Oklahoma or The Ferryman?

[laurensambrose]

Posted: 12/27/18 at 8:40pm

Hi! My girlfriend and I are going to be going to NYC in May of 2019 and will for sure be seeing Kiss Me Kate, The Cher Show, Hadestown, and Hillary and Clinton. We have room for one more show and are stuck between these two. What are everyone's opinions? :)

[haterobics]

Posted: 12/27/18 at 8:43pm

I enjoyed both, but would probably have to pick Ferryman of the two. Not really sure you'll be going wrong with either choice, though.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 12/27/18 at 9:07pm

The Ferryman.

[teatime2]

Posted: 12/27/18 at 9:08pm

Oklahoma! for sure.

[ethan231h]

Posted: 12/27/18 at 9:15pm

Oklahoma!

I wont be surprised if The Ferryman tours.  

[Wick3]

Posted: 12/28/18 at 8:53am

If you've never seen any production of Oklahoma!, then I suggest watching Ferryman. I think it helps to appreciate this revival of Oklahoma! more by knowing the story or at least having watched the National Theatre recording with Hugh Jackman or the 1950s movie. This revival is very avant-garde and for the average person who has never seen Oklahoma! it may be confusing. This was the first time I saw any production of Oklahoma! and though I appreciated the acting and the songs, some of the things that were happening were quite confusing to me.

[haterobics]

Posted: 12/28/18 at 9:33am

Wick3 said: "If you've never seen any production ofOklahoma!, then I suggest watching Ferryman. I think it helps to appreciate this revival of Oklahoma! more by knowing the story or at least having watched the National Theatre recording with Hugh Jackman or the 1950s movie."

One imagines watching a movie is something the average person can sort out within five months...

[Mike Barrett]

Posted: 12/28/18 at 11:28am

I really could not recommend The Ferryman enough. A thrilling night of theatre for sure

[lightguy06222]

Posted: 12/28/18 at 11:31am

Without a doubt, Oklahoma.

The ferryman does not live up to the hype.

[Marty45]

Posted: 12/31/18 at 9:17am

You should see The Ferryman.  It is a great show

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 12/31/18 at 3:55pm

You really don't have to be familiar with Oklahoma! to enjoy this production. Maybe watch the film.

The Ferryman is an extremely overhyped melodrama. I'd go with Oklahoma!.

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 1/1/19 at 12:41pm

The Ferryman has about an hour and a half of great theater sandwiched within a 3-hour play. If that math works for you, go book your seats-- the acting and staging is admirable. For us frankly, that left a long Act I and much of Act III that we couldn't wait to be done with. 

[jayinchelsea]

Posted: 1/2/19 at 7:15pm

Talk about overhyped, and that would be this DIRECTOR'S production of OKLAHOMA! Beyond pretentious.

Go with THE FERRYMAN, you won't be sorry.

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 1/3/19 at 12:06am

I feel like pretentious has now come to mean "I wasn't paying attention, I don't understand it, I don't feel like trying to understand it, it was different so me no like it."