The Underlying Chris
The Underlying Chris
Closed 1h 25m NYC: Midtown W
72% 202 reviews
72%
(202 Ratings)
Positive
72%
Mixed
21%
Negative
7%
Members say
Thought-provoking, Confusing, Great acting, Ambitious, Clever

About the Show

This world premiere play from Pulitzer Prize finalist Will Eno is a high-spirited look at how a person comes into their identity, and how sometimes it’s life’s tiniest moments that most profoundly change our lives.

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Critic Reviews (16)

The New York Times
November 21st, 2019

CRITIC’S PICK ‘The Underlying Chris,’ You Are Who You Were" Will Eno’s new play about the many people each person contains is glib at first, but grows, like life, from trick to tragicomedy.
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New York Magazine / Vulture
November 22nd, 2019

"The Understated Charms of 'The Underlying Chris,' and a High-Decibel 'Crucible'"
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Variety
November 21st, 2019

"The subject of Will Eno’s new play is, he tells us, 'Life on Earth.'"
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The Hollywood Reporter
November 21st, 2019

"The latest play by Pulitzer Prize finalist Will Eno, author of 'Thom Pain (based on nothing),' chronicles a life from infancy to death in unconventional fashion."
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Theatermania
November 21st, 2019

"The 'Underlying Chris' Asks, What's in a Name? It Might Not Be a Self Will Eno debuts his latest exploration of life, death, and the identity that coalesces in between.'
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BroadwayWorld
December 2nd, 2019

"Will Eno's Charming and Sweetly Philosophical 'THE UNDERLYING CHRIS'"
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Lighting & Sound America
November 27th, 2019

"Eno's efforts to universalize the title character works against him; his subdivision plan, parceling Chris out to different actors, allows us to follow him/her through the seven ages of man, but it prevents a recognizable person from coming into focus."
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Talkin' Broadway
November 21st, 2019

"One of the Chrises ruefully admits, 'It's easy for people to forget who they are sometimes.' Perhaps this is true, but in Eno's lovely and thought-provoking play, 'The Underlying Chris' makes a memorable and indelible impression."
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