Manhattan Theatre Club and Signature Theatre's Off-Broadway world premiere co-production of Dominique Morisseau's Bad Kreyòl officially opened October 28 on the Irene Diamond Stage at Pershing Square Signature Center, and the reviews are in! See what critics are saying below.
The cast includes Pascale Armand (Eclipsed) as Gigi, Fedna Jacquet (Ain't No Mo) as Lovelie, Andy Lucien (sandblasted) as Thomas, Kelly McCreary (Passing Strange) as Simone, and Jude Tibeau (The Hot Wing King) as Pita. Casting is by Sujotta Pace, with additional casting by Caparelliotis Casting.
Read the reviews below.
New York Stage Review (Melissa Rose Bernardo, Roma Torre)
New York Theater (Jonathan Mandell)
The New York Times (Juan A. Ramírez)*
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
The work, which serves as the completion of Morisseau's residency with Signature, centers on Simone, a first-generation Haitian American, and her cousin Gigi, Haitian-born and raised, who reunite to honor their grandmother's dying wish for them to reconnect.
Tiffany Nichole Greene is directing, leading a creative team that includes scenic designer Jason Sherwood, costume designer Haydee Zelideth, lighting designer Alan C. Edwards, co-sound designers Curtis Craig and Jimmy Keys aka "J. Keys," and hair, wig, and makeup designer Earon Nealey. Ann C. James serves as cultural specialist, and Wynnie Lamour serves as Haitian language consultant.
Tickets are available at SignatureTheatre.org.
Kelly McCreary and Pascale Armand in Bad Kreyol
Jude Tibeau and Kelly McCreary in Bad Kreyol
Jude Tibeau in Bad Kreyol
Pascale Armand in Bad Kreyol
Fedna Jacquet, Jude Tibeau, and Kelly McCreary in Bad Kreyol
Kelly McCreary and Jude Tibeau in Bad Kreyol
Kelly McCreary and Pascale Armand in Bad Kreyol
Kelly McCreary in Bad Kreyol
Kelly McCreary and Fedna Jacquet in Bad Kreyol
Andy Lucien and Pascale Armand in Bad Kreyol
Kelly McCreary in Bad Kreyol
