Love in the Time of Cholera (El amor en los tiempos del cólera) NYC Reviews and Tickets

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(18 Reviews)

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Members say

Great acting, Entertaining, Absorbing, Great staging, Clever

About the Show

Repetorio Espanol presents Gabriel García Márquez’s epic tale in which a secret love must stand the test of time; performed in Spanish with English subtitles.

An extraordinary love story between a poetically-inclined man named Florentino Ariza and a sensual, practical yet somewhat elusive woman named Fermina Daza. Spanning fifty years of time, the story plays out in a series of short scenic episodes filled with poetry, song, movement and heightened moments of theatricality. Performed in Spanish with English subtitles.

Member Reviews (18)

Great acting

See it if you want to see a play about passion,unrequited love,second chances,and magical realism.Based on novel by Garcia Marquez,master of the genre

Don't see it if you do not believe in waiting a lifetime for your true love

Funny, Great acting, Great staging

See it if you like love stories, drama and passion. Also if you like Gabriel Garcia Marquez and enjoyed any of his books.

Don't see it if you don’t speak Spanish and/or don't like reading English subtitles.

100

Great acting, Great staging, Must see

See it if You like drama and Love Stories.

Don't see it if You don't like heavy story line.

100

Clever, Enchanting, Entertaining, Great acting, Great staging

See it if If you like Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Don't see it if If you are used to Broadway performances

Enchanting, Entertaining, Great acting, Intelligent, Great writing

See it if Love the book and movie

Don't see it if Not romantic

100

Original, Refreshing, Masterful, Intelligent, Great writing

See it if You like a fresh take on a classic novel. With awesome production value and staging

Don't see it if If hate theater.

Absorbing, Clever, Great acting, Must see, Great singing

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Don't see it if w

Absorbing, Funny, Exquisite, Entertaining, Enchanting

See it if You love Spanish Language Theatre and Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Don't see it if You can't do simultext in English and watch the show at the same time.

Critic Reviews (2)

For a previous production

"Not all of the performers are physically at ease, and the dance routines that accompany several sung scenes, feel awkwardly inserted. Still, this cast is adroit, and good company for two hours. But if 'Love in the Time of Cholera' doesn’t lag, it also doesn’t especially lodge in the mind. The various loves (thwarted, married, sexual, etc.) are too narrowly depicted, and too tangentially connected to sociopolitical themes, to attain the sweeping expansiveness of Mr. Márquez’s writing."
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For a previous production

"This is pure theatre for actors, theatre lovers and people who want to see this story told in a different way. Perhaps the unique character of the play has something to do with Repertorio Español itself, one of the few remaining repertory theatre companies in the United States...If you love theatre, in any language, go see 'El Amor en los tiempos del cólera'."
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