"Silly at times, but also wrenchingly empathetic, it is a musical, a murder mystery, a ghost story and a love story...Under Sash Bischoff’s busy direction, much of the play’s force leaks away in gestures and dances, set to Jack Dentinger’s live music, that repeat and repeat without really accreting. Ms. Henry’s script has its drippy points, too...Whimsy is also hard to swallow. More persuasive is the rawer stuff, Ms. Henry’s peculiar blending of horror and compassion."
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"Henry’s theatrical world is funny and strange and unpredictably horrible...There’s a Brechtian quality to the dialogue, which combines delightfully direct declaratives with imaginative expressions of emotion...At nearly two hours, 'Hunter John and Jane' feels longer than strictly necessary, and its songs don’t land as sharply as Henry’s dialogue...Even so, Henry’s writing is generous and surprising; if you haven’t seen her work, do so now."
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