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I really really did not like this. Never has 80 minutes felt so long. It's lazy in every aspect from the writing to the staging to the performances. Schumer is a total miss until she plays herself in the last sequence. Shamos is fine. Benanti is fine as well, but how anyone thinks she could possibly be nominated for this is beyond me. Key is just yelling for the full 80 minutes. This is the most obvious, poorly done cash grab I've seen on broadway in a long time. Thankfully, I bought a 30 dollar ticket off of stubhub an hour before curtain and I'm not even sure if it was worth that much.

For me, Benanti was far and away the best part (what was her first line? I already forget). While I laughed, I thought the humor was pretty cheap.

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Well, she was in tonight! And in fine form too. All four in the cast firing mighty high for previews....we laughed until it hurt. Would definitely recommend for a fun night out. Reminded us of a more jovial GOD OF CARNAGE.

At 7:30 last night, there were mezzanine seats for $15 and orchestra seats for $38 on StubHub. I would just keep an eye on the prices during the day. Get to the Times Square area early that way when you buy them you can pick them up and head right to the theater.

Updated On: 11/21/17 at 02:35 PM

yes have used Stubhub before.. theyre the best!! I would probably buy them sooner rather than later given the fact lots of people will probably be in town buying

I ended up having a great time. First of all, though the seats are tight, there is not a single bad view in the house.

The play is definitely absurdism to a fault, and so it takes a bit of getting used to for those thinking that this would be more of a GOD OF CARNAGE-type of show. There's a lot of (what I perceived to be) flashbacks and do-overs, creating a fractured timeline that can easily give one a sense of deja vu.

The cast is uniformly excellent, though Keegan-Michael Key took a few minutes for me to warm up to, because he arrives with such bombast that you're kind of stunned into a "holy sh1t" mode for a few minutes. I love that Amy Schumer was able to effectively play against type and still be able to mine a bit of her usual humor in that before going into her regular schtick in the last 20 minutes or so. Also, Laura Benanti is an American treasure and there was not a single joke/glare/posture that she didn't land the audience in fits of laughter. I want to carve her Tony statuette now...

Stage Door: As everyone is aware, Schumer does not come out. Benanti came out, but did not sign or take pictures (though she was very friendly and waved a goodbye). Key came out and signed and took pictures with everyone. Nobody recognized poor Shamos, so he thought nobody wanted him to sign and he dipped off (per the door security).

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Saw this tonight via StubHub and was literally in a row with a StubHub CEO and his friends. Fun evening, but nothing too meaty. I thought the performers were all funny, with Shamos being the standout for me for how he completely flips the character.

I was so stoked to see Benati, and she was funny, but not the scene-stealing performance I was expecting. Her and Schumer seemed to have a lot of insider jokes that they laughed at, but not sure they landed for the audience. Not sure I’d carve that Tony just yet... But when her and Schumer “hook up” it was pretty great! Benati just seemed subdued compared to the rest. Wasn’t expecting that

Direction was weird. Sometimes complete blackouts, sometimes spotlights on characters, etc. I like absurditst theater, so I enjoyed it! But def. not something you see much these days!

I can see them all getting nominated though. Can we have Schumer and Benati host the Tonys?! I’d love it. They have great chemistry.

TotallyEffed said: "Really didn’t “get” this one. Some good jokes and performances but left slightly confused and mostly unimpressed."

Sounds like you did get it.

I think you either dig absurdist comedy, or you don't. Doesn't mean anything good or bad.