The Variety review of HERRINGBONE is a bit mixed, but there are some really nice quotes:
"After the opening-night perf of "Herringbone" was aborted when star B.D. Wong gouged his thigh in a freak onstage accident requiring 30 stitches, the thesp bounced back over the weekend with a smooth, bravura turn in this solo piece marking the early-season start of this year's Williamstown Theater Festival in the Massachusetts Berkshires.
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However, the entertainment level from the star and composers is consistently high. Skip Kennon's tuneful music and Ellen Fitzhugh's crafty lyrics capture the vaudevillian audience-friendly elements without playing dumb. Several songs ("One of Those Years," "Oh, Billy," "God Said" and "A Mother") are as fine as those in any smart contemporary hit tuner.
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It comes as no surprise to see Wong, who first dazzled as a distaff in "M. Butterfly" nearly 20 years ago, do wonders in the parts of George's mother or grandmother or the midget's floozie. But he is also masterful switchhitting as the tough father, the vaudevillian, the lost boy and especially the disturbing Lou, who is fascinating, fun and terrifying, all at once.
Wong's song-and-dance chops are impressive, guided by Darren Lee's choreography and Dan Lipton's music direction leading the trio of onstage musicians. (Lipton also does an amusing turn as one of the show's characters.) Wong dedicates his perf to the late David Rounds, who originated the role Off Broadway in 1982."
