See it if You want a show that has some substance yet will put a smile on your face at the same time. Lots of flash and fun, big dance numbers.
Don't see it if You’re looking for quiet and subtle. At times they fill the entire stage and the aisles too!! It’s loud, brash and in your face fun. Read more
See it if you want an entertaining, unsophisticated evening. Actors have as much fun as audience. Many good songs, well-staged. Pure, silly delight.
Don't see it if you want all actors to be professnl (is community effort). Many lyrics get lost (enunciate!) Kids' story, but clever book/nice message.
See it if You’re seeking a family show that is very community driven, utilizing both professional actors and members of the NYC community.
Don't see it if You’re hoping for a big Disney show. There are a lot of people on stage, but this is still very much an unfinished work.
See it if Funded stage adaptation of the Disney animated film. The tough guy's gotta sing.Five additional songs.Everyone's included. Accept its terms.
Don't see it if Rushed to rehearsal. For everyone to have a role, everyone must step onto the stage and often, all at the same time. Read more
See it if you're excited to see a celebration of the way art can unite and empower communities.
Don't see it if you're expecting a super-polished, high-production-value Disney Production.
See it if Delightful, but not the best of the Labor Day Public Works. Loved the costumes and puppets, but the choreography was unfocused. Great band
Don't see it if Jelani Alladin is so charming and talented. He also hugged everyone at the stage door. Roger Bart was terrific. Jeff Hiller is a riot.
See it if you enjoyed the Hercules movie, you didn’t enjoy the Hercules movie, you’re a human on Earth, you have a pulse, ANY reason. A must-see!
Don't see it if you want to miss Jelani Alladin’s charming, hilarious star turn as Hercules or James Monroe Inglehart’s equally stellar support. Read more
See it if Super 90s nostalgia + great singing and staging = a night of joy. Some updates on casting and focus on values relevant to today.
Don't see it if Very Disney story, music, corny jokes fall flat for you. Dislike changes from cartoon. Read more
CRITIC'S PICK "Review: Public Works Finds the Heroism in ‘Hercules’
With shrewd casting and amateur performers joining professionals onstage, a middling 1997 animated Disney musical becomes a pageant of civic engagement."
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"Community theater of the most spectacular kind."
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B+ "Hercules musical is a stage adaptation filled with heroics and heart"
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"‘Hercules’ Off Broadway Review: Stage Adapted Disney Film Comes To Life In Central Park"
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"‘Hercules’ proves strong enough to lift all of Central Park, but only for a few days."
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3/4 Stars "Central Park ‘Hercules’ is a heartfelt wake-up call for Disney"
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