The reviews are rolling in for the Off-Broadway production of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea starring Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott. The revival of John Patrick Shanley's play is running at the Lucille Lortel Theatre through January 3, 2024. See the photos in the gallery below.
The play follows Danny and Roberta, two desperate people in the Bronx that have a chance meeting in a dive bar. What follows is an encounter "so dangerous and so beautiful" that it "redefines the meaning of love." Abbott and Plaza play Danny and Roberta, respectively.
New York Magazine/Vulture (Sara Holdren)
New York Theatre Guide (Gillian Russo)
The New York Times (Elisabeth Vincentelli)*
New York Stage Review (Roma Torre, Melissa Rose Bernardo)
TheaterMania (Kenji Fujishima)
The Washington Post (Peter Marks)*
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Jeff Ward is making his stage directorial debut with the production, which features movement by Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, scenic design by Scott Pask, lighting design by John Torres, costume design by Arianne Phillips, and sound design by Kate Marvin.
The weekly ticket lottery, offered by TodayTix, opens each Sunday on the TodayTix mobile app at 12:01 AM for the coming week's performances and closes at noon on the day before each performance. Winners are notified between 1-4 PM on the day before their selected show and have 30 minutes to purchase up to two tickets in the app.
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea is produced by Sam Rockwell and Mark Berger’s Play Hooky Productions, Seaview, Sue Wagner, and John Johnson by special arrangement with the Lucille Lortel Theatre. The play originally premiered Off-Broadway in 1984 at Circle in the Square Theatre Downtown.
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Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott in Danny And The Deep Blue Sea
Christopher Abbott and Aubrey Plaza in Danny And The Deep Blue Sea
Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott in Danny And The Deep Blue Sea
Christopher Abbott and Aubrey Plaza in Danny And The Deep Blue Sea
Christopher Abbott and Aubrey Plaza in Danny And The Deep Blue Sea
Aubrey Plaza in Danny And The Deep Blue Sea
Christopher Abbott and Aubrey Plaza in Danny And The Deep Blue Sea
