Off Script with Dan Dwyer

“HADESTOWN is boldly distinctive, emotionally resonant and uniquely refined.”

“Story and characters make TOOTSIE a winner.”

“This to-thine-own-self-be-true fable is rather messy, presumably intended to be so by writer Tracz: the Playbill program notes express thanks to author Vizzini for ‘inspiring a generation of messy, beautiful people.’”

“It’s singing and dancing puts us gleefully, giddily back in Broadway’s Golden Age.”

“What makes CHOIR BOY unique is how McCraney and musical director Jason Michael Webb incorporate acapella song into the drama, borrowing from spirituals, gospel, folk and pop.”

“THE CHER SHOW is a lot more fun than SUMMER (both suffer from weak books) because Cher is, well, Cher.”

“Pity the human cast: Kong, engineered and manipulated so convincingly, gets more characterization than anyone else on stage.”

“Like it’s well-meaning characters, THE PROM doesn’t intend to demean or condescend but it does both.”

“This wonderful play simply but profoundly reminds us of how much the living memory means.”

“From a dramatic POV, this TORCH SONG disappoints.”