Seminar A New Comedy

Jerry O’Connell was great, as was Alan Rickman. Show was good, not great. Definitely entertaining… kinda funny. The bar/​drinking in the apartment felt very contrived.

The Seminar takes the snarky professor you love to hate (Alan Rickman), a thorough dialogue on modern literature, and four unknown writers and crams them into a living room. Its witty, self deprecating, and fun to watch unfold.
The premise is that four young undiscovered writers have applied to a writer’s seminar held by a well-​known editor/​novelist. The seminar takes place in one of the student’s apartments, which becomes awkward quickly. After the first critique, the writers discover how crass and dismissive the editor is, and strong feelings and diatribes make their passion for writing apparent. The play charts the changing identities of the writers, marking their successes in writing, love, and career.
Many of the jokes will make you feel like an English class dropout (and makes you wish you were more well read), but trust me when I say you’re not alone. The characters are well thought out and developed on stage. You find yourself equally cringing, cheering, and chuckling at the dialogue.

Loved the characters, dialogue, conflicts, and acting but ending left me feeling unsatisfied.

Jeff Goldblum, Justin Long, Jerry O’ Connell, Zoe Lister-​Jones, and Hettienne Park were spectacular! Seminar has the comedy and the drama factor that any great play needs.
I will admit that at first I was a bit worried that Seminar was not going to meet my expectations, but after fifteen minutes, I was hooked (and not just because I couldn’t take my eyes off of Justin Long) ;)
Seminar is about a writing seminar (hard one right?) and the audience is able to immediately relate to the tribulations that one faces as a writer, regardless if you are a writer or not. We all strive to achieve our goals and Seminar demonstrates the struggles that one often faces when reaching such goals.
Definitely worth watching. All the actors/​actresses were down to earth. I wish I had gotten Zoe’s autograph =(. I got everyone else’s. Whomp whomp.
Maybe next time =)

Add another show to the list! So good… and there was no intermission… that hasn’t happened in like… ever? So, Professor Snape & the lady from American Horror Story are no longer on board, BUT… Justin Long and Jeff Goldblum are now! Jerry O’Connell is still on board (dude’s funny) and the three of them are accompanied by Zoe Lister-​Jones (sassy) and Hettienne Park (taboooooooo).
The show was about a writing seminar, so… I related rather quickly! It was just a good time over all… and that is probably my favorite theater now… ever.
Funny, smart, quirky.
I got a pic with everyone but Jerry and Zoe :-(I got every autograph BUT the latter… I guess she was in a hurry and only did one side of the crowd.
I mentioned New Girl to Justin! He was like ^_^

I was so lucky, got to see this wonderful play on Unilocal Night. Unilocal was too kind to us, I had some amazing seats. I think it was Row G on the left side right on the floor. Jerry O’ Conell did a great job in his role. Alan Rickman was just fantastic. iT was a pleasure to see him on stage and Hettienne Park was great in her role as well. I would recommend people to go see this play. Alan Rickman will only be here until April 1^st, Jeff Goldblum takes over the role.
–It was a great night out at the Golden Theatre in manhattan. It was interesting to hear the actual take on how most writers view themselves. Very entertaining play, it was about 2 hours with no intermission.
–Student Rush tickets are $ 29.50, maybe you guys can try that, day of the show– Two hours before.

Highly entertaining and thought-​provoking; relatable characters played by talented cast; memorable lines and unexpected laughs — everything one hopes for in a theater experience!

Hmmmmm??? Puns, insecurities, sex for favors, plot twists… all the qualities that make a performance entertaining yet I still found the play a little snoozy.
I’d be upset if I paid for this, but we got the tickets for free at the Rachael Ray Show.

Have you ever thought whether a play about writers sitting around talking about themselves will work?
It actually does Or at least Theresa Rebeck, creator of the show «Smash», made it work. It was smart, funny, witty, sarcastic and oh-​so-​sexy. Jerry O’Connell could not have picked a better debut than Seminar. He came out strong, funny, eloquent and was able to hold a candle to thespian par excellence Alan Rickman. At first, it was Rickman’s disdain that carried the play but then when confronted by a really great written work, the sensitivity, even the joy that he exhibited, took the play to a more positive level.
If you want a comprehensive review of the show, here is one from the NY Times:
I was here as Sally W.‘s (thanks, RIch W.)plus one during Unilocal night and I thought Seminar was one of the best comedies I’ve watched. It was fast-​paced, intelligent and funny. Get tickets and watch this show!
Caveat: Frontal nudity and sexually explicit so please leave the kids at home.