Danny and the Deep Blue Sea review – Aubrey Plaza sinks in her stage debut

Navigating the Expanses of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea

Christopher Abbott and Aubrey Plaza star in ‘Danny and the Deep Blue Sea,’ the 1983 John Patrick Shanley play that’s beloved of young actors.

Danny and the Deep Blue Sea review – Aubrey Plaza sinks in her stage debut

Lucille Lortel Theatre, New YorkThe White Lotus star struggles alongside Girls’ Christopher Abbott in an overcooked relationship two-hander from John Patrick ShanleyDanny and the Deep Blue Sea, the 1983 two-hander from the dramatist John Patrick Shanley, is an odd choice for an off-Broadway revival in 2023. A short and bruising portrait of a doomed working-class romance in the Bronx, a kitchen-sink drama with wild emotional swings and ample dome…

Aubrey Plaza Nails Her Stage Debut in ‘Danny and the Deep Blue Sea’

What’s most striking about the staging is the seemingly effortless rapport between Plaza and Christopher Abbott, even as they’re playing characters to whom little — including, at times, communication — has come easily.

‘Danny and the Deep Blue Sea’ Review: Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott Are an Explosion of Emotional Havoc in a Disturbing Off-Broadway Revival

John Patrick Shanley’s 1983 play “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea” is disturbing. Directed by Jeff Ward, the play opens in a bar. Not a glossy glass-encased saloon that has become a staple in 21st-century Manhattan; this Bronx dive is hazily lit and slathered in tattered wood slates. It’s littered with rickety chairs and sticky […]