Question about whether to see OTT or Curious Incident

I'm going to NYC on September 2. My question is whether I should see Alex Sharp perform in CURIOUS INCIDNET OF THE DOG IN NIGHTTIME (he's leaving the performance and won the Tony for his first acting role out of Juliard) or see ON THE TOWN which is a musical (I'm writing a musical and worry I'll never get a chance to see ON THE TOWN performed again, however, my mom told me OTT was amateurish....so...) not sure which one to see.

What do you think?? Thanks

Updated On: 8/29/15 at 12:41 PM

OTT is anything but amateurish.It is head and shoulders above An American In Paris. See it as you may never get to see it again or for a very very long time

Another vote for ON THE TOWN. A once-in-a-lifetime production of that musical. You will never see what's magical about this show any other way.

CURIOUS INCIDENT is a terrific play absolutely worth seeing, but I've seen performances with and without Alex, and the play is magnificent either way. It sounds like this show will be around a good while longer, so you should have opportunities to catch it down the road.

You can't go wrong with either one. They are both pretty wonderful, but I'd vote for OTT as well, since you'll have another opportunity for Curious.

OTT is old fashioned, but hardly "amateurish" about anything. I will say, however, that fewer younger people seem to enjoy it greatly. (Note: I didn't say ALL, so no need to jump on me for it.)

See Curious Imcident. OTT is a great revival but bored me so bad. The production itself is good but the Book is not. It's very irrelevant and definitely not the best musical out there.

Curious Incident is beautifully written and Alex Sharps performance left me in tears. It was the first show I ever cried in. See Curious Incident so you can see how to write a good show.

On the Town

Both entertaining but totally different in many ways

I enjoyed OTTC (I saw 3x) so much more than OTT (found it boring and left at intermission, made me realize I don't like ballet heavy shows) But I will echo the opinion of a lot of folks on the board to see OTT. I think prima ballerina Misty Copeland is well worth the price of admission! If I lived in NYC I will go back and watch OTT. There will be other chances to see Curioud Incident (that show is not going anywhere soon), but maybe not with Alex Sharp

As astounding and profound as Alex Sharp's performance is, this production of On the Town is NOT to be missed.

Tony Yazbeck is confirmed for the OTT national tour. Might you have the opportunity to see that ? If so I would see Curious Incident in New York since it might be your only opportunity to see Alex in the role.

Alex Sharp in Curious

"I guess it will be Alex Sharp and Curious Incident for me... Maybe I'll get to see OTT on tour? "

The Curious Incident is the better show for sure (and this is coming from someone who prefers musicals to plays). On The Town is kind of amateurish in terms of plot and characters. But the quality of the production is of course not amateurish. But Curious Incident is so much richer.

Alex doesn't do Wednesday nights.