Around The World In 80 Days

OH MY GOD! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS SHOW! IT WAS AMAZING, HILARIOUS, AND THE ACTORS WERE SO SKILLED AND FAST PACED! They had to do like 30 characters with only 5 people in the cast. The production was put together with so much talent and the effects were so beautiful. You can also definitely bring your kids because finally a Broadway show that is appropriate for all ages! IT WAS MAGICAL AND I’M A HUGE FAN!

The show was hilarious and very well performed. All the actors did a wonderful job switching from role to role, taking clever advantage of the small theater to create the various scenes. A lot of fun and a good all-​ages show.

Several friends saw this and highly recommended it, so when I saw a deal for it on livingsocial, I decided to go.
I HIGHLY recommend the show! It was definitely different and very entertaining. It was amazing how fast pace it was and how quickly the actors change from one role to the next. I imagine they must be quite exhausted after the show! I know I would be! It was non stop! I loved their expressions and movements. Loved the stage set up as well.
I wouldn’t recommend it to kids though, when we were leaving, there was actually a kid still sleeping. I think it would be too hard for kids to follow.
The actors are extremely talented! Was very impressive!

This is a great show that the actors obviously put a lot of work into.
The theatre is small, so I think any seat would be pretty good. That said, I had a seat close to the stage, and since quite a bit of action happens on the stage’s second level, I was looking up a lot. Keep that in mind when choosing tickets!
As everyone says, there’s five actors and like 30 characters, so it’s pretty amazing to see them hop between them in seconds. There’s definitely some great laughs throughout, and the evening is really enjoyable.

Being local to NYC we’ve been to a lot of shows; Broadway, off-​Broadway and even off-​off-​Broadway (yes, that is a real thing).
So happy we got to see this show. We got discount tickets (free) to see this play and figured we had nothing to lose. If choosing to see this play, you have to remember this is off-​Broadway, so the venue will not be as grand, nor will the effects be like a Disney production. If you are looking for a REAL New York City play experience though, and not a tourist attraction (for example Lion King) this is the one to see. The story line is good for kids, no nudity or bad words, although it might be hard for children under 9 to follow the plot. The stage, although small, is elaborately and creatively done in a steampunk fashion with some great lighting effects and a circular screen image which all really ad to the show. Great period costuming as well. The cast is small, but the talent huge. Some play multiple roles and all are fantastic. Lots of subtle humor, not slapstick but definitely funny stuff! Don’t want to ruin the show, but the train scenes and an elephant scene were very funny. The cast does a great job of acting out being on a train.
Tip– do not sit in the first few rows. The seats more toward the back are better, as there is a lot going on up high. It helps to be able follow the plot if you know the story already, just Google it if you don’t. There is a very small bar that sells very basic refreshments, no alcohol. (If you want to be a real NY’er you can BYOB) The show runs about 2 hours including a 15 minute intermission. The ladies room is tiny and had a line so if you must, go before or after. Enjoy the elevator if you want, it’s an old freight-​style. We walked around upstairs a bit just to enjoy the building itself.
So bottom line, know what to expect and don’t be shocked at the lack of grandeur. Enjoy the creative set, the amazing talent, let your imagination go with it and have an authentic NYC play experience on the cheap. You won’t be disappointed.

I really enjoyed this show. The theatre was gorgeous, the sets were wonderful and the cast was incredible! I loved the ending and left the theatre with a smile on my face.

My family really enjoyed this performance. The costumes, set, actors & script are really fun. Never a dull moment.

I had the pleasure of seeing the show and it was one of the BEST shows I’ve seen in a while, and probably a highlight of the summer. SUCH a great «Collaboration» of multitalented actors, set, lights, beautiful costumes, the whole sha-​bang!

I, too, saw this production because I was given free tickets. As a supporter of the arts, I really wanted to like this play, especially since I was given the opportunity to see the show at no cost to me. Alas, unlike the other Unilocal reviewers, I did not love this show; I thought it was just okay.
PROS
* The intimate theater setting allows the audience to be drawn in to what the actors are doing and makes it such that there is not a bad seat in the house.
* Very talented and hard-​working cast.
* The actors look like they’re having fun, which in turn encourages the audience to do the same.
* The show is family-​friendly (except for maybe one brief moment). Given how much of professional theater today «pushes the limits», this trait is definitely something to be valued.
* Creative video and surround sound projections bring out the kind of «magic» that only live theater can deliver.
CONS
* The show is incredibly fast-paced…in fact, it is so fast-​paced that sometimes the actors rush through their lines. For me, this broke the continuity of the piece, and as a result, I was never able to really «get into» the story. That is, I was constantly aware that I was watching a show being performed instead of being fully immersed in a narrative. This reality, unfortunately, made the show tedious and (dare I say?) boring at times.
* This is a comedy but there are few big laugh-​out-​loud moments. Most of the punch lines fall flat.
* The rushed and mumbled lines also sometimes made it difficult to follow the plot.
* The many accents used by the actors were often mixed up or forgotten altogether. Not a huge deal, but again, it was a distraction that could have been avoided.
* The chemistry between the actors was not fully present. Especially when you have just a few actors playing many parts, chemistry becomes essential to make the story believable.
Overall, Around the World in 80 Days was a moderately enjoyable piece that will likely not be memorable for me. If you already know the story, want to see it performed live on stage, and have $ 80+ to spare, perhaps it may befit you to see it. Otherwise, you may not miss much by skipping it.

Fantastic, intimate performance. Every seat in the small theater is a good seat.
If you liked 39 Steps, the style of this performance is a bit similar in terms of the multiple roles each actor plays, how ridiculously talented each of them are, and just a well put together fantastic production!

I’ll admit that the main reason I went to see this production was that I got free tickets. I was pleasantly surprised to see how much I enjoyed it! If you’ve seen The 39 Steps, this is in a very similar style with only a handful of actors playing several parts each, quickly changing costumes and accents as they changed characters. This is not a big, flashy production with show-​stopping musical numbers like you see on Broadway, but a more simple, intimate theater experience. The theater is tiny, so from every seat you can very clearly see the actor’s expressions, costume details and movements. While I love Broadway, I equally enjoy smaller productions like this one because they are really driven by every expression on the actors’ faces.