See it if The acting is MASTERFUL! The entire cast!!
Don't see it if It’s a Chekhov play… almost not plot… deep characters… lots of talking… maybe is not your cup of tea…
See it if You’re open to reinventions of classics in the canon. This modernization works better than Sorkin’s modernization of Camelot at LCT.
Don't see it if You want to see a classic setting and hear Chekhov’s 19th century language. Read more
See it if Existential despair and unhappy people collide in a country house
Don't see it if Fairly slow Read more
See it if You appreciate Chekhov. Family dynamics and class issues abound. Carrell is unsung hero. Brings wit and energy.
Don't see it if You need to mentally engage to enjoy.
See it if you want to see some excellent actors -- Carrell, Molina, Jackson Harper -- deliver a well-performed classic
Don't see it if you're not looking for a somewhat ponderous and extremely dialogue-heavy play. Not sure if it's better in the original Russian.
See it if you enjoy Chekhov’s particular brand of psychological story telling and disconnect between characters
Don't see it if you prefer plot driven stories about connection where emotions are reciprocated and feelings are less unrequited Read more
See it if I enjoyed most of the acting including Steve Carell’s understated vanya and Jackson Harper’s dynamic dr. Enjoyed the staging & outdoor feel
Don't see it if It’s still slow moving and has the ennui and despair of Chekhov only with more comedic aspects
See it if you are down with Chekhov/must see the cast.
Don't see it if you are not willing to lean forward and find meaning in the mundane.
"Sleek, lucid, amusing...it’s Chekhov with everything, except the main thing."
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Schreck’s lively and attentive translation cleverly retains as much of Chekhov’s language
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"Steve Carell brings his comic chops to a dramatic classic"
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"Intertwined issues of script, casting, and direction are at work here."
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"...both cast and staging struggle to cohere."
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"Steve Carell fits seamlessly into a stellar ensemble in a gorgeous broadway revival"
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"...the actor’s [Steve Carell] presence gets laughs before he does much of anything."
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"This update on Vanya doesn’t alter the story in any revolutionary terms"
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