Fun Home vs. The Humans
Fun Home vs. The Humans
pupscotch
Broadway Star Joined: 1/24/16
#1Fun Home vs. The Humans
Posted: 6/9/16 at 3:58pm
I have the opportunity to see one show tonight, and I narrowed it down to these two (mostly based on run time and ticket availability). Which do you recommend? I've heard raves for both of these shows and I'd just like some opinions.
TexanAddams18
Featured Actor Joined: 7/19/11
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#4Fun Home vs. The Humans
Posted: 6/9/16 at 4:09pm
Do you want a musical or a play? They are vastly different, imo. But I'd go with Fun Home hands down!
Broadway Joe
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/10
#5Fun Home vs. The Humans
Posted: 6/9/16 at 4:11pm
Fun home, I thought the humans was a waste of time.
@z5
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/30/15
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#8Fun Home vs. The Humans
Posted: 6/9/16 at 4:14pm
To each his own. Guess the nominations for various awards is nothing more than a fluke. Oh well.
#9Fun Home vs. The Humans
Posted: 6/9/16 at 4:15pm
FUN HOME. I don't know why people are so excited about The Humans. I thought that it was merely fine.
aaaaaa15
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/31/15
KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#11Fun Home vs. The Humans
Posted: 6/9/16 at 4:44pm
I really liked The Humans but you just can 't compare it with Fun Home.
BakerWilliams
Leading Actor Joined: 2/1/16
#12Fun Home vs. The Humans
Posted: 6/9/16 at 5:09pm
Fun Home, like most musicals (except the really good ones by Sondheim, LaChiusa, etc.) tells you what you should feel loudly and in song. If you want to have any kind of interactive experience, one that makes you think and feel, go with The Humans.
#13Fun Home vs. The Humans
Posted: 6/9/16 at 5:09pm
Mr Roxy said: "To each his own. Guess the nominations for various awards is nothing more than a fluke. Oh well. "
Huh? You realize they're two different seasons, right? Fun Home WON Best Musical last year.
#14Fun Home vs. The Humans
Posted: 6/9/16 at 5:12pm
Fun Home. I thought The Humans was okay, but not ultimately that satisfying.
pupscotch
Broadway Star Joined: 1/24/16
#15Fun Home vs. The Humans
Posted: 6/9/16 at 6:38pm
Ended up going with Fun Home! Thanks for all your help, I'm really excited!
KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#17Fun Home vs. The Humans
Posted: 6/10/16 at 11:11am
"Fun Home, like most musicals (except the really good ones by Sondheim, LaChiusa, etc.) tells you what you should feel loudly and in song. If you want to have any kind of interactive experience, one that makes you think and feel, go with The Humans."
You're thinking of The Phantom of the Opera.
Fun Home is a beautifully acted and directed piece of musical theatre.
The Humans is a beautifully acted and directed piece of straight theatre.
It's really a win-win situation, but personally I'd go for Fun Home, if only because it will go down in the record books. I also feel like I got more bang for my buck, and an actual STORY out of Fun Home, which you can't really say about The Humans.
#18Fun Home vs. The Humans
Posted: 6/10/16 at 1:03pm
BakerWilliams said: "Fun Home, like most musicals (except the really good ones by Sondheim, LaChiusa, etc.) tells you what you should feel loudly and in song. If you want to have any kind of interactive experience, one that makes you think and feel, go with The Humans.
"
Ugg, Fun Home is the opposite of everything you just said. It is one of the most intimate evenings of theatre you will find.
What did The Humans make you feel/think about? I'm genuinely curious.
#19Fun Home vs. The Humans
Posted: 6/10/16 at 1:40pm
BakerWilliams said: "Fun Home, like most musicals (except the really good ones by Sondheim, LaChiusa, etc.) tells you what you should feel loudly and in song.
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What show did you see? I felt like I'd rarely seen something that dealt so much with emotional specifics in songs rather than broad announcements of feelings.
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