Review by anonymous
June 13, 2026 certified reviewerWhat I liked
I enjoyed most the moments where Johnny talked to us more like himself and less like a journal entry. There was a moment where Johnny caught that his black button-up shirt was buttoned incorrectly after a scene, showing his belly for a while, and he allowed himself to acknowledge it, go off script, laugh, and bring us in. It was the moment I felt most connected to him. I feel like I saw the real him with organic vulnerability and not the guy he is hoping to present as.
His three co-stars did a great job supporting his introspective work, which could’ve easily swayed into something toxic. This shows not only their sensitivity to his persona, but his as well in letting others into his mind to help understand it for the sake of art.
What I didn't like
Piggybacking on the above note, more of those moments would be encouraged in between the sketches, like when a stand-up comic does crowd work, though I’m not saying it has to be that. If there was a way to acknowledge how he’s feeling each night, even if it changes, and comment on the show in meta, unscripted ways, since he’s already allowing for improvisation in his airport goodbye scene, it’s a strength that would allow for genuine laughter, further leaning in from our chairs, and play out much stronger than three scenes playing a person with disabilities making jokes on his disability a la Scent of a Woman, which never fully sat with me in a good way.
My overall impression
I enjoyed the staging in this particular venue. It was reflective in the hopes that one’s own self-reflection would allow the audience to also self-reflect. Whether or not it accomplished that will be very subjective to the audience’s own journeys.
