The Sabbath Girl
The Sabbath Girl
Closed 1h 20m NYC: Midtown E
79% 21 reviews
79%
(21 Ratings)
Positive
86%
Mixed
14%
Negative
0%
Members say
Entertaining, Romantic, Cliched, Funny, Delightful

About the Show

A romantic comedy about finding unexpected love next door in big-city life.

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Critic Reviews (12)

The New York Times
February 21st, 2020

"A Meet-Cute with Art and Knishes: Cary Gitter’s throwback romantic comedy, about an Orthodox Jew and his Italian-American neighbor, is kind of sweet and kind of clunky."
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Theatermania
February 18th, 2020

"A Shiksa Goddess and Knish Mensch Find Love in 'The Sabbath Girl': Cary Gitter's interfaith romantic comedy is now running at 59E59 Theaters."
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BroadwayWorld
February 17th, 2020

"'THE SABBATH GIRL' at 59E59 Theaters is a Charming and Meaningful Romantic Story"
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Lighting & Sound America
February 18th, 2020

"The worst thing you can say about The 'Sabbath Girl' is that it is harmless; the best is that the romance at its center has some authentic feeling to it."
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New York Stage Review
February 16th, 2020

2/5 Stars. "The one about the Orthodox boy who meets the Italian girl and brings her a sweet potato knish."
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New York Stage Review
February 16th, 2020

3/5 Stars. "Predictable but satisfying-think of it as a cute but clichéd rom-com."
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TheaterScene.net
February 17th, 2020

"It doesn't take long to realize that Angie's conflict is between choosing Seth or Blake. Nor does it take long to predict that Seth--spoiler alert--the Jewish man, will win out...It's as obvious as all of 'The Sabbath Girl' is, really, making it an unsurprising and disappointing play."
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Theatre is Easy
February 16th, 2020

"It's a familiar set up, and while there are many laughs throughout, the humor is predictable, the characters stock. It's still enjoyable, but the comfort is in the iteration of a frequently told tale…Nonetheless, 'The Sabbath Girl' rises above thanks to stellar acting."
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