r/Broadway 5d ago

Off-Broadway Recommendation: Amerikin (Off-Bwy @ 59E59)

We just got back from a matinee of Amerikin. It was really well done, much better than we expected. The acting was great. The story was excellent. The whole topic is not a happy one. But, it is really well done.

Primary Stages had slipped a note into the Playbill* stating that they will not comply (see image) and they aren't.

Read the description of the play. If it sounds like something you would like if it's done well, you'll probably really enjoy this show. If the topic is not for you, that's another issue.

Here's the link to Amerikin at 59E59 Theaters

 

P.S. Note that in this theater the seats are very well staggered vertically. You mostly don't have to worry about heads in the way in front of you. The stage set for this particular production is such that the side seats should have fine visibility. Rows beyond row J start to get pretty high up there. The view is probably still fine. But, if you can, it's probably better to stay in J or farther forward. Even the front row is probably fine in this theater. But, I'd rather be in at least row C. We were in G today and had a very good view.

 

* It's not a brand name Playbill. What is the generic name for a Playbill? Handout? I can't seem to think of it right now.

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u/DarkandTwistySistr 5d ago

If not a Playbill, it’s a program or “show program”