Gary - A Sequel To Titus Andronicus Reviews

TWE from Seattle WA

THOUGHTFUL, ITS MORE THAN FART JOKES

The world is crude and grotesque. How do you make some of the mess we are is at the root of this play. I thought it was screamingly funny, though filled and hopeful. Folks not willing to look into WHY the blood, gore and farts are there will not get it. There is a reason to the madness. An important reason. And I will restate, it's screamingly funny. I am seeing a few early bad reviews from viewers who saw previews, keep in mind the show opened to previews six days after the female lead stepped away for medical reasons.

Monty diamond from New York, New York

HILLARIOUS, BLOODY HILARIOUS !

People go to plays having no idea what they’re going to see. It’s a mistake. I loved this play. The acting is superb - a case study in comedy - the directing is brilliant the set is brilliant. It’s a thoughtful play which on its way to making its point happens to be uproariously funny to a majority of the audience. No one who’s written here for whom it wasn’t their cup of tea, can deny they weren't surrounded by people laughing their butts off throughout of the play. Happened to me on the two lucky occasions I had to see the Gary in preview. Bloody Hilarious. Don’t miss it if you think you’ll like it. It’s brilliant.

BNK from New York, New York

MR. LANE DOES NOT MISS A BEAT!

Nathan Lane is the master of masters A turn of his head, an eyeball role, or just walking across the stage is just plain funny. In my book, this talented & artful man, can make you laugh regardless of your state of mind. Nathan Lane is & will always be my hero. He can bring ANY SHOW to life “no pun intended.”

Elizabeth B. from New York, New York

FUN AND IRREVERENT

This play is not for everyone. As other reviewers have noted there are a lot of penises and poop/fart jokes. However the context: when the mighty fall they are just filled with gas and poo like everyone else and it is always the ones on the bottom left to clean up the mess, is completely relevant in today’s world. The language can be difficult at times, but the acting was outstanding and the play was often laugh out loud funny. No, i didnt understand every single line or concept, but it is a unique and singular experience regardless. I don’t see this having a long run because of a lack of universal appeal, and because I cannot imagine who but Nathan Lane could pull this off so, if you do choose to go, enter with an open mind and enjoy the ride.

Milner Noble from Warren, VT

REQUIRED AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

This play requires work from the audience, something most audiences do not do anymore. So, knowing something about Taylor Mac and his beliefs/philosophy makes this play better appreciated. That said, it is a production for a limited audience, therefore limiting its run. Was glad i went.

Susan Pimentel from Illinois

SAVE YOUR MONEY FOR ANOTHER SHOW

At first I thought I just "didn't get it." But I think I did get it and it just wasn't very good. There's a few places that have some funny lines but overall it's just not very good. I wish I would have gone to see another play. Any play. Premise is the war is over and the maid and village clown (step up from village idiot) are cleaning up the bodies at the castle and discussing their lives and what they would do if in charge of the county. Seemingly this could be a really interesting play. But it's not. There's only so many penis/poop/fart jokes about a village fool that can occur. The mad woman in the play who pops in now and again - I'm not really sure what her role/point is. I visited for one week and saw Be More Chill, Sampson and Delilah and this. Wish I had spent my money on something other than this.

Debra Ekman from New York, New York

HARD TO REMEMBER

Some people laughed, even guffawed, but my husband and I didn't find it funny at all. It was confusing and boring. Read a summary of the story ahead of time. That will help, but I would just skip the show.

Donna from New Jersey

TERRIBLE TITUS

Sorry folks...even Nathan LNe cannot save this mess. I don’t know what to say except I am not sure it will ever open.

