Empire: The Musical
Closed 2h 15m
Empire: The Musical
84%
84%
(157 Ratings)
Positive
81%
Mixed
13%
Negative
6%
Members say
Entertaining, Delightful, Clever, Absorbing, Ambitious

About the Show

Three generations of dreamers in NYC rise with grit and determination through history's challenges.

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Critic Reviews (10)

New York Theatre Guide
July 11th, 2024

"New York's most famous building gets the musical treatment"
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New York Magazine / Vulture
July 11th, 2024

"Empire offers no struggle, no broader awareness, no transcendence."
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Theatermania
July 11th, 2024

"useful in reminding us of not only what an astonishing feat of architecture it still is"
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Lighting & Sound America
July 11th, 2024

"...it doesn't even rate as a fixer-upper."
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TheaterScene.net
July 16th, 2024

"confused and confusing new musical about the building of the Empire State Building"
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Theater Pizzazz
July 11th, 2024

It lacks the kind of conceptual imagination that would let it…scrape the sky.
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New York Theater
July 12th, 2024

"a pleasant enough score, and a hard-working cast, but there’s nothing thrilling about it"
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Theaterscene.org
July 11th, 2024

The drama of the Empire State Building’s construction is depicted in this uneven show.
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