White Girl in Danger NYC Reviews and Tickets

58%

(47 Reviews)

Positive

40%

Mixed

28%

Negative

32%

Members say

Ambitious, Disappointing, Confusing, Excruciating, Slow

About the Show

A viciously funny musical by the Tony and Pulitzer winning writer behind A Strange Loop.

Michael R. Jackson's new show is a fever dream mashup of classic daytime and primetime soap operas, Lifetime movies, and red-hot melodrama.

The denizens of the soap opera town Allwhite must wrestle with high-stakes drama and intrigue for every day of their lives. But Keesha Gibbs and the other "Blackgrounds" have been relegated to background stories about slavery and police violence for all of theirs. Keesha is motivated to step out of the Blackground and into the center of Allwhite’s juiciest stories. Can Keesha manage the Allwhite attention—especially when there is an Allwhite Killer on the loose?

Member Reviews (47)

During previews

Quirky, Overrated, Excruciating, Disappointing, Banal

See it if 3 hrs of lousy theater. Can't imagine why anyone would see it.

Don't see it if Script is awful. Needs major rewrite.

During previews

Good music. great idea. too unwieldy. too long.

See it if You appreciate a work with great ideas and songs but not a coherent story and not ready to be seen. A work in progress.

Don't see it if You want a show that’s ready for audiences.

During previews

Excruciating, Great singing, Disappointing, Cliched, Banal

See it if you've never seen Heathers or Mean Girls or any other musical set in a high school. So much talent on that stage, totally wasted.BORING

Don't see it if you have anything else to do.The talented cast can not make up for the cliched script, boring set, and so-so score.It has nothing new to say

During previews

Soap opera fever dream, Creative and critical, Needs a trim and some focus (3 hrs!), Several great performances, Soooo (toooo?) much

See it if You like Michael R Jackson. Appreciate hard working, talented singers/actors. Interest in soap operas, race, gender, etc.

Don't see it if Are easily offended -- lots of sexual content, racial commentary and humor, etc. Need a clear, focused, concise storyline. Read more

During previews

Interminable rambling, Preachy, Self-indulgent train wreck

See it if you have the patience for 3+ hours of subversive & incoherent theater. There's creativity and few good ideas,but it's all drowning in excess

Don't see it if you're expecting a well-thought out play that works on any level.Seems like Mr. Jackson got free artistic liberty with no one to reign it in Read more

During previews

Too long, Could be brilliant, Thought-provoking, Unfocused, Messy

See it if you want to see a work in progress from a creative and original writer. Jackson needs to decide which of many stories he wants to tell.

Don't see it if you don't want to see a work in progress, wait til it opens. If you're not interested in provocative works, this might not be for you. Read more

During previews

Indulgent, Fabulous

See it if into a black girl's rise to prominence; hilarious and raunchy, visually stunning, with outstanding musical numbers.

Don't see it if well... early in previews, this 3-hour show is unfocused and confusing. Read more

During previews

Slow, Raunchy, Quirky, Excruciating, Disappointing

See it if interesting idea about trying to be part of a group that will not have you but poorly executed. Assaultive and overlong. Cast works hard

Don't see it if you want a coherent intelligent exploration of an important topic. The excesses are distracting and unnecessary and the meaning is lost

Trailer

Creative team

Composer / Bookwriter / Lyricist

Lileana Blain-Cruz

Director