In Corpo NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (7)
See it if you like sci-fi, Kafka, or innovative musicals that are expertly produced.
Don't see it if you want traditional musical structure with a big opening number and an 11 o'clock number. This show is quirky.
See it if you enjoy post-apocalyptic comedy with great staging. Original story.
Don't see it if you don't like new, inventive musicals
See it if quirky, ambitious sci-fi musical with piano/synth heavy score. beautiful/creative set design and concept.
Don't see it if not a particularly surprising story, with a few plot holes. billed as "hilarious" but often just lightly humorous. at some points repetitive
See it if absolutely stunning art direction and design as well as a large cast of memorable and lovable characters
Don't see it if you're not a fan of stories that are confusing and unconventional
See it if Stunning set design and integrated, enthusiastic cast. Lampoons corporate inefficiency through effervescent anarchy.
Don't see it if You’re not into drawn-out cringe humor. You prefer straightforward endings. You find aggressively perky performances offputting.
See it if You appreciate energized and engaging performers, artful and extraordinary design.
Don't see it if You don’t enjoy inventive theater.
See it if A show that should be a play not a musical. Jessica Frey is good in her role.
Don't see it if Some of the acting bad ie RJ Christian can't act nor sing. Really needs major rework.
Critic Reviews (3)
Director and NYTW Usual Suspect Jess Chayes keeps things moving, and the confusion is probably due to a script that could perhaps do with another draft. K is the only one with a real backstory, and when the dead Tittorelli is suddenly alive it's not clear why or how. And while it's fun conceptually to end with an all-unplugged number, it somewhat undercuts the electronica of the last two hours. Where Havel, Kafka and Melville comment on the strangeness of modern life, Beckley and Weida are too often hung up on trying to create a vibe. That said, it's interesting to see a show so committed to using electronic music and the producers are to be commended for showcasing young talent (the cast is about half Equity and are all solid in their roles).
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“...the Assembly Theater’s production of ‘In Corpo,’ though flawed, burnishes the old message that life in the corporate world, with its technological seductions and limiting of self-expression, is a slippery slope.”
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“Two hours of this becomes tiresome, especially since ’In Corpo’ lacks the kind of depth that might make those two hours worth sitting through.”
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