Stage Life NYC Reviews and Tickets

60%

(15 Reviews)

Positive

27%

Mixed

60%

Negative

13%

Members say

Disappointing, Cliched, Ambitious, Slow, Indulgent

About the Show

Creative Arts Lab presents a tapestry of contemporary and classic short stories, letters, comic and dramatic pieces, and reminiscences – imaginatively adapted for the stage.

Member Reviews (15)

Clever, Entertaining, Great acting, Great writing

See it if you like a show about the theater and many aspects of actors' lives in the theater. A couple of story plots interwoven between famous quotes

Don't see it if you like a play with a plot. Read more

Dated. so, so dated., Tries very hard to please, Disappointing

See it if You love the subject so much that a series of theatre vignette/sketch pieces by hard-working cast would delight, even if the script is weak.

Don't see it if You don't like 90-mins, no intermission, or you expect much of a plot. This work is cliched, painful at times- only a few scenes work well. Read more

Critic Reviews (3)

“An ode not only to the actor, but anyone who has ever been inspired by the theater to make it their life's work...Theater in its truest, diverse and most appreciated form...A classy, humble and entertaining piece of theater that outlines moments in time that portray the theater as something wonderful but daunting, comical yet serious all the while...The cast really does a great job with this production, as their talent, versatility and enthusiasm is all clearly palpable.”
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"As conceived and adapted by Martin Tackel, 'Stage Life' is too ambitious by half. While it attempts to demonstrate its title by quoting from playwrights, actors, directors, producers, teachers, critics, et al.--and all in 90 minutes--it just keeps jumping around all over the place, without finding any focus nor rhyme or reason to the sequence of the quotes. Though some of the quoted practitioners are familiar--such as Sanford Meisner, David Belasco, and Konstantin Stanislavski--many are not."
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"'Stage Life' is an ambitious and intelligent gambit...While often insightfully razor-sharp to the angsts and misgivings that congeal into a theatrical performance, it was oftentimes clotted by its own cleverness...The one act, 90-minute play packed a lot of punch in what felt like a sparring match with multiple rounds. Some of the jabs connected with more impact than others...I choose to praise the outweighed fragmented scenes that succeed rather than knock the play with its flaws."
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