THE HUMANS Reviews

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 9:11am

Post 'em here, kids! :)

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 7:43pm

Well?

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 7:45pm

id be surprised if there are a bunch of new reviews, id be pretty positive a lot of reviews will just be republished from the off-Broadway run 

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 7:53pm

Yeah, I'm sure the New York Times is gonna "republish" their off-Bway review and call it a night. Let's go with that. 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 10:47pm

Isherwood's piece be up!

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/19/theater/review-the-humans-depicts-a-family-and-a-country-under-pressure.html?ref=theater&mtrref=www.nytimes.com&gwh=F83FC7B0E1AADF83A3C69EB4E825D7C9&gwt=pay

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 11:14pm

Very nice set of reviews indeed.

[Fantod]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 11:30pm

http://thecriticsdecide.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-humans.html

They're all up. Holy crap, this is one of the most impressive sets of reviews I've ever seen.

 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 11:33pm

Is this the de facto Best Play of the year now?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 11:34pm

Seems to be the one to beat this year.

[JBroadway]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 11:34pm

Wow! That IS impressive. I can't say I quite agree with their degree of enthusiasm, but it's good to see new works getting recognition on Broadway. 

 

Still, I might throw a fit if this wins the Tony over King Charles, which might just happen if Tony Voters agree with the critics. 

Updated On: 2/18/16 at 11:34 PM

[EthelMae]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 11:39pm

Thrilled about these reviews! Saw it 4 times Off-Broadway and can't wait to see it again. So cool that the entire cast transferred-rare.

[Fantod]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 11:41pm

I hope you guys find my website useful!

 

I'm not sure if it will win over King Charles III, but I think this is a pretty likely candidate for the Pulitzer.

Updated On: 2/18/16 at 11:41 PM

[JBroadway]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 11:45pm

Really? The Pulitzer? I suppose this is right up their alley, but in a year like this (you all know what I mean), I doubt it could do any more than become a finalist. 

Updated On: 2/18/16 at 11:45 PM

[After Eight]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 11:49pm

"Holy crap, this is one of the most impressive sets of reviews I've ever seen."

 

It's crap, all right --- though anything but holy.

That's why it got raves --- twice!

I pity the poor audiences who will now be duped into seeing this. I hope they bring gas masks. That's the only way to survive this putrid, repellent, inept ..... crap.

 

[mpd4165]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 11:54pm

After Eight said: ""Holy crap, this is one of the most impressive sets of reviews I've ever seen."

 

 

 

It's crap, all right --- though anything but holy.

 

That's why it got raves --- twice!

 

I pity the poor audiences who will now be duped into seeing this. I hope they bring gas masks. That's the only way to survive this putrid, repellent, inept ..... crap.

 

 

 

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Move along, then, as I would gladly take your vacant seat. I absolutely adored the play in Chicago, and can not wait to see it on the Broadway stage. 

[BakerWilliams]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 11:58pm

After Eight said: ""Holy crap, this is one of the most impressive sets of reviews I've ever seen."

 

 

 

It's crap, all right --- though anything but holy.

 

That's why it got raves --- twice!

 

I pity the poor audiences who will now be duped into seeing this. I hope they bring gas masks. That's the only way to survive this putrid, repellent, inept ..... crap.

 

 

 

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Why would critics dupe audiences into seeing something? Are you implying that they hate audience members? 

I've seen it three times already, and I think it might be a modern day masterpiece.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 11:59pm

Thrilled to see this slate of reviews! While I know that this play hasn't been to everyone's taste, I found it tremendously moving, especially the second time around. I hope these reviews inspire more audiences to see it, and I'd love to see it win Best Play! I enjoyed King Charles, and Eclipsed seems great as well, but I think this play is a terrific update of a traditional American family play, and it would be great to see Karam win a Tony after three great plays in a row. 

[After Eight]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 12:00am

"Move along, then, as I would gladly take your vacant seat."

 

You don't actually think I would sit through this loathsome stinker a second time, do you? Would that you had been in my place when I sat through it in agony at the Pels!

 

Enjoy it on your second visit. I have no doubt that you will.

Updated On: 2/19/16 at 12:00 AM

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 12:00am

Saw it off Broadway. We enjoyed but thought the young couple were the weak links in the cast. Their parts were underwritten and it they would have left and not returned they would not have been missed . The parents were the glue that held the whole thing together.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 12:05am

Is this a limited run? I thought it was open-ended. Times review says it's closing July 24 at the bottom.

[Fantod]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 12:05am

I have it listed as open-ended. I believe that's just how far in they're selling tickets.

[After Eight]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 12:06am

"I'd love to see it win Best Play!"

It's in the bag. That was clear the minute that character cheerily chirped to the assembled gathering that she had just stunk up the bathroom. Talk about a deal sealer.

 

As for the Pulitzer, since it opened off-Broadway last year, I guess it would be competing with Hamilton for that honor. Aw, shucks! Quel fromage! Quel stinking fromage!

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 12:07am

After Eight,

 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 12:07am

And gotcha, Fantod, thank you!

[Sally Durant Plummer]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 12:19am

A wonderful set of reviews, exciting for new works everywhere. As for the Tony, I would wait at least until Eclipsed opens. I had the honor of seeing it at the Public, and I think it's one of the most stunningly gorgeous pieces of theatre ever created. I've read The Humans (hoping to see it in the next few weeks) and saw King Charles the Third, but, for my money, Eclipsed is the thing to beat (and it's a story that rarely gets told in any medium, let alone in an all-female, all-black Broadway production). But I can't wait to see The Humans - the ending is weird when you've only imagined it from the stage directions!