Press Reviews

From the Off-Broadway Production

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Talkin’ Broadway

Review by: Cindy Pierre

http://www.talkinbroadway.com/ob/cp03_21_09.html

 

“Elisabeth S. Davis' Crazy Head Space, is a vivid, theatrical exhibit of some of the mental and behavioral disorders that you've always wondered about. It takes us through an A-Z breakdown of both popular and obscure conditions that not only leap off of the page, but sometimes twirl into a pirouette, too. From the opening sequences, Crazy Head Space is an explosion of color and sound.”

 

 

iDanz Critix Corner

Review by: Julie Frotheringham

http://www.idanz.net/blog/view/id_177/title_Dance-Review-Crazy-Fun-with-Crazy-Head-Space/

 

“The show offers so many clever moments that if you happen to miss one, you’ll catch the next.”

 

 

The Indypendent

Review by: James Trimarco

www.indypendent.org/2009/04/03/crazy-head-space-playing-through-april-5/

 

“…it comes as a bit of a shock to see (our) difficult experiences

transformed into song-and dance routines complete with high-stepping

choreography, glittering eye shadow, and operatic chorus lines. Yet this is the radical premise of playwright and drama therapist Elisabeth S. Davis’s Crazy Head Space. The production consists of a series of energetically performed musical skits… and Davis manages to grant every diagnosis its unique personality.”

 

 

TheaterMania

Review by: B. Tee

http://www.theatermania.com/forums/new-york_8/crazy-head-space_2798.html

 

“What talent! What energy! What a touching, funny, respectful musical portrayal of the A-Z of mental illness. The music and lyrics were inspired, as was the choreography. Left me wanting more from its creators and cast.”

 

 

 

 

BackStage

Review by: J. Fitzgerald

http://www.backstage.com/bso/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=10003961940

 

“Crazy Head Space feels like a musical theater party… (the) songs are varied, catchy, and filled with ribald wit… large cast, talented singers, genuinely and innocently delightful.”

 

 

NY Theatre.com

Review by: Nicole Higgins

http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/showpage.php?t=craz8075

 

“Not knowing exactly what to expect of a rock musical exploration of the DSM IV, I'm sure I was not expecting such a bright optimistic opening, but I'm so glad of it. It really makes a statement. We are here to entertain you, it says. Relax and let us do our thing.

Let me explain. DSM stands for the Diagnostic Statistical Manual and is a medical reference with the very latest criteria (lists of symptoms A-Z) used as a guide to help doctors diagnose mental illnesses. Instead of going dark with such material, which would be expected, composer-lyricist Liz S. Davis and composer Michelangelo Sosnowitz have chosen the light… Under the circumstances a lot of us are in these days, am I guilty in saying it was a relief not to have to sit through an hour and a half of heavy? Which isn't to say Crazy Head Space totally stays in the nuthouse safety zone, but I'll get to that later…”