Saadiqah September 13th, 2024
Created by the same team behind the fan-favorite Henry VIII-inspired musical Six, Why Am I So Single? recently debuted at the West End's Garrick Theatre. The reviews are in -what did the critics have to say? Find out here!
warm, bold and overflowing with ideas
"Why Am I So Single? is warm, bold and overflowing with ideas"
"The performances match the quality of the writing. Tulley is clear-voiced and open as Nancy, listening intently and with impressive stillness as mayhem unfolds around her. Noah Thomas is enormous fun as the waspish Artie. "Why are you so single? Because you're both so weird and intense." The ensemble is terrific."
"What elevates the production is the score: every song is a powerhouse"
every song is a powerhouse
"the songs are better crafted, more heartfelt, the lyrics gleaming with wit, intelligence, bravura and, in the second half, emotional heft."
the lyrics gleaming with wit, intelligence, bravura
"Jo Foster brings a wonderfully voiced flexibility and vulnerability to the role of Oliver"
"But although the show does indeed advertise itself as big and fancy, it feels more like an intimate queer cabaret night with panto production values."
"The hugely enjoyable result is a production packed with knowing winks to the audience: fourth-wall-breaking asides, quips about the structure of the show itself, and, happily for musical theatre geeks, tons of stagey references."
The energetic ensemble are great value
"The energetic ensemble are great value, popping up as everything from potential dates to eye-rolling pieces of furniture in Oliver's flat."
"With its constant blurring of IRL and online lives, and its mix of nostalgia and rebellion, the show speaks specifically to the contemporary anxieties of Gen Z, but there's also a thematic universality."
The production dives into the friendship of two writers who are attempting to create a brand-new musical with the help of their personal emotional and romantic crises as the basis of the storyline. From the world of online dating to cringe-inducing romantic situations, Why Am I So Single? has had a great deal of successfully reviewed workshops at Sadler Wells in 2023, garnering huge hype around the show.