TM from New York, New York

DEATHLY BORING

As a Shakespeare and theatre enthiusiast with a great admiration for Nathan Lane, I went to see this play with my best friend and we both absolutely HATED it! It was a well-acted, verbal diarrhea with a seemingly disconnected, nonsensical plot that goes nowhere and suggests nothing. We left the theatre wondering "who could possibly like this?". We came out speechless and dazed that Broadway could afford to have such a horrible play produced. As a note to all readers, my friend and I have been going to Broadway and Strand Theatre plays every month for the past 30 years and we have never felt compelled to write a review until today. Although Nathan Lane's talent would shine even if he read the phone book, we would have welcomed that effort over this travesty. DON'T GO!!!

from New York, New York

WORST PLAY EVER

Even with the recent cast changes taken into consideration, this was the worst play I’ve ever seen. The plot is so boring and repetitive dialogue is the real killer of this play. The set really never changes and many scenes take place in front of a red curtain. I LOVE Nathan Lane, but he couldn’t even save this play. So very dissipointed

Nancy from New York, New York

STAY HOME

Great cast horrible play. Whoever sunk their money into this bomb is going to lose a bundle

Linda Moyer from Yardley, PA

WORST SHOW EVER

We love Nathan Lane, so were excited to see this show. That is, until we did. Tedious, boring, confusing, overwrought, ridiculous, pure torture at several points. What a waste of these talented actors time and talents. Andrea Martin is the lucky one here. She dodged a bullet.

Inna from New York, New York

DO NOT GO

It was terrible. Jokes about death, vulgar play. Do not waste your money

Diane Calesnick from Riverton new jersey

DISAPPOINTING

I found the play to be tedious, and over acted. I think my expectations were too high. I usually enjoy Nathan Lane, not today.

Elizabeth Shepherd from New York, New York

CRASS BEYOND BELIEF

What an appalling waste of time - I wish there was a 0 star rating. I was fooled by the Titus Andronicus reference and Taylor Mac has produced works of style in his time. This piling up of the dead bodies with the endless grosseroni pee, shit, fart and penis preoccupation was mind-numbingly infantile - I could not believe this was what Broadway had to offer these days. But perhaps Producers have realized they can dish up such rubbish to the crowds of tourists, because Nathan Lane can be relied on to persuade them to laugh at anything.

from New York, New York

HORRIBLE

We love Nathan lane but couldn’t tolerate this mess. 7th grade humor. Not funny at all. Would have left if we would have been on the aisle. Would like to have my money back. A real waste of good money. Really really really bad.

Lwech from Rhode Island

A NEW LOW

I cannot believe Nathan Lane allowed his considerable talent to be part Of this historical farce which tries to pass as a Broadway play. Believe the othe reviews. Don’t Go L CW Rhode Island

Sandy from New York, New York

WORST SHOW EVER

Total waste of time. Play made absolutely no sense. I felt bad for the cast who tried very hard to make it work.

Alan Novich from New York, New York

BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE

It took every ounce of focus I had from the third row to try to follow the dialog. Some of what I caught was very funny but in general it was a very hard 90 minutes. The three principals worked very hard. Julie White is very funny. But writing this in Shakespearean meter and Lane’s faux British accent made this way too much work. An ill conceived project for American audiences, despite being a funny idea on paper. It just doesn’t work.

Gloria from New York, New York

HORRID. SOPHOMORIC. NOT FUNNY

This play was an embarassment. Not funny. Downright stupid. I don't mind bad taste, but this was just bad, bad, bad. Bought tix because of Nathan Lane. Shocked that he stooped this low. No wonder they keep putting off the opening.

Dan from New York, New York

THIS IS NOT A REVIEW, THIS IS A WARNING

The play was long at 95 minutes. If it had an intermission the theater would have been at least half empty. It is sophomoric humor at best to be enjoyed by 14 year olds. It takes way to much time to tell us that there is a mess to clean up after the carnage. I would say the people at the bottom have shit dumped on them, but they do not really clean it up. The play needs a total rewrite. Not even Nathan Lane can save the show. Fortunately he has a reputation that will not be tarnished. Save your money and see something else.

Lynn D. from Philadelphia,PA

IS THERE AN ECHO IN HERE?

