Teeth
1 hour and 55 minutes with no intermission
Teeth - 2024 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
Playwrights Horizons
416 West 42nd St.(between 9th & 10th Aves) New York, NY 10036
Dawn O’Keefe is an evangelical Christian teen with a powerful secret not even she understands – when men violate her, her body bites back. Literally. From Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winner Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop) and Anna K. Jacobs (POP!), Teeth, based on the cult classic film of the same name, is a fierce, rapturous, and savagely entertaining new musical crackling with irrepressible desire and ancient rage – a dark comedy conjuring the legend of one girl whose sexual curse is also her salvation.
Teeth - 2024 - Off-Broadway Cast
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'Teeth' review — new musical takes a bite out of religious purity
6 / 10
Despite tonal inconsistencies, the tilt to full horror at the climax of Teeth brings the musical home with fangs and flair. Alan Louis’s embrace of a supernatural villainess persona is aided by Jane Cox and Stacey Derosier’s lighting, which relies heavily on strobes but also evokes female-empowerment horror lore like Suspiria. Steven Pasquale’s performances as a power-hungry pastor and a creepy gynecologist is laudatory, his vocals and comedic timing crisp. Alan Louis’s voice can’t always handle Jacobs’s and Michael R. Jackson’s (A Strange Loop) music, but she still becomes a heroine worth cheering.
TEETH
9 / 10
Outrageously funny. Outrageously smart. Outrageously tuneful. Simply outrageous. All these descriptions fit “Teeth,” which should hopefully keep making its mark on New York’s theatrical scene long past whenever it closes at its current home, Playwrights Horizons. While “Teeth” is sometimes raunchy, frequently foul-mouthed, and a tad bit gory (in movie terms, it’s a definite R), it’s still the best new musical I’ve seen all year.
Teeth History
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Teeth - 2024 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical | Michael R. Jackson |
| 2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical | Steven Pasquale |
| 2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lyrics | Michael R. Jackson |
| 2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Musical | Teeth |
| 2024 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Sarah Benson |
| 2024 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Musical | Teeth |
| 2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Anna K. Jacobs |
| 2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Costume Design (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Enver Chakartash |
| 2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical | Alyse Alan Louis |
| 2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical | Teeth |
| 2024 | The Lortels | Outstanding Choreographer | Raja Feather Kelly |
| 2024 | The Lortels | Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical | Steven Pasquale |
| 2024 | The Lortels | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical | Alyse Alan Louis |
| 2024 | The Lortels | Outstanding Musical | Teeth |
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