Joan of Arc: Into The Fire
Closed 1h 35m
Joan of Arc: Into The Fire
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Joan of Arc: Into The Fire NYC Reviews and Tickets

62%
(246 Ratings)
Positive
43%
Mixed
33%
Negative
24%
Members say
Disappointing, Great singing, Ambitious, Great staging, Entertaining

About the Show

David Byrne of The Talking Heads and creator of 'Here Lies Love' explores the meteoric rise of Joan of Arc through the lens of a rock concert. A world premiere at the Public Theater directed by Alex Timbers.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (246)

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157 Reviews | 18 Followers
49
Disappointing, Excruciating, Banal, Insipid

See it if You want to see an overly ambitious, amateurish, poorly written and directed musical with a monotonous score. An epic fail for The Public.

Don't see it if If you value your time and money.

236 Reviews | 174 Followers
49
Disappointing, Cliched, Excruciating

See it if You love David Byrne and need to see everything he does

Don't see it if you dislike bad musicals The music was banal. The staging more so.

mri
57 Reviews | 10 Followers
49
Cliched, Slow, Banal, Uninspired

See it if You're willing to put up with a pretty bad show to watch a star-is-born moment for the incredible Jo Lampert

Don't see it if You're hoping for another 'Here Lies Love'. This has none of the elements that made that show so special. It just really misses the mark.

228 Reviews | 43 Followers
45
Ambitious, Disappointing, Banal, Underdeveloped, Miscast

See it if you're completely unfamiliar with the true story of Joan of Arc and have a thing for strange punk haircuts on androgynous women.

Don't see it if you're ready to rock. The potential to do so is there but few of the cast members tear into David Byrne's score.

174 Reviews | 25 Followers
40
Ambitious, Disappointing, Excruciating

See it if you want to see a rock concert interpretation of the Joan of Arc story.

Don't see it if you prefer traditional musical styles.

262 Reviews | 57 Followers
40
Ambitious, Dizzying, Indulgent, Quirky, Slow

See it if you are a Joan or Arc or David Byrne completest. You enjoy loud, soulless music about one of the most interesting women in the world.

Don't see it if you want further insight or a understandable overview of Joan of Arc's life and sacrifice.

106 Reviews | 17 Followers
40
Ambitious, Disappointing, Slow, Confusing

See it if you're a hard core fan of Talking Heads

Don't see it if you expect quality musical on par with other shows at the Public Theater. The show is about inner faith and not about external conflicts.

167 Reviews | 51 Followers
39
Great singing, Excruciating, Indulgent, Slow, Disappointing

See it if You are ok with spending that much to see something that had maybe Two decent scenes. Maybe if you're religious you'll like it?

Don't see it if You dont think you'd like JCS if it was almost all recitative. If you're expecting something as breathtaking brilliant as here lies love

Critic Reviews (36)