"Under its avalanche of knowing jokes, 'Which Way to the Stage' has serious matters on its mind, including the undercurrent of homophobia and misogyny that can suffuse the relationship between straight women and gay men. Nogueira’s writing is at its best when she lets anger bubble to the surface, but like Jeff and Judy with theater, it seems as if she can’t quite decide whether her play is, at heart, about love or cynicism."
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"Playwright Nogueira dissects the socio-sexual politics of white patriarchy and its hold over musical theatre in her play, and the results are didactic, well-rendered, and entirely thrilling."
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"Where 'Stage' gets a little unsteady is when it turns its attention from fandom to the art form itself. The play that has been so keen-eyed about sentimentalizing the industry starts to sentimentalize a little towards the end."
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"The struggle of these characters to gain a foothold in their chosen profession is especially poignant in the nonetheless endearing performances of Goldberg and Jenkins, who deliver the theater in-jokes supplied by Nogueira with all the bitchiness of the posters on 'All That Chat.'"
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"'Which Way to the Stage,' written with penetrating insight by Ana Nogueira, blessed with a superb cast, and swiftly directed by Mike Donahue, is a treat that has a lot to say about frustration, friendship, and fan-worship. But be warned, the quips fly by at a furious pace, and the dialogue practically requires a doctorate in musical theatre trivia to catch all the references."
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"The play isn’t all about Idina. It’s also about the often lampooned but rarely explored bond between straight women and gay men; the difficulties of making it as an actor in New York; and—this is a can of worms—who has a right to play which roles…mostly on stage, but also in life. (And that’s a lot to pack into 110 minutes.) "
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"'Which Way to the Stage' will enchant the ex-theater kid, the Hell’s Kitchen show queen, and anyone deep enough in the 'Wicked' weeds to understand a Jackie Burns joke. But it will also make you think, between laughs, about the deeper issues that permeate a beloved but problematic subculture."
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"Nogueira knows her stuff and adds more than a few new wrinkles to camp idols and the wigs they wear. This new debate between Judy and Jeff is a lot less funny than their Broadway-trivia battles, but proves even more riveting."
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