Harriet's Return NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (37)
See it if IF YOU LIKE A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON AN AFRICAN AMERICAN HEROINE.SHE WAS PORTRAYED THRU DIFFERENT PERIODS OF HER LIFE.EACH ONE MORE GRAND
Don't see it if IF YOU DON'T LIKE TOUR DE FORCE TYPE PERFORMANCES BY AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN.IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN HISTORY.DON'T GO.
See it if if you favor historical plays. This one is inspiring, emotional, and powerfully written and performed by Karen Jones Meadows.
Don't see it if prefer musicals; action, or light entertainment; no interest in black history. Read more
See it if You want a powerful solo performance of an amazing life of an smazing woman. If you enjoy historical plays.
Don't see it if you're not interested in history or prefer larger casts
See it if Solo actress portrays Tubman's life from girl to woman to old lady. Transported me into civil war times. Outstanding use of language.
Don't see it if You don't want the perspective of a southern black girl in the mid-19th century. Her accent is sometimes difficult to follow.
See it if If you relish a one woman tour de force chronicling the growth and development of a heroic historical woman
Don't see it if Intense drama's are not your thing or if you prefer elaborate staging and productions
See it if Want to learn the history of a one woman flight to save her people.
Don't see it if Dont like a one woman show, without music. Read more
See it if you want to be riveted by great acting and writing while learning about an inspiring person.
Don't see it if you have a heart of stone
See it if You want to see a beautifully written and performed piece of theatre that's well-staged, funny and touching. WORTHY!
Don't see it if Not interested in American history as seen through the eyes of one of its true heroes. Don't like solo shows or strong accents/dialects. Read more
Critic Reviews (4)
"Ms. Meadows sounds and looks like she really is a person in the 1840's. This vocal expertise combined with Meadows' altering of her physiognomy, beaming eyes and her charisma, achieves a performance of tremendous range and depth...Each characterization is rendered with precision and variance. Though the piece's tone is by its nature serious, Meadows finds humor whenever possible...Showcases Meadows' immense performing and writing abilities while telling a major chapter of US history."
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"Playing Harriet Tubman from age six to ninety (and other characters), Meadows' performance surges with power, catching the passionate, fighting spirit of Harriet herself. It's a power that transcends time and place and finally passes from Harriet to the audience...Astutely written as well as performed...This is much more than just a history lesson. With each episode, Meadows' Harriet emerges more clearly as a deeply human hero...Meadows' performance is electric."
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"Meadows' tale is set at a time fear sat on everyone’s elbow, but as Meadows re-creates Tubman, we see not only triumph over fear, but we come to ignore it as she does...Clinton Turner Davis directs to highlight obstacles overcome. The play itself has a forward thrust, as Tubman is energized by her success...Her portrait on stage at the Castillo Theatre is moving and holds you in its grip as almost a hundred years of Tubman’s life journey by."
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"Meadows has created a much fuller and more fitting portrait of Tubman than a $20 bill could ever present...Meadows performs with untiring energy...The performance brings to life the way stations of this woman with insight into the many painful conundrums...Performs an actor's tour de force as she brings to life the complex history of a remarkable person, always down-to-earth but with a soaring spirit."
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