“...his attempt reminds us that ambivalence of all kinds, about people and love and stories and theater, is not a failure no matter what world you live in. Nor is it a success. It’s a start.”
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“But what you want more is for the author of 'White Girl in Danger' to go back, pull together another draft, and work those ideas into the bones of the show itself.”
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“Mr. Jackson’s unbridled imagination brings the show a certain amount of energy and satirical thrust, although subtlety is not...Clearly, Mr. Jackson has provocative, and personal, ideas he wants to share, but the forum he has crafted here is an unwieldy vehicle for them.”
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“Despite its flaws, ‘White Girl in Danger’ is a musical bursting with big ideas about the transactional relationship between storytellers and consumers...a must-see new musical from one of the sharpest voices in the theater today.”
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“What unfolds on the Tony Kiser Theater stage is sheer chaos, on a level I haven't seen in decades, and it raises some painful questions.”
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“Jackson's belabored ‘White Girl in Danger’ is not nearly as sure-footed and effortless. And that's a crime.”
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“ ‘White Girl in Danger’ is not entirely a shambles or a sham, but it is a shame...All the same, any disappointment they may currently experience is understandable.”
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"Watching 'White Girl in Danger'...is a bit like spending a three-hour meal with someone who insists on having an entire conversation with his mouth full. You know he’s trying to tell you something important, but you just only make out bits and pieces of what he’s trying to say!"
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