Kitt’s Picks Theater allows you to use my personal opinion as a guideline to see if the show meets your expectations. Broadway does not have an official rating system for nudity, sex, drugs, adult content or language. It is best to understand what each has to offer prior to purchasing tickets so that if you wish family entertainment, you will book the correct production.
* Translations are available for rent at $10 per unit at the following shows: Jersey Boys Wicked Mamma Mia Phantom of the Opera |
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| American Idiot |  |
This production is geared towards hard rock music lovers that love the sounds of the band Green Day. American Idiot tells the story of the pressures suburban teenagers face in a post 9/11 world. With an exciting and powerful rock score, the show chronicles three friends as they each travel a different path with the hopes of escaping the stress of suburbia. Recommended for 18 year olds and over due to adult themes and drug use. Not suitable for younger audience. |
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| Avenue Q | |
This is X rated, adults only, no matter how sophisticated you think that your children are; you and the audience will not be comfortable with under 18 year olds. |
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| Billy Elliot |  |
Simply fabulous from every standpoint. High energy, real story line, wonderful acting and great dancing. A must see. This huge cast brings the audience to its feet and everyone leaves happy. The language is what you would expect from coal miners in England and therefore rough going so beware with children under 12. |
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| Chicago | |
A great musical for adults. Ann Reinking's choreography in the style of Bob Fosse is wonderful. The songs have become classics and the show is just as strong now as it was 10 years ago. |
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| Come Fly Away - *Through Septmber 5, 2010* | |
This is a wonderful production for anyone that loves dance and the iconic songs sung by Frank Sinatra. The 19 piece big band provides the music and you feel as if you are in the Rainbow Room years ago with extremely talented dancers floating across the dance floor. The songs are wonderful. The dancers are truly amazing and the choreography by Twyla Tharp is simply sensational. Perfect for anyone that loves the ballet, jazz and modern dance, elegant ballroom, Dancing with the Stars fans and anyone that enjoys the sheer athleticism of the performers. There is no dialogue, just music and dance so international audiences will love this. |
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| Everyday Rapture |  |
Sherie Rene Scott is extremely talented as a performer. However, this production would be much more enjoyable if she had hired a writer rather than co-scripting it with the help of Dick Scanlan. It’s simply not enough story line to be interesting and would have been better as a concert. |
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| Gazillion Fan Yang Bubble Show | |
This is the perfect show for a family with small children. It's a wonderful combination of fantasy and science and incredible talent. Fan Yang holds 12 world records in the Guinness Book of World Records for his creativity with bubbles. At one hour and 15 minutes, it's a great show for even very young children. |
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| ImaginOcean | |
This darling daytime production is 50 minutes and perfect for 3 – 8 year olds with their parents and grandparents that love Sesame Street. The black light day glow colors or the characters are charming. The music is lively and the story line about friendship is perfect for this age group. |
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| In the Heights | |
Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda when he was in high school, and re-written in college, this look at immigration into the United States from the Latin American Countries will touch the hearts of the Latino community. The Lyrics are backed by repetitive Latin beats, but tell the story of life in Washington Heights, a tight knit zip code in the northern tip of Manhattan. For groups that speak Spanish, this is a great production by a talented cast. |
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| Jersey Boys | |
The tale of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons will bring back great memories from the 60's. Be prepared for another overly mic'd production and Soprano's language. |
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| La Cage aux Folles | |
Simply a fabulous evening on Broadway! The cast is terrific and the connection with the audience is perfect. The songs are timeless and the book by Harvey Fierstein gives inspiration to the true meaning of a family. Jerry Herman’s music and lyrics are wonderful. Conservatives will find this whole production a bit confrontational due to the story line.
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| Lend Me a Tenor | |
This is simply sensational. The perfect combination of a great cast, terrific story and wonderful set make for a perfectly delightful comedy is the perfect adult theater experience. Martin Pakledinaz’s costumes are just fabulous. Everyone in the audience really loved this show. It’s hard to remember when everyone laughed so much and the left the theater so happy during a play.
