La Breve y Maravillosa Vida de Oscar Wao (The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (250)
See it if you like magical realism.
Don't see it if you don't speak Spanish.
See it if you enjoy adaptation of literature that is fresh and cultural. Don’t miss it if you have read the novel. The acting was superb!
Don't see it if you do not like Spanish speaking productions with English subtitles.
See it if This adaptation of the book by Juno Diaz was awesome!The actors are perfect,it's as if they just stepped out of the pages of the book.Bravo!
Don't see it if go see this brilliant play with an impeccable cast.Oscar will make you laugh,cry,& forget all the cynicism that exist in this world.See it!
See it if You enjoy a coming of age story that also has intense themes of colonialism and colorism and machismo. If you enjoy a wonderful cast.
Don't see it if You don't want to see a play in Spanish. The English surtitles worked about 85% as they should. Read more
See it if you enjoy a different story, one about a Dominican-American nerd who imagines himself a super-hero.
Don't see it if you do not enjoy theatre in a foreign language albeit with English translation supertitles. Read more
See it if you are a fan of the book and like funny stories infused with pop culture references. It was so fun and delightful in all the ways.
Don't see it if you are not a fan of subtitles (Spanish to English).
See it if you liked the novel or are interested in a tragicomedy about a young Dominican looking for love. Outstanding acting by Edgar Sebastian.
Don't see it if you don't know Spanish or do not like reading captions. Otherwise, go! Great performances by the whole cast.
See it if you like storytelling magic that is refreshing and supported by brilliant acting.
Don't see it if you are not a fan of subtitles. I did not find this distracting though.
Critic Reviews (5)
"The Tragedy, and Comedy, of Manhood
In a Spanish-language stage adaptation of the Junot Díaz novel, the friendship between two Dominican men is a testing ground for competing visions of masculinity."
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"'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao' Becomes a New Spanish Play
Junot Díaz's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel receives a world-premiere stage adaptation at Repertorio Español."
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"A straightforward, workmanlike run-through of the book's main narrative, minus its highly individual voice, and stripped of much of its power; Marco Antonio Rodríguez's adaptation puts one in mind of Reader's Digest Condensed Books."
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"A Theasy Best Bet…packs a poignant punch but also delivers an entertaining production…this adaptation feels truthful to the aesthetics of the original text…It's a tale that will move you in unexpected ways."
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"There's much to delight in the vivid characters in the story, and in the several cultures they reflect - Dominican culture, immigrant culture, Comic-con culture - but for the uninitiated it requires extra attention...well-acted, warmhearted entertainment that transcends language even as it plays with it."
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