CRITIC’S PICK: “At its most abstract, this a play about how we come to terms with our own choices, even with our own survival, and the stories we might tell to make those choices and that survival make sense.”
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“Webster’s stagecraft is dazzling, but don’t expect ’Life of Pi’ to make you believe in God. It will make you believe in puppet shows, and that may be enough.”
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“Visually, the play is a deeply wondrous spectacle that teems with beauty and brutality. Narratively, the script does less to impress, as if written at times in magic marker, and supporting performances could use some shading.”
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"Best to take the play’s cue and focus less on the people and more on the charismatic megafauna.
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“...audiences attending this accomplished production are in store for a vastly ... pleasurable journey.”
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“Visual appeal can’t quite wash away a stacked-deck ending, or make a convincing case for the fanciful over the plausible. Deep down, Mr. Okamoto probably agrees.”
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“For many in the audience, the immersive nature of the experience will be more than enough...Despite watching decades worth of attempts, I’ve never seen a show that better conveys the sea or so many of the creatures trying to ride its waves and avoid being swallowed.”
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“...the experience is more of an imagistic journey than an emotional one...A treat for the eyes it all is, if that is all you’re really looking for.”
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