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| Little Night Music, A | |
Sheer delight to see Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch in Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music and worth the price of the expensive tickets. Perfect for couples of all ages, girls weekends, anniversaries, birthdays and of course, Sondheim fans. This production is 3 hours. Make sure that you sit in the orchestra. The seating upstairs is extremely tight and very uncomfortable at most NY theaters, and this is especially true of the Walter Kerr Theater. |
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| Mamma Mia |  |
Big and bright musical about a woman who can’t determine which of three men might have been the father of her daughter. |
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| Mary Poppins The New Musical | |
Just loved this production from beginning to end. The set design by Bob Crowley and lighting by Howard Harrison are fabulous. George Stiles and Stephen Mear's choreography are wonderful. As with many productions that have been adapted from a movie or book onto the Broadway stage, you might be a tad disappointed but it's good, clean family entertainment. |
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| Memphis | |
Despite a great cast, super set design, wonderful costumes, the story line is simply confusing. Set in the 1950’s this is the story of a white DJ and a black singer who fall in love and try to make the relationship work despite the times. If they can fix the writing, it might work. |
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| Million Dollar Quartet | |
Great opportunity to go back in time and relive the beginning of Rock and Roll with a wonderful cast representing Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. On December 4, 1956 the four legends of music returned to Sun Records and met with Sam Phillips, the man that gave them each their first recording contract. A really fun evening jammed into 1 hour and 45 minutes with no intermission so that you can have a late dinner. |
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| Next to Normal | |
This is a thought provoking production and nominated for several Tony's. Well acted, simple and effective scenery but the music level is ear splitting if you are past your 20's leaving you wondering if you are in a Broadway theater or at a rock concert. Interesting production for late teens and mature families who are interested in family relationships. The hard rock music background runs throughout the production as you watch a mother come to terms with grief and the loss of her son. What is "Normal" and how acceptable is living life only Next to Normal? |
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| Our Town - *Through September 12, 2010* | |
This is such an interesting production of a classic story of love, life and relationships. The Off-Broadway venue of the Barrow Street theater offers the story with the audience on three sides. The cast is huge for such a small space and it feels more like a reading than a show. It's powerful story reminds us to take each day we have and cherish it. |
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| Promises, Promises | |
Sean Hayes' performance as Chuck Baxter in this revival of Promises, Promises is simply brillliant! He should win the Tony for Best Actor hands down. Kristin Chenoweth handles the songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David in a way that takes you down memory lane. Katie Finneran's performance as Marge should surly receive a Tony nomination as supporting actress. She's just wonderful Few productions have as many memorable single hits and it's a joy to spend the evening with this great cast. Not particularly fond of Christopher Bailey's choreography but he did try to stay true to the original. |
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| Rock of Ages | |
This the perfect for those of you that loved Urinetown set to loud music with it’s stupid dialogue and jokes. The target groupie is those of you that lived through the music of the late 80’s and actually liked it. The content is simply not for those under 18. Almost anything else on Broadway is better. |
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| Stomp | |
Perfect for the whole family, especially international groups where language is not an issue since the production is entirely percussion based. |
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| The Addams Family | |
Charles Adams quirky characters have been adored in books, magazines, on TV, movies and now come to life on the Broadway stage. This is a production that you either love the campy dialogue or not. It’s poignant one minute and just downright silly they next. Nathan Lane is over the top fabulous in this production! The set design, special effects, puppetry and lighting are wonderful. The minute the orchestra began to play the Addams Family theme song, the audience was already clapping in time and cheering with the music. It’s perfect for families with children around 6 and over and will probably have a huge cult following. |
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| The Lion King | |
Still attracts audiences of all ages but can’t hold a candle to Beauty and the Beast as far as I am concerned. |
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| The Phantom of the Opera | |
| A classic after all these years and if you have seen the hot new shows, maybe it is time to see this one again. | |
| West Side Story | |
Leonard Bernstein's music and Stephen Sondheim's lyrics are back and Broadway in this fabulous revival. The original Jerome Robbins' Choreography is beautifully reproduced by Joey McKneely. Matt Cavenaugh's Tony is charming, Josephina Scaglione's Maria is just adorable and her operatic trained voice is lovely. Karen Olivo portrays a strong Anita. Many of the songs and script are in Spanish and will be a wonderful choice for Spanish speaking audiences. A great theater event for ages 12 and over. |
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| Wicked | |
One of the hottest tickets in town now, it is perfect for an audience that grew up with the Wizard of Oz and will see the humor in the twists that the story line takes. The production is extremely loud and long at 2 hours and 45 minutes. |
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