Not About Me NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (9)
See it if Mateo d'Amato gives one of the best performances that I've seen in a long time. Why have I not seen or heard of him before?
Don't see it if If gay themes and four letter words offend you.
See it if A moving play of self-acceptance, lack of humility and sexuality during the AIDS pandemic.
Don't see it if Story was a bit disjointed at times.
See it if Good story told in flashbacks with a really fantastic lead actor. It's JUST shy of being great:1st act is stellar; 2nd is a bit of a mess.
Don't see it if Some effects happen sans causes. There's a lot of tough deaths. The acting is a little uneven. Nothing bad enough to stop me recommending it
See it if Interesting comparison and contrast invited through viewing the AIDS crisis during a playwriter's dealing with Covid.
Don't see it if Overly-relied upon too many semi-nude gay videos from the AIDS-era to illustrate a carefree, liberating yet fatalistic lifestyle.
See it if Despite the title, its ALL about Machado; an uneven bio-drama about coming of age in the age of AIDS The 1980's verisimilitude shines bright
Don't see it if While the acting can be a little to earnest & the writing a little to purple; Machado's message is up close & personal esp around creativity
See it if you don't mind plays that could use more development—there are some bright spots, but many other elements feel half-baked or shoehorned in
Don't see it if you want a very polished production with a tight, focused narrative; you're not in the mood to reflect on the AIDS epidemic and/or COVID
See it if You want to see the show with the most ironic title in theatrical history. This play is all about Eduardo Machado, from start to finish.
Don't see it if Good playwriting is a virtue of the work you seek. Read more
See it if ...I'm sorry. There is absolutely no reason for anyone to see this unfocused mess.
Don't see it if You're interested in realistic, multidimensional characters who behave in ways that resemble human behavior.
Critic Reviews (5)
“The play slowly makes its way through the decades and ends in the present, with another pandemic that both crushes and spurs Eduardo. ”
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“It's a revealingly calculated performance, telling the story of a man who can sweep others up in his own myth with a dazzling wave of his hands.”
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“ ‘Not About Me’ could be a powerful coming-of-age tale. As it stands, however, it isn't ready to be seen. In its current form, it is difficult to understand what its creator was thinking.”
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Eduardo Machado’s 11th play to premiere at Theater for the New City is called "Not About Me" which is a complete misnomer as it is about his life for the last 40 years with his alter ego at its center. Marketed as a “memory play that takes audiences on a haunting journey through the mind of a playwright during Covid-19 lockdown,” in fact, it is about his friends who died during the last pandemic, the mysterious “gay disease” that came to be called AIDS. Other than as a tribute to those lost friends, it is difficult to see the message of the play as it depicts a great deal of risky behavior.
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The 2020 pandemic with its death and disruption spurred venerable gay actor and playwright Eduardo Machado to mentally revisit his life during the 1980’s AIDS crisis in New York; this memory play recreates his experiences. Filled with his superior stagecraft and fine writing, it is his lyrically theatrical take on the past recaptured.
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