Tumacho (2020)
Tumacho (2020)
Closed 1h 30m NYC: East Village
73% 28 reviews
73%
(28 Ratings)
Positive
79%
Mixed
14%
Negative
7%
Members say
Quirky, Funny, Entertaining, Delightful, Disappointing

About the Show

Clubbed Thumb presents a return staging of this play with songs, a comic adventure about cowboys and coyotes. Featuring a cast that includes Tony nominees John Ellison Conlee, Andy Grotelueschen, and Phillipa Soo.


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Critic Reviews (7)

The New York Times
March 2nd, 2020

CRITIC’S PICK. "The Strange Delights of a Supernatural Horse Opera: Ethan Lipton’s delirious Western comedy features a pigtailed gunslinger, a soul-sucking demon and singing puppet cactuses, among other inspired flights of fancy."
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New York Magazine / Vulture
March 12th, 2020

"If You’re Leaving the House, Head West to 'Tumacho'"
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Theatermania
February 24th, 2020

"'Tumacho' Is a Country-Western Elementary School Pageant for Adults Ethan Lipton's musical play performs off-Broadway with an all-star cast."
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Lighting & Sound America
February 24th, 2020

"This is a full-fledged play with music, a semi-musical western spoof of uncertain intentions beyond indulging the kind of silliness I associate with the entertainment at children's birthday parties. Hardcore Lipton fans may disagree; to anyone looking for comedy with a little bite, caveat emptor."
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TheaterScene.net
March 5th, 2020

"To review dramatist/lyricist/composer Ethan Lipton's Tumacho almost feels like missing the point of this endearingly oddball 'play with songs,' a comic pastiche of Western and horror tropes that is essentially the theatrical equivalent of an old Hollywood B-movie."
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Theater Pizzazz
February 27th, 2020

"One crazy development follows another, with the humor stemming from unexpected words and actions, like an over-the-top feast 'Tumacho' glops down the hatch almost as if it were made of Tic-Tacs. Too many such japes fire comic blanks, though."
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Front Row Center
February 23rd, 2020

Score: 75%. "You know something is up when there is a stuffed coyote on the bar upon entry to Connelly Theater...Enter the theater which transforms into a saloon with…"
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