west coast premiere opens january 8th!
Check out the buzz about DADDY!
LOS ANGELES
REVIEW: "Genuinely involving... Together, McCullouch and Via create the unmistakable impression of lifelong best friends..." Variety
REVIEW: "GO!... Director Rick Sparks elicits finely nuanced performances from his three principals.” LAWeekly
REVIEW: "...insightful and deeply affecting... sensitive direction... exceptional performances..." Back Stage
REVIEW: "Via and McCullouch... bring well-honed rapport to Rick Sparks' adept staging." LA Times
REVIEW: "...humorous, intelligent, insightful... "McCullouch is appealing to the max... Via is equally wonderful... Verdun [gives a] sensitive performance..." BroadwayWorld.com
REVIEW: "... a poignant, provocative play with clever twists..." Los Feliz Ledger
REVIEW: "...surprisingly touching... highly enjoyable..." Frontiers
REVIEW: "DADDY is delightful and moving... superbly directed by Rick Sparks… a well-written piece that is very smart and witty…" GregInHollywood.com
REVIEW: “Totally involving… satisfying… The dialogue flows naturally and with great authenticity, and not without some comic delights along the way.” EDGE Los Angeles
REVIEW: "...superbly crafted and touching... DADDY offers unexpected plot twists, well-timed laughs..." LAist.com
REVIEW: "The cast is brilliant... a great original play." SoCal.com
REVIEW: "Stunningly brilliant, well-crafted… Gerald McCullouch is both comic and heart wrenching… On a scale of 10, this play is easily a 9.5.” LA Splash
REVIEW: "Gerald McCullouch and Ian Verdun have an extraordinary on stage chemistry that must be witnessed." Performing Arts LIVE
REVIEW: "WOW! ...an intriguing new spin on the romantic triangle—and the often blurred line between friendship and romance... highly provocative..." StageSceneLA.com
REVIEW: "...a very funny play... beautifully brought to life..." Curvewire.com
BroadwayWorld.com coverage of opening night.
LA Stage Times interview with Gerald McCullouch
Examiner.com Q&A with Gerald McCullouch
NEW YORK
REVIEW: "Daddy is first rate.... [the] plot is compelling, but it’s the quiet moments of character observation that really lift it to must-see status." ShowBusinessWeekly.com
REVIEW: "a promising new work.... thoughtful and sharply written" The Advocate
REVIEW: "... a sensitive and hilarious play.... The cast is superb" BroadwayWorld.com
REVIEW: "The play’s real strength is its terrific dialogue and quick moving story" ShortAndSweetNYC.com
REVIEW: "DADDY is a triumph for all three actors" DishMiss.com
REVIEW: "With solid performances and clever writing, DADDY inspires thought... and surprises us without a hint of banality." NewTheaterCorps.blogspot.com
REVIEW: "witty, well-paced dialogue, and an interesting take on a contemporary idea at its center" Theasy.com
REVIEW: "The central relationship... is one I don't think I've ever seen depicted on stage before." NYTheatre.com
REVIEW: "Throughout the show, the acting impresses" The Home News Tribune
REVIEW: "turns out to pack a potent wallop.... find out for yourself what the buzz is already about. You won't be sorry." QOnStage.com
MINI-REVIEW: "engaging" and "jolting" TheaterLife.com
REVIEW: "strong performances in a story that touches on lots of interesting issues." CTNews.com
The Village Voice makes DADDY a Voice Choice
NYTheatre.com interview with New York director David Hilder and playwright Dan Via
Playbill.com spotlight
BroadwayWorld.com photo coverage of our first rehearsal
TheInsider.com article
TheaterMania.com spotlight
Show Business Weekly write-up
Brooklyn Eagle interview with actor/playwright Dan Via
Gerald McCullouch and Dan Via in the New York production
photo by Eduardo Placer
