Ginger Twinsies Off-Broadway Reviews

The entire off-its-rocker off-Broadway show, whose sole sin is occasionally trying too hard, is lovably loony.

Zak has nudged them to yell every line at the top of their lungs so trippingly on the tongue that any number of his jokes(?) are lost in the gibble-gabble-gargle.

Ginger Twinsies is exactly what it hopes to be: a fast-paced, queer parody of a beloved cultural classic that may just be the spiritual successor of Titanique.

A more experienced director than Zak might have identified areas to trim or condense (even at 80 minutes, Twinsies feels stretched out). But the work of his crackerjack creative team is faultless, from Beowulf Borritt’s purposely flimsy set pieces to Krystal Balleza and Will Vicari’s ludicrous wigs. And a supremely talented cast keeps things moving swiftly enough, most especially our delightful lead twins, Daniels and Aneesa Folds, who both deliver star-making turns.

The Orpheum’s most famous tenant, “Stomp,” opened years before “The Parent Trap” hit theaters, and closed in 2023 after nearly three decades. Since then, the tricky venue has been something of a Goldilocks. Some shows have proved too boffo. Others have been too amateurish or niche. While I don’t suspect “Ginger Twinsies” will find much of an audience beyond Disney+ subscriber millennials or curious St. Mark’s bar-flies, it’s the first tenant there in two years to strike me as just right.