Off the Top

See it if Have loved Baba f/yrs. New act w/Heather - brilliant! if you're up f/intellectual stimulation presented w/humor & speed... Yes, speed!!!

Don't see it if You're not up for an education

See it if You want to see something smart off the beaten path

Don't see it if You want a more traditional production

Also Baba and his wife make a formidable team. The show is well planned, very engaging, but you need to come with your brain ready to work. No sitting back in this one for a silly story, this is real science folks. There's a quiz in the end! ;)... Read more Read less

See it if You like a good mix of intellectual material and comic relief. Great intersection of art and science!

Don't see it if You're not he type or person who likes science. This show is very fact heavy.

See it if you enjoy scientific word play. I enjoyed this show more than I had thought I would. Afterwards, got to talk with Baba–who was very friendly

Don't see it if You don't like rap. But honestly see it even if you don't think you like rap–like me.

See it if you're willing to park your expectations at the door, and enjoy peeking into the workings of brainiac improv artists (and the rest of us).

Don't see it if you're only fulfilled by guffaws and pratfall comedy, 'cause this strives for so much more that you can carry with you out the door.

Also I don't know him, but I've seen every Baba show and applauded his search for the scientific underpinnings of creativity through a long and miserable bachelorhood, online dating and now blissful fatherhood. The incongruities are legion--and hilarious--and always adroitly juxtaposed. I'll never get to peek into George Carlin's head (or my own), but this show is probably the most accessible yet intellectually formidable venture into how our brains function, with a deep curtsey to male and female neuronal differences. Don't freak over the scientific lingo and trust these two to bring it all back home, charmingly, brainily, and with saucy tit for tat. Great for dates (I went solo), I might add. I did worry this nerdy, happy couple would sink into self-indulgence, but no, they kept things in check with rigor, zeal and charm.
Not sure the guest comic worked, and the audience volunteer is risky, but both were fascinating. Hey, if these two can find each other, maybe I can hope?...... Read more Read less

See it if You want a fun, intimate, brilliant night of theatre with a brain stimulating twist!

Don't see it if If you want to see typical plays or musicals. This is out of the box. Oh go on ...step outside the box....!!!

See it if You love to learn new information, get absorbed in science in a way you never thought possible, and listen to (freestyle) rap!

Don't see it if You don't like science or rap.

See it if you enjoy an ambitious and funny performance mixing rap and science while simultaneously being about the performers. I give it a B grade.

Don't see it if you only like perfectly polished shows. This show involves some glaring rehearsed moments. Definitely keep the "Dylan song" in future shows!

See it if You like neuroscience, rap, comedy all rolled into one.

Don't see it if You like small intimate shows and small acts.

See it if You like rap and are interested in the brain. Or if you like either one or the other. The show is pretty brilliant.

Don't see it if You're expecting a huge show with great staging. It's just two people in a basement bar. But it's a great show, so don't miss out on it!

See it if You like science

Don't see it if You dislike hiphop

See it if You would like a really interesting science lecture.

Don't see it if You want a plotted play.

See it if you want a fun show. Hard core neuroscience interposed with wrap music is an unexpected combination. A light, jovial, evening.

Don't see it if like wrap music or learning about the brain.

See it if you have an amateur interest in either science or rap music and want to be both educated and entertained. It's an inclusive, intimate show.

Don't see it if you like a more polished, professional show, or if you're an easily bored expert in science or rap. Also, audience volunteer quality varies.

See it if You want to learn more about neuroscience while listening to freestyle rap and laughing a lot

Don't see it if You want a straightforward show. This is a combination psych lecture and rap session; definitely not your standard performance.

See it if You'd like to see the Hamilton of popular science; impressive use of large vocabulary in rap form; light fun evening in lieu of comedy night

Don't see it if You only want to see a play, a work of fiction; hated biology in school; even then it's hard not to like this infectiously enthusiastic duo

See it if Boy rapper marries girl neuroscientist. They perform a weekly act that is half brain science, half comedy. The smart babe is hot stuff.

Don't see it if You want a work of fiction. This is closer to a standup comedy act than a theater piece.

See it if You are interested in neuro-science. This is more informative than pure entertainment.

Don't see it if You want an actual show. This is more like a very good and entertaining lecture.

See it if you like comedies

Don't see it if you don't like comedies

See it if you like science and/or rap.

Don't see it if you don't like science and/or rap.

See it if you like rap as a means to communicate ideas, audience participation, real life husband & wife performances & want to learn about the brain.

Don't see it if This isn't a play, it's more of a lecture with rap, and it's in a small bar with tables and chairs. Adjust your expectations accordingly.

Also I saw Baba Brinkman's Rap Guide to Climate Chaos in the upstairs theater at this same venue, and really enjoyed it. Off the Top is less structured and far more spontaneous, and the addition of his wife and her expertise amps up the fun factor considerably. They are super cute together.... Read more Read less

See it if you are interested in Neuroscience and Rapping. I have seen Baba perform before, and this wasn't as fun of a show as in the past.

Don't see it if you don't want to feel as if you are in a lecture. This was part rap, part lecture part stand up comedy show.

See it if You're interested in catching more of a lecture (on the brain) than traditional show. U will learn tho-& come away w/some insightful facts~

Don't see it if You're looking for a play, not a comedy/rap/lecture-or the topic would bore you. Needs to be tightened & directed to get more out of show~

See it if like science heavy shows, husband and wife duo act

Don't see it if you want to big sets and don't like rap

See it if you're into learning while being entertained

Don't see it if you don't care to hear about studies on the rbain