Off-Broadway Summer/Fall 09

[verynewyorkcurious]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 5:29am

To say that I've been out of the loop is an understatement.

Recommendations for current/new Off-Broadway shows:

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 7:35am

Ruined and Our Town

[frapperia]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 8:18am

I've been told to see Toxic Avenger.

[JenNYferTheatrical]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 10:33am

Same, I've heard good things about Toxic Avenger. NW Stages tends to have some good stuff going.

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 1:07pm

And there's a few days left for NEXT FALL at Playwrights Horizons.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 1:22pm

Next Fall is great, but a def. tear jerker. I'd pair it with something like Toxic Avenger because it's the total opposite, but still, really good theater. And OUR TOWN of course is a classic, and RUINED is great, although I think it was a little over-hyped. And I saw STUNNING last night at Rattlestick, and I thought it was a mess, and I wouldn't recommend it, although that was the first preview. But still, it opens relatively soon.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 1:27pm

NEXT FALL is the best new play of 2009, RUINED is quite an accomplishment that features some absolutely stunning performances, and OUR TOWN is a must-see reinvention of a classic show.

I was let down by TOXIC AVENGER.

[AlgonquinProd2]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 1:31pm

I was planning to see Toxic Avenger this week. What was it that let you down?

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 1:36pm

I just didn't find it very funny. The cast is game and are having a ball (particularly Opel) but I thought the material was really not that great. It's certainly mindless, campy fun but I found myself cringing at some of the jokes. And the score is banal.

But I know lots of people who saw it and loved it. So it could very well just be a matter of personal taste. But the best thing about the show, by far, is Nancy Opel. She's a riot.

[verynewyorkcurious]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 1:59pm

I saw Ruined back in February when there wasn't too much hype behind it yet. It's still the best play I've seen this year. I may have contributed to the hype.

Thanks for the suggestions. I just checked the tickets for Next Fall and nothing is available for the rest of the run. Are there other options for getting a ticket? Maybe stand-by?

For Toxic Avenger, how necessary is it to see the movie prior to the show, because I don't have much interest in seeing the movie.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 2:02pm

I didn't see the movie before the show and I feel like I missed out on the jokes a bit. So you may want to check it out before you see the show. But it's certainly not like a mandatory prerequisite.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 2:43pm

You don't need to see the movie.