The Milkman's Sister NYC Reviews and Tickets

79%

(39 Ratings)

Positive

80%

Mixed

15%

Negative

Members say

Great acting, Absorbing, Intense, Relevant, Thought-provoking

About the Show

13th Street Repertory Company presents a new family drama set in the Bronx during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

'The Milkman’s Sister' takes place inside a Bronx tenement in October 1962, when nuclear annihilation was seemingly just hours away. Despite a historic last-minute reprieve from atomic disaster, the residents are still devastated. The nerve-wracking countdown to their impending deaths unleashes an explosion of heroism, cowardice, and delusion for an overweight housewife, an unemployed milkman, an angry supervisor of hospital linen, and their neighbors.

Show-Score Member Reviews (39)

Absorbing, Clever, Great acting, Funny

See it if You are a fan of history, the Bronx, and like a melodramatic type of play told with great acting and staging.

Don't see it if Just see it! Warning....if you are turned off by flying food, stay away. Sitting in the first row is risky!

Absorbing, Intelligent, Profound, Great acting, Relevant

See it if you appreciate classic American drama a la Sam Shepard, Arthur Miller, Edward Albee. This is an off-Broadway gem with superb acting!

Don't see it if you're looking for something light and fluffy. There are plenty of laughs, but serious themes lurk underneath.

Absorbing, Intense, Relevant

See it if you think 30 year old plays can be as relevant today as when they were written. A plus for the minmal sets and gratis wine and snacks.

Don't see it if you don't like history or the events which inspired the news. Or if you need a bigger theater and ellaborate sets

Absorbing, Ambitious, Great acting, Intense, Riveting

See it if you enjoy great acting. All of the cast was excellent; Concetta Rose Rella was amazing!!!

Don't see it if you find watching a dysfunctional family, especially emotional abuse in a marriage, painful; you prefer something light. Read more

Absorbing, Great acting, Great staging, Entertaining, Great writing

See it if You like shows that are based on historical events. Great characterizations are important to you. Plays about family relationships intrigue.

Don't see it if You are looking to see a comedy. Although there are a few comedic moments in this new play it is thought provoking and serious and terrific

Great acting, Intense, Masterful, Absorbing

See it if you want a marvelously acted play about interpersonal relationships

Don't see it if you are looking for something that is light-hearted, you cannot accept sexual innuendo ( small amount) Read more

Absorbing, Relevant, Ambitious, Great acting, Great writing

See it if you like well made plays with strong monologs. Set on a night when the world appeared to be ending makes it relevant for lots of us today.

Don't see it if violence on stage upsets you. The characters believe the world is ending which releases a lot of truth and pain with some strong physicality

Intense, Great acting, Masterful, Relevant, Resonant

See it if Take The Honemooners, Sam Shephard, Cat On a Hot Tin Roof and throw in a little Twilight Zone believably during the Cuban Missile Crisis

Don't see it if You want to feel comfortable

Critic Reviews (1)

"As destruction comes to seem more certain, the characters aim their worries at each other, revealing long-boiling resentments, particularly the strain and abuse that defines the central marriage. Director Joe Battista and the committed cast let the drama run excitingly wild — by the end, the floor is coated in the spaghetti and milk from a dinner gone wrong, the remnants of a family in pieces but still pushing on."
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