With a Little Help...It's John Belushi NYC Reviews and Tickets

73%

(24 Reviews)

Positive

54%

Mixed

42%

Negative

Members say

Ambitious, Great acting, Disappointing, Entertaining, Quirky

About the Show

This East Coast Premiere of this biographical multimedia show takes the audience on the journey of John Belushi's rise in a piece complete with live music, videos, and stage sweat.

From the show:

John Belushi rose from indie college performer in 1968 to American entertainment icon in just 12 years.

This East Coast Premiere of the award-winning multimedia show takes the audience on the journey of John's rise in this unique narrative piece complete with live music, videos and stage sweat.

Come celebrate his life in the first live work of narrative storytelling to share how John came to be the American legend.

Member Reviews (24)

Great acting, Entertaining, Ambitious

See it if The story of john Belushi. From second city to SNL. His life. Good acting okay plot. If you like Belushi and his comedy.

Don't see it if If you do not like biographical plays about a person's life.

Sketchy, Disappointing, Ambitious, Excruciating (at times), Confusing

See it if to see an anarchic (or is it just slipshod?) bio of the anarchistic (or was he just reckless?) 70s comedy legend.

Don't see it if you want to get a true sense of what made Belushi tick, what made him so funny & iconic, or what really led to his premature demise. Read more

Needs better direction and staging, Great singing, Ambitious, Entertaining

See it if you are willing to tolerate direction that does not meet the demands of this incredibly complex show/topic.

Don't see it if a great band, excellent singing, solid acting are not enough to hold your interests. Or you don't know comedy history(and don't want to) Read more

Lots of badly aged toilet humor, Poorly directed & poor script, Great acting, Wish sandwich w/ 2 slices of bread & no meat

See it if To see Jack Zullo do an outstanding impersonation of Belushi, cast of 13 work very hard, nice blues band.

Don't see it if You’d be bored by a poor script strung out by poor & seemingly interminable film clips that in total fail to take on Belushi’s drug habit. Read more

Riveting, Raunchy, Hilarious, Edgy, Entertaining

See it if you remember John Belushi, if you are a "Boomer", if you want to see how he became who he was.

Don't see it if You are a millennial or a Gen Z. You probably have no idea who he was and if you do, it is because you parents and (horrors) grandparents d Read more

Good-natured fan reenactment

See it if you are OK with improv-level performances in theater context; "Belushi" could have been better in a more focused vehicle. The band was cool

Don't see it if you want "theater"; seek to understand the genius that Belushi was and you have access to Wikipedia and Youtube.

Unfunny with jokes that have not aged well, Manic energy but no depth, Weak script, Hard-working cast of 13 & musicians, The elephant in the room, his drug abuse, is not addressed

See it if you're a Belushi die-hard; you support indie theatre; biographical plays intrigue you; you enjoy a kick-ass blues band & 1st-rate musicians

Don't see it if you expect to laugh a lot; you're impatient with plays that don't dig deeply into a person's core; escalating drug abuse is a trigger Read more

The actor playing the improv legend needs a strong director's disciplined approach, Holds great potential but still very rough!, A show that is still searching for its true identity: one-man show or ensemble cast?, Needs a professional playwright's intervention

See it if You loved John Belushi the comedian who died too young. The show barely hints at the real man behind the outrageous behavior and drug abuse.

Don't see it if You expect a polished, thoroughly workshopped show. What's on display is still a very rough draft on what could become a good bio-pic film. Read more