Cagney NYC Reviews and Tickets

85%

(501 Ratings)

Positive

94%

Mixed

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Members say

Entertaining, Delightful, Great acting, Great singing, Clever

About the Show

'Cagney' follows the actor from his humble beginnings through his rise as a vaudeville song-and-dance man, to his superstardom in Hollywood.

James Cagney could do it all – a dramatic new musical that follows the life of the legendary James Cagney from the streets of New York to his rise as one of the brightest stars of Hollywood, from a vaudeville song-and-dance man to the cinema's original tough guy. Broadway's Robert Creighton, in the role he was born to play, leads a cast of six who tap dance through a score that blends original music with classic George M. Cohan favorites, including "Give My Regards To Broadway," "Grand Old Flag," and "Yankee Doodle Dandy."

Show-Score Member Reviews (501)

Entertaining, Delightful, Act one is a bit formulaic deja vu, but act two surprises and delights with great tap routines and tour-de-force performance by robert creighton (also one of the co-writers).

See it if you like biographical theatre, if you enjoy excellent tap dancing, smaller intimate theatre spaces

Don't see it if you are in search of the avant garde, if you find singing and dancing annoying

Entertaining, Great dancing, Great acting, Great singing, Slow

See it if You enjoy the golden age of Hollywood, are interested in the life of James Cagney, and like good old fashioned song and dance numbers

Don't see it if You are not familiar with James Cagney or if you don't like 1940s style storytelling or aesthetic

Entertaining, Slow, Tap-aroo!

See it if Weak first act, strong second act. Great dancing. Decent show, worth a view for the right price.

Don't see it if You have no reference point for who James Cagney was.

Entertaining, Great singing, Fluffy, Banal

See it if You want to see a star turn by Robert Creighton who can sing, act, dance; don't care about a very thin book. Like bios of actors of yore.

Don't see it if You require some depth in a bio, don't care about Cagney, want something other than light and engaging entertainment.

Great acting, Historically interesting, Biographical, Mediocre book

See it if you are a Cagney fan

Don't see it if you are looking for good original music

Delightful, Great dancing, Entertaining

See it if you like tap dancing and true stories about legendary hollywood actors which started on te streets.

Don't see it if you do not like tap dancing or are interested in more dramatic stories.

Entertaining, Great dancing, Fluffy, Delightful, Absorbing

See it if you want to learn about cagney's life and how he became a famous hollywood song and dance man

Don't see it if you have no interest in cagney's life

Delightful, Entertaining, Great dancing, biopic

See it if You love musicals and great dancing. If you don't know Jimmy Cagney's life story and want a glimpse of what it was like. enjoyable night.

Don't see it if Don't like musicals or great tap dancing. Sometimes difficult to follow the story line.

Critic Reviews (51)

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