Find Out if Reviews Believed in Bigfoot! Off-Broadway

Grey Henson leads the new musical from Amber Ruffin at New York City Center.

March 02, 2026 By Logan Culwell-Block, Andrew Gans

Grey Henson and Crystal Lucas-Perry in *Bigfoot!* (Marc J. Franklin)

The reviews are out for BIGFOOT! Off-Broadway! Opening night was March 1 at New York City Center Stage I for the new musical comedy from Amber Ruffin, David A. Schmoll, and Kevin Sciretta. Find out what critics had to say below.

Directed and choreographed by Danny Mefford (Kimberly Akimbo, Dear Evan Hansen), the eight-week (through April 26) run is being presented in association with Manhattan Theatre Club.

The cast is led by Crystal Lucas-Perry (Ain’t No Mo’, 1776) as Francine, Grey Henson (Mean Girls, Elf) as Bigfoot, Katerina McCrimmon (Funny Girl) as Joanne, Alex Moffat (The Cottage, Saturday Night Live) as Mayor, Grammy nominee Jason Tam (A Chorus Line, Be More Chill) as Doctor, and Jade Jones (Vanities, Olney's Beauty and the Beast) as "As Cast," plus covers Jake Letts, Kala Ross, and Mike Millan.

Video Exclusive: The Cast of Bigfoot! The Musical Perform "Muddirt," Introduced by Amber Ruffin

Read the reviews below.

1 Minute Critic (Matthew Wexler)

CitiTour NYC (Brian Scott Lipton)

Culture Sauce (Thom Geier)

New York Stage Review (Michael Sommers)

New York Theater (Jonathan Mandell)

New York Theatre Guide (Caroline Cao)

TheaterMania (Hayley Levitt)

Times Square Chronicles (Suzanna Bowling)

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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.

Featuring lyrics by Ruffin, a book by Ruffin and Sciretta, and music by Schmoll, the new musical is set in the town of Muddirt, a glow-in-the-dark oasis that exists somewhere between a chemical dump site and a nuclear power plant. It is billed in press notes as a "larger-than-life musical tale of corrupt politicians, small town paranoia, and misunderstood youth," the latter standing at eight-foot tall. The musical previewed with a 2024 concert performance at 54 Below, and held developmental performances at New York Stage and Film the same year.

Exclusive: Grey Henson Performs 'Day to Day' From Bigfoot!

The creative team includes music supervisor Meg Zervoulis, music director Alejandro Senior, scenic designer Tim Mackabee, lighting designer Mextly Couzin, costume designer Ricky Reynoso, sound designer Sun Hee Kil, and hair, wig, and makeup designers J. Jared Janas and Cassie Williams. Casting is by Jason Thinger.

Hillel Friedman serves as general manager with Mario-Mars Wolfe as production stage manager.

BIGFOOT! is produced by Benson Drive Productions (George Strus, CEO) in association with Manhattan Theatre Club.

Visit BigFoottheMusical.com.