I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire NYC Reviews and Tickets

80%

(11 Ratings)

Positive

91%

Mixed

Negative

Members say

Entertaining, Absorbing, Quirky, Clever, Funny

About the Show

A full-throttle explosion of our para-social relationships and the obsessions that detonate them.

Amidst the absence of her father, the indifference of her mother, and the mockery of her peers, Shelby Hinkley, an eighth-grader, finds solace in her singular obsession: 2004's Spiderman. Unsatisfied with merely running an enthusiastic online fan community, Shelby resolves to take a daring leap for love by kidnapping the renowned actor Tobey Maguire and marrying him in her basement. However, her dreams of a perfect ending begin to disintegrate when she discovers that Tobey may not possess the charming, heartthrob persona she believes him to.

Show-Score Member Reviews (9)

Great staging, Great writing, Entertaining, Delightful, Absorbing

See it if you are interested in fan/fandom studies or were born in the late 90s/early 90s.

Don't see it if you don't like campy humor or you're offended by Jake Gyllenhaal slander.

Great staging, Confusing, Quirky, Dizzying, Clever

See it if you were a pop culture girlie in the early 2000s. You appreciate small budget theatre.

Don't see it if you need it all to make sense. Unhinged comedy isn’t for you. Read more

Interminable, Shrill, Quirky, Excruciating, Cliched

See it if you'd like a dose of mid-aughts nostalgia

Don't see it if you don't find yelling to be the pinnacle of comedy Read more

Entertaining, Great acting, Weird, Hilarious, Quirky

See it if Incredible acting by all three. Countless snickers and laugh out loud moments.

Don't see it if Don’t appreciate the offbeat

Funny, Great acting, Entertaining

See it if You enjoy two supremely talented female leads. Heavy belly laughs and the cast is clearly having fun with the material.

Don't see it if You don’t like silly or off beat plays.

Quirky, Thought-provoking, Intense, Absorbing

See it if you want an original original play.

Don't see it if you want something more conventional. Read more

100

Refreshing, Must see, Hilarious, Funny, Entertaining

See it if you want a healthy dose of early 2000s nostalgia. Constant laughter. True humanity. And a remarkable performance by Tessa Albertson. Amazing

Don't see it if you don't enjoy strobing or loud sounds.

100

Emotional, Captivating, Clever, Absorbing, Entertaining

See it if You like a well directed artful play

Don't see it if You only like old fashioned stale theater.

Critic Reviews (2)

Playwright Samantha Hurley does beautiful justice to the life and times (and the inner workings of the mind) of this early teen with not a lot going on but for her own fantasy world and self-importance in the face of neglect, emptiness and lack of love. Shelby kidnaps Tobey Maguire because she has figured out how to get it done. Trapped inside her house with the object of her affection, she realizes “Be careful what you wish for” only too well. We watch her growing pains as we see the actor she traps come to terms with his own failure to make success bring him happiness. In the end, they leave us with our own hearts full.
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"It’s a wild and wonderful ride! A delightful modern-day farce about movie star worship, kidnapping, fandom, the anxiety of teens, the horror of school, parents, and desperately searching for self, sure to put a smile on your face."
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