AMERICAN PSYCHO Reviews — Page 9

brian1973 said: "Wee Thomas2 said: "Saw this on Saturday. Got to the TKTS booth just before 1:30, looking for a matinee and the board was full of options. No lines, so we went right up and asked what they had for this show and got 9th row center (next to folks in house seats). Show was fun, but it's got a bunch of problems. Benjamin Walker is very good (and easy on the eyes for the ladies) as Patrick Bateman, but his is the only character that is more than a caricature. Alice Ripley is a great actress but is totally wasted in 3 small roles in this show. Selling Out, is great, but I kept on hearing "Rolling in the Deep" as source material. The rest of the original songs are trite and non-memorable.

So basically you LOVED it? Haha

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I gave it a B.  The sets and lighting were mostly amazing and fully deserving of their nominations and those raised the overall grade.  The projections were a bit overdone, I would like to see some of the choreography without all the flashing lights on the actors.

 

Hello! I've been a member for a while but this is my first post on this forum. I recently enjoyed a New York theatre holiday during which I went to see this production. I was keen to see how it compared to the original London show, of which I was a big fan, seeing it a few times. 

Overall, there were aspects I preferred in each production (song arrangements in London, set/staging changes in New York) and it was fascinating to compare them. I hope Broadway gives it a chance. 

For anyone interested my review can be found on my blog here:

https://vickster51corner.wordpress.com/2016/05/10/theatre-review-american-psycho-broadway-new-york/