I really have nothing new to add to these poor reviews except to say that this play ISN’T bad because of a “lazy audience.” This is lazy writing that rests almost exclusively on infantile humor and Nathan Lane’s Broadway cred. The story thinks it’s being deep but if you take the time to analyze it, you won’t come up with anything meaningful except a lot of disappointment at having spent money on these tickets.

Kate from New York, New York

DULL & CONFUSING

What a waste of Nathan Lane’s talent. The material was uninspired, flat, boring and whatever message that was intended was lost in the drone of the monologues. An expensive nap and a waste of an afternoon. I can’t imagine how a talent like NL would be in this play. I know now why Andrea Martin got out when she could!

Patric Dunford from New York, New York

SO MUCH TALENT, SO LITTLE PLAY

This is one of, if not the worst play I’ve seen on Broadway, and I’ve been going for over 50 years. I don’t know where to begin...I get that it’s a metaphor for the hideous corrupt mess in power in Washington, but it was so very badly written. Most of what’s supposed to be funny isn’t, and most of what’s supposed to be serious is awful. The soliloquy’s were too long, spoken too fast, and my mind wandered, like do these shoes really go with my outfit, and wish there was an intermission so I could leave. I love Nathan Lane, and always expect the highest level of entertainment. It fell extremely short. On the other hand, I saw “Hillary and Clinton” last week. It’s superb. Go see it.

Steven from Bethel, CT

WHO LOST A BET

What a complete waste of exceptional actors.

MEH from Baltimore, MD

1 STAR IS TOO MUCH

Badly written, boring, tedious, pubescent teen farts and penis humor. Should close this play and return people's money. Nathan Lane - you should know better. This play really stinks and not because of all the rotting bodies.

Bruce Lockhart from New York, New York

GARY A SEQUEL

There are no words to describe how awful this show is. Absurd, pointless story, horribly over acted and screamed by all three in the cast. CoUldn't wait to get out!

L parker from New York, New York

STAY HOME

Love Nathan Lane but even he can’t save this nightmare. Watch people walk out throughout the show.

Roger from London, Englanf

PAINFUL

Not much to add to what so many others have said. This is painfully awful, by far the worst thing I've seen on Broadway in 20 years. Are fart gags and bodily fluids "transgressive theatre" now, so long as you put in an anti-Trump joke at some point? If Nathan Lane is this desperate for money, I'd be happy to start a crowdfunding campaign so he doesn't have to demean himself like this.

Pand S from New York, New York

GARY

Saw the show on previews.. Was anxious to see Nathan Lane. Enjoyed the actors but the show was awful and low class. NYC Theater tickets are not cheap. Think twice before you waste money on Gary sadly.

Lynne Schultz from New York, New York

GARY

I can't believe this play made broadway - it was the worst production I've ever seen with neither performer able to save it. I would have walk out of it had I not been with a friend who purchased the tickets. Awful setting, awful dialogue, no plot--I can't find one good thing to say about the play. The producers should be ashamed at themselves for letting such a poor piece of work appear on Broadway. If you have the chance to see the show for free - do something else. You'll never get the 110 minutes back of your life spent watching this atrocity.

Bill Pittsburgh from New York, New York

GARY

I could not believe any human being could think this play had the slightest redeeming feature. The only thing giving it any kudos is somewhere in the blurb Shakespeare name is mentioned. He will be spinning like the proverbial top in his Stratford resting place.

Zzzzz from New York, New York

A WASTE OF 90 MINUTES

Boring and self-indulgent. Not even the fart jokes were funny. They took away the intermission to stop the audience from leaving.

Jeff from New York, New York

BEST PLAY??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!

How can the Tony Awards nominate this piece of crap for Best Play? It tells you more about The Tonys than about the play, which is exactly how most of the other 34 reviewers on this page described it. Wretched. Painful. If they had an intermission, most of the audience would have left.

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