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Tickets at Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Peter Norton Symphony Space
The Whale Discount Tickets
About The Whale on Broadway
Venue
New York, NY 10025
Story for The Whale
The New York premiere of a play by Samuel D. Hunter (A Bright New Boise)
Directed by Davis McCallum (February House; A Bright New Boise)
Featuring: Cassie Beck, Reyna de Courcy, Shuler Hensley, Cory Michael Smith, Tasha Lawrence.
"VIBRANT AND PROVOCATIVE. Hunter explores his material with sharp-eared skill and sensitivity. Davis McCallum's production handles Hunter's text with clarity and devotion, getting uniformly strong performances from his five-person cast.” –Michael Feingold, Village Voice
"AN AFFECTING NEW DRAMA. There may be no more startling image on a New York stage right now than the one greeting audiences at Playwrights Horizons when the lights go up on The Whale.” – Charles Isherwood, NY Times
"WONDERFUL. Shuler Hensley gives a startlingly poignant performance. Under Davis McCallum’s sensitive direction, you feel as if you’ve met real people, made of flesh and blood.” -Elisabeth Vincentelli, NY Post
"FOUR STARS. Deeply affecting and piercingly amusing. Davis McCallum’s production leaves an emotional wallop in its wake. It’s a huge accomplishment.” - Joe Dziemianowicz, Daily News
"COMPELLING, FUNNY, AND UNEXPECTEDLY IMPACTFUL. Tony and Olivier Award winner Shuler Hensley is remarkably affecting as 600-pound Charlie. Directed by Davis McCallum with no holds barred.” - Jennifer Farrar, AP