Men in Towels
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Men in Towels
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Men in Towels NYC Reviews and Tickets

69%
(47 Ratings)
Positive
62%
Mixed
23%
Negative
15%
Members say
Ambitious, Thought-provoking, Entertaining, Absorbing, Clever

About the Show

Duo Multicultural Arts Center presents a history-inspired musical about '70s gay liberation and how the rise of AIDS impacted the community.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (47)

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133 Reviews | 37 Followers
75
Clever, Delightful, Intelligent, Quirky, Resonant

See it if If you want a glimpse of 1970's gay culture and some charming performances. Needs a little work,, but has definite possibilities

Don't see it if You're expecting any lasciviousness. It's about the story and the impact of AIDS on a culture, not about beefcake.

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52 Reviews | 11 Followers
72
Resonant, Raunchy, Thought-provoking, Entertaining, Important

See it if you are interested about stories of gay men, specifically in the light of the AIDs epidemic, in raunchy, entertaining, and painful settings.

Don't see it if you do not want to see a story about gay men, the tragedy of HIV/AIDs, or witness a show still in progress. Read more

184 Reviews | 30 Followers
71
Clever, Funny, Ambitious

See it if A small musical with a big heart. Six talented men recall life before and with AIDS in original songs.

Don't see it if If you voted for Trump.

393 Reviews | 101 Followers
71
Ambitious, Relevant, Slow, Entertaining, Thought-provoking

See it if you want to see a work in progress, an ultimately touching musical that examines what it was like to be gay in New York before AIDS & after.

Don't see it if you've no interest in gay baths, New York in the 70's or remembering the first ignored wave of young men that died in their prime from AIDS. Read more

143 Reviews | 12 Followers
70
Cliched, Dated, Quirky

See it if You have low expectations. Want to hear songs that are not the best. You don't mind not being able to hear the dialogue.

Don't see it if You expect Shakespeare. If the LES scares you. If you don't mind a cliched AIDS musical performed by marginally talented actors.

209 Reviews | 38 Followers
68
Cliched, Disappointing, Ambitious

See it if If anything about the history of gay life in NYC, however amateurish, is a must-see for you.

Don't see it if You demand high New York standards of acting, singing and professional production values when you go to the theater. Read more

58 Reviews | 13 Followers
65
Dated, Indulgent, Quirky

See it if you miss the days people went to plays just because they were gay, whether they're any good or not. And see it if you like fringe musicals.

Don't see it if you prefer mainstream musical theater with high production values.

575 Reviews | 140 Followers
59
Musical confessional, Attempted titilation, Attempted history lesson, Attempted soul baring, Attempted political message

See it if want 2 support an evolving theatre event done with the best intentions, great heart & the very specific eye candy of Facundo Rodriguez

Don't see it if want 2 wait for this theatre event 2 edit/re-invent/re-birth itself & find a better means of telling its story