Martin Denton, Martin Denton NYC Reviews and Tickets

75%

(35 Ratings)

Positive

71%

Mixed

29%

Negative

Members say

Entertaining, Quirky, Clever, Funny, Delightful

About the Show

FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade and Elephant Run District present the world premiere of a play about Martin Denton, the creator of nytheatre.com.

An accountant in D.C. falls in love with theater in New York. After suddenly losing his father, he impulsively creates nytheatre.com. He gives up his comfortable life, spending thousands of nights in the audience and even more days at his computer bringing attention to notable, but often under-recognized artists. Working with his mother over two decades, he writes and edits thousands of reviews, publishes hundreds of plays, and posts scores of blog pieces, interviews, and podcasts. In doing so, he revolutionizes how the arts are covered and helps to usher in the indie theater movement. If you created or saw NYC indie theater during the last 20 years, chances are you've been impacted by his work. Now watch his untold story move from his desk chair and aisle seat to the stage.

Show-Score Member Reviews (35)

Charming docu-drama, Excellent performances, 9/11 sequence absorbing, Quirkily as luck would have it story, Fascinating history of who he {md, md] is

See it if interested in indie theatre movement, the quirky relationship of a groundbreaking futurist & his mother, & dedication to an idea

Don't see it if you care not 4 Indie Theater, don't care about a man's relationship with his mother, nor riveting account of surviving 9/11 near groundZero

Entertaining, Great acting, Quirky

See it if you want to understand more about Martin Denton's climb to indie theatre critic, blogger, editor and promoter of small independent plays.

Don't see it if You are not into independent and smaller plays and not interested in learning about Martin Denton.

Disappointing, Edgy, Quirky, Slow, Clever

See it if For theatre nerds of a certain age (& time) this docu-drama is quite enjoyable. Meta plot devise can confuse but Harcum as Denton delights

Don't see it if An audience participation devise mid-show is a fiasco & drama's momentum never quite recovers Plods along until footing returns near the end

Delightful, Entertaining, Funny

See it if you know or have experience in the downtown off-off NYC theatre scene.

Don't see it if you have no interest in relatively recent local theatre history. Read more

Indulgent, Quirky, Thought-provoking, Funny, Exquisite

See it if you are interested in one man and his mother's history in the indie theater movement. The acting is formidable, and it is well directed.

Don't see it if you are looking for a well balanced story. It's a true homage to two individuals, nothing more, nothing less. Read more

Clever, Delightful, Excruciating, Indulgent, Quirky

See it if you have been reviewed by Denton or have seen all the indie theatre he references.

Don't see it if you are not completely entrenched in the the indie theater he references. Super indulgent.

Interesting, interesting, Entertaining, entertaining, Uneven, uneven

See it if you want to learn about an important voice in the development of the Off Off Bway scene, dramatized in a fairly interesting and amusing way.

Don't see it if you're not a downtown theatre insider or familiar with the "indie" theatre scene. This feels more Wikipedia-ized than a narrative drama. Read more

Boring but sincere homage, Informative tho mostly facts (very few insights), Disappointing

See it if you're curious about the history of off-off-Broadway reviews, or were part of the indie/off-off Bway theater scene in the past few decades.

Don't see it if you want a high budget or well-written show, or want to be engaged the whole time (the first 30min are painfully boring). Read more

Critic Reviews (6)

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Creative team

FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade

Producer

Elephant Run District