic, inconsistent accents, self-indulgent and sometimes self-important writing, predictability. Needs a solid workshop.

Intense, Poignant, Excruciating, Slow, Dated

See it if You like intense, disturbing, true stories about the holocaust. An emotional rollercoaster ride in a community theatre setting.

Don't see it if You are not a fan of difficult topics, bare setting and depressing endings.

Resonant, Cliched, Slow, Disappointing, Intense

See it if You like intense portrayals of resistance and righteous Germans during WWII and don't mind less than stellar local theater - women are good

Don't see it if You are looking for a fully staged large scale professional production and a script on the level of Miller's incident at Vichy for example

Cliched, Slow, Disappointing

See it if You like 1940s film noir. WWII drama.

Don't see it if You want a focused script that doesn't preach cliches.

Trailer

Creative team