“Certainly, it adds to the raw beauty and poignancy of Mr. Shanley’s short and enduringly bittersweet play.”
By Elysa GardnerNov 14, 2023Full Review
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Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
Opened Nov 13, 2023 · Closed Jan 13, 2024 · Ran for 2 months
1 Rave
6 Positive
1 Mixed
1 Negative
Critics' Take
Plaza and Abbott deliver knockout performances in Shanley's intense two-hander, though critics are divided on whether the 1983 play's operatic brutality and profanity-packed romance still resonates or simply feels dated and disturbing.
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Critic Scorecard
9 reviews1 Rave
6 Positive
1 Mixed
1 Negative
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- Tier 1: 100%
- Tier 2: 75%
- Tier 3: 40%
- Tier 4: 20%
“Danny and the Deep Blue Sea may be a small play but it has a big heart beating erratically beneath its turbulent surface.”
By Roma TorreNov 14, 2023Full Review
Rated4/5 stars
“Abbott excellently teases out Danny's tender side, finding the various shades of the character.”
By Gillian RussoNov 14, 2023Full Review
“And, in a strangely exciting way, it mostly holds up.”
By Sara HoldrenNov 14, 2023Full Review
“Abbott and Plaza make a radiant, inevitable pairing; both having outgrown their roots in indelible, early Millennial series into appealingly complex careers.”
