All's Well that Ends Well (The Center at West Park) NYC Reviews and Tickets

89%

(8 Ratings)

Positive

100%

Mixed

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Members say

Entertaining, Delightful, Funny, Absorbing, Clever

About the Show

A chaotic and country-fried take on Shakespeare's classic with shadow puppets and original music.

A theatre troupe in contemporary America is prepared to perform the Western they have been rehearsing for weeks. However, at the very last moment, this cast of characters must shift gears to put on a Shakespeare play at the request of the venue. They open up the first folio to pick one fast, and they choose the first one they see, All’s Well that Ends Well. Sounds simple enough, right? Wrong. They’ve managed to pick one of Shakespeare’s most misunderstood comedies.

Following Helena, who miraculously heals the King of France and is rewarded with the marriage of her choice: one to Bertram, the new Count Roussillon. Bertram does not reciprocate Helena's affections and runs away to the Italian wars with his braggart friend Parolles. Helena follows, determined to prove herself worthy of his love by devising a lawful yet morally questionable plan...

Show-Score Member Reviews (8)

Great writing, Entertaining, Funny

See it if Very enjoyable and funny despite some drawbacks; cut down to very manageable 90min while maintaining major plot twists and not feeling

Don't see it if drastically abridged. Uneven acting. Read more

Unpolished, Well-staged, A few gd actors, Lively, Rare prodn of awtew

See it if you'd like to see AWTEW, which is silly fun. Enthusiastic prodn. Well intentioned. Lots of music. A few strg performances. Low prodn values.

Don't see it if you want a strg ensemble; some actors have unintelligible accents. You want theme (ctry-western) to be used. Pews are not comfortable. Read more

Fluffy, Great acting, Funny, Entertaining, Absorbing

See it if You like Shakespeare with a twist

Don't see it if You're looking for Broadway level ticket prices or production values

Romantic, Must see, Great staging, Funny, Delightful

See it if You like actual comedy in your theater

Don't see it if You hate me personally

100

Absorbing, Delightful, Ambitious

See it if Energetic, great music.

Don't see it if you don't like Shakespeare in cowboy boots

100

Entertaining, Delightful, Clever

See it if you enjoy a comedy! love a yeehaw moment! or if you like Shakespeare but maybe find it still a little intimidating

Don't see it if no reason not to see it!

100

Great for all ages!, Hilarious, Accessible, Entertaining, Delightful

See it if You love Shakespeare OR if you want to love Shakespeare, but don’t yet. The cast keeps the integrity of the text AND makes it fun for all

Don't see it if You hate live music (well-known songs and original). You hate to laugh. You like your Shakespeare to be outdated and boring.

Funny, Clever, Delightful, Enchanting, Entertaining

See it if You enjoy short + sweet Shakespeare and shadow puppetry

Don't see it if Shakespeare that’s been heavily cut, bare bones and uncomplicated staging

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