Bigfoot! at MTC City Center

[raddersons]

Posted: 2/6/26 at 3:55pm

I'm a huge Amber Ruffin fan, especially after her work on Some Like It Hot so I’m curious how this pans out.

Set in the town of Muddirt, a glow-in-the-dark oasis that exists somewhere between a chemical dump site and a nuclear power plant, BIGFOOT! is a larger-than-life musical tale of corrupt politicians, small-town paranoia and misunderstood youth. When that youth happens to be eight feet tall, innocent and in dire need of electrolysis, it makes him more than a target. It makes him the subject of a can’t-miss can’t-myth musical comedy.

Featuring lyrics by Tony® and Emmy® Award nominee Amber Ruffin, a book by Ruffin and Kevin Sciretta (MST3K), music by David Schmoll(The Second City) and direction and choreography by Danny Mefford (Spelling Bee, Fun Home), BIGFOOT! is musical comedy’s next BIG thing.

Updated On: 2/6/26 at 03:55 PM

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 2/6/26 at 4:07pm

All remaining seats for the first 5 previews, February 11-15, are $59, including fees, no code required.

[raddersons]

Posted: 2/6/26 at 11:08pm

MTC35 tickets are also available for this through Feb 28th.

It’s also on 2-for-1 off-broadway week thru Mid-March

Updated On: 2/7/26 at 11:08 PM

[vegas3]

Posted: 2/7/26 at 3:02am

I reviewed this in Las Vegas several years ago.  It needed work, but I thought it showed promise.

[VernonGersch]

Posted: 2/8/26 at 7:26pm

Super curious about this and looking forward to hearing more folks thoughts 

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 2/11/26 at 5:02pm

1st preview tonight.

MERCH

[bigjoec2]

Posted: 2/14/26 at 10:39am

Has anybody seen this production yet? Just heard about it, bought our tix for toward the end of previews. LOVE Amber Ruffin.

[mrgd55]

Posted: 2/14/26 at 12:07pm

I saw it last night.  Consistently funny, awesome cast esp Grey H and Jason T.  It's no Batboy or even Toxic Avenger, but I enjoyed it.  Some nice songs. 

[CJRochester]

Posted: 2/14/26 at 6:20pm

Some early thoughts posted on Reddit. 

 https://www.reddit.com/r/Broadway/comments/1r2ghnt/bigfoot_opening_night_review/

Updated On: 2/14/26 at 06:20 PM

[EvanHansen]

Posted: 2/14/26 at 11:06pm

I saw this tonight and thought it was a blast. The whole cast is doing great work but Gray Henson as Bigfoot and Crystal Lucas Perry as his mother are standouts. Crystal has a ballad near the beginning of the show that is stunning. The score overall is super fun and the book is just hilarious, but also has a lot to say about the current state of the country. Highly recommend!

[Kad]

Posted: 2/24/26 at 10:03pm

I saw this tonight and liked it but really wish I liked it more. 

The good: the cast. Grey Henson has really established himself as a terrific character performer. He grounds Bigfoot with a sweet-natured empathy and wisely underplays the role, which serves as a counterbalance to the up-to-11 bigness of everybody else. But everybody else is bringing a loopy, Looney Tunes energy coupled with some killer vocals- it's a small but mighty ensemble up there. It's always great to see Jason Tam and he has some funny physical comedy, as does Alex Moffatt (in a seriously underbaked role as the corrupt mayor). Crystal Lucas-Perry delