Garry Starr: Classic Penguins
Garry Starr: Classic Penguins
Ends Oct 11 1h 10m NYC: Midtown W
92% 83 reviews
92%
(83 Ratings)
Positive
93%
Mixed
2%
Negative
5%
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About the Show

A comic performer attempts to stage every Penguin Classic in one chaotic show.

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Critic Reviews (5)

The New York Times
September 10th, 2026

"Much of our laughter comes from his ability to get theatergoers to transgress their own sensitivities with moments of intimate contact that almost always grow strangely sweet."
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Lighting & Sound America
September 10th, 2026

"But if silliness were sugar, one might leave Studio Seaview in severe diabetic shock. Classic Penguins leans much too hard on immature provocation and not nearly enough on wit."
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Talkin' Broadway
September 9th, 2026

"As utterly fearless Warren-Smith is as Garry Starr, I feel compelled to give a shout-out to some of my fellow audience members. They were similarly dauntless and unbridled, but without prior rehearsal or working from a script, they matched his derring-do beat for beat."
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C
September 8th, 2026

Damien Warren-Smith creates an antic sense of mayhem that may leave you gasping. Sometimes with laughter, but just as often with, “Did he just do that?” And more tellingly, “Did he just get a stranger to do that?” ★★★☆☆
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Off Off Online
September 9th, 2026

The book titles are mere jumping-off points for raucous interactivity with the audience.
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