The Seat of Our Pants, Ethan Lipton's new musical version of Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth, opened Off-Broadway November 13, and the reviews are rolling in.
The production is currently making its world premiere at The Public Theater, where it plays the Newman Theater. Performances continue through December 7.
The work tracks the Antrobus family over their 5,000 years, stuck in the same existential dread throughout, plus a number of absurd catastrophes.
Tony winner Ruthie Ann Miles leads the cast as as Mrs. Antrobus, with Ally Bonino as Fortune Teller, Bill Buell as Turkey, Damon Daunno as Henry Antrobus, Micaela Diamond as Sabina, Amina Faye as Glady Antrobus, Andy Grotelueschen as Announcer, Shuler Hensley as Mr. Antrobus, Michael Lepore as Telegram Boy, Geena Quintos as Mammoth, and Ruth E. Sternberg as Mr. Fitzpatrick.
Read the reviews below.
1 Minute Critic (Bobby McGuire)
Lighting and Sound America (David Barbour)
New York Stage Review (Michael Sommers)
New York Theatre Guide (Allison Considine)
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
The ensemble includes Ben Beckley, Allison Ann Kelly, Nat Lopez, and David Ryan Smith, with the company rounded out by understudies Kelly Belarmino, Cole Burden, León Ramos Tak, and Angela Travino.
The world premiere musical is being directed by Leigh Silverman and features choreography by Sunny Min-Sook Hitt; scenic design by Lee Jellinek; costume design by Kaye Voyce; lighting design by Lap Chi Chu; sound design by Drew Levy; prop management by Claire M. Kavanah; fight direction by Jordan Laroya; orchestrations, arrangements, and co-music supervision by Daniel Kluger; music coordination by Tomoko Akaboshi; music direction and co-music supervision by Nathan Koci; and dramaturgy by Sarah Lunnie. Shelley Miles is the production stage manager, and Caroline Englander and Alex Luong are the stage managers.
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Bill Buell, Andy Grotelueschen, and company of The Seat of Our Pants
Micaela Diamond and Ruthie Ann Miles in The Seat of Our Pants
Shuler Hensley and Micaela Diamond in The Seat of Our Pants
Ruthie Ann Miles, Shuler Hensley, and company of The Seat of Our Pants
Amina Faye, Ruthie Ann Miles, and Damon Daunno in The Seat of Our Pants
: Micaela Diamond in The Seat of Our Pants
Damon Daunno in The Seat of Our Pants
Ruthie Ann Miles and company of The Seat of Our Pants
Andy Grotelueschen in The Seat of Our Pants
Shuler Hensley, Ruth E. Sternberg, Damon Daunno, and Micaela Diamond in The Seat of Our Pants
Michael Lepore, Micaela Diamond, Ruthie Ann Miles, Geena Quintos, and David Ryan Smith in The Seat of Our Pants
Shuler Hensley in The Seat of Our Pants
Amina Faye in The Seat of Our Pants
Ally Bonino in The Seat of Our Pants
Allison Ann Kelly and company of The Seat of Our Pants
Ruthie Ann Miles in The Seat of Our Pants
Damon Daunno and Shuler Hensley in The Seat of Our Pants
