July 13 was opening night for The Whoopi Monologues Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, and the reviews are in. See what critics had to say below.
The run continues through August 30. Whitney White (Liberation) is directing.
The work sees five actors—Kerry Washington, Kara Young, Kecia Lewis, Dominique Fishback, and Danielle Pinnock—recreating solo monologues written and originally performed by the legendary Whoopi Goldberg, in her 1983 Broadway solo show Whoopi Goldberg and its 2004 follow-up Whoopi. Understudies Kai Heath, Denise Manning, and Pavar Snipe round out the company.
Read the reviews below.
1 Minute Critic (Matthew Wexler)
Cititour NYC (Brian Scott Lipton)
Culture Sauce (Thom Geier)
Exeunt NYC (Juliet Hindell)
New York Stage Review (Melissa Rose Bernardo, Frank Scheck)
New York Theatre Guide (Joe Dziemianowicz)
Talkin’ Broadway (Howard Miller)
The Wall Street Journal (Charles Isherwood)*
The Wrap (Robert Hofler)*
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
The production features scenic design by Studio Bent’s Adam Rigg and Anton Volovsek, costume design by Qween Jean, lighting design by Cha See, sound design by Fan Zhang, video design by Hana S. Kim, and hair and wig design by Nikiya Mathis. Tiffany N. Robinson serves as stage manager.
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