Suddenly NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (18)
See it if you like period dramas, some dark comedy, intimate shows, an intergenerational cast, and great child acting.
Don't see it if you are put off by gun violence or violence towards a child.
See it if you enjoy watching a B&W 50s gangster movie revised as a play. Enjoy the old movie days when things were done in a simpler manner
Don't see it if you're not a fan of the old 50s style dramas. You're expecting an elaborate set Read more
See it if You want to see an adaptation of a film for the stage. You want to see clever film/projection design (even if it sometimes has glitches).
Don't see it if You want a well paced production.
See it if You'd like to see a play in Cinemascope, possibly a first. Terrific & well used set, this adaptation nails the style of the 50's B&W genre.
Don't see it if The emotional and dramatic shallowness of 1950's melodrama grates. Read more
See it if you can savor vintage noir with a multimedia veneer as if it were a vape disguised as a Cuban cigar. The designers & composer went to town.
Don't see it if you demand adaptations stay exactingly faithful, you find all assassination plots distasteful or you expect a Frank Sinatra impersonator. Read more
See it if You like drama and suspense. If you enjoy old movies reenacted on stage. Old movies were running prior to play to get you into a 1954 mood
Don't see it if If you don’t like serious plays and prefer musicals and humor
See it if You're a fan of the noir genre, and of a the classic 1950s Hollywood style (costumes, acting, etc.), and you enjoy film to stage adaptations
Don't see it if You don't like good theatre!
See it if you are familiar with the old 1954 Frank Sinatra film & can connect it to today's political/gun control issues -with a grain of salt
Don't see it if you would not be amused by a derivative play that is pretty much a reenactment of the original film, but neither homage nor parody Read more
Critic Reviews (2)
"'Suddenly,' the film, is a smart choice for this sort of exercise, because it presents a naturally tense, suspenseful situation inside a single location...Settecasi's script captures the Hollywood-pulp tone of Richard Sale's screenplay, but there's a slight disconnect between the actors and the artificial words they have been given to say...'Suddenly' isn't a total success, but it is an unusual and arresting experiment; this company is worth keeping in mind."
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"Sale’s well-constructed screenplay sets up a familiar scenario of underworld types invading a commonplace domain...An aesthetically successful presentation with some neat stage pictures and tableaus. However, the deliberate quest for stylization leads to an exaggerated tone in the performances...There’s the sense of experiencing a stilted art project rather than being engrossed by a play...Ultimately, it’s all a mildly entertaining, inconsequential exercise."
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