Oscar at the Crown NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (59)
See it if you love immersive theatre, dance music, and queer stories. This is an electrifying show where performers sing and dance all around you.
Don't see it if you're shy or uncomfortable with audience participation. The show happens on a dance floor, and the performers are close enough to touch.
See it if You want to dance & sway to incredible music with energetic dancing. Talented cast. Audience moves with the cast & staging. Friendly group
Don't see it if You do not want to stand for 90 minutes. Reminiscing of a rave. Don't like loud music & strobes Read more
See it if You have an open mind and want to have fun!
Don't see it if You don't like immersive theater or you want to sit
See it if You are in the mood to let loose and have a good time.
Don't see it if I can't think of one. Read more
See it if You want to have a fun time and enjoy immersive theater.
Don't see it if You don't like immersive theater, pop culture, or standing for the duration of a show. Read more
See it if You’d enjoy a modern mashup of Rocky Horror, Pippin, and god knows what. When it soars it truly soars
Don't see it if But just as much of it is incomprehensible (just like rocky horror so haha). It’s also loud. And sweaty. So choose your own adventure.
See it if You like nightclub atmospheres where you can dance around and interact with the performers. Overall the space and show are fun.
Don't see it if The sound levels are not very balanced; most of the show I could not hear the dialogue or lyrics so it was more about watching/dancing
See it if You saw "Here Lies Love" and enjoyed the "movable" stage aspect. Plot and connection to Oscar Wilde was murky at best. Too much going once.
Don't see it if You don't like to stand during the entire performance and are not used to a chaotic scene on & off stage.
Critic Reviews (3)
"The idea of Oscar Wilde and Julie Cooper somehow being linked in an infernal loop of reality, fiction, and fetish gear certainly is intriguing, but 'Oscar at the Crown' is brought down by interchangeable numbers and a staging, by Shira Milikowsky, that too often mistakes agitation for energy or purpose...It can be very entertaining in a goofy, mindless manner, and just as often very confusing."
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"The worst thing you can say about 'OSCAR at The Crown' is that it is harmless; that's also the best thing you can say about it. Perhaps Wilde -- who, after all, said, 'The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about" -- wouldn't mind too much.'"
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"If you're looking for a dance party or an excuse to dress up and wear glitter, this is the show for you. It's best experienced with a large group of friends, after you've all had a drink or three...It's fun at first, but becomes repetitive in the short 90-minute run time...In the end, you don't walk away with too many insights."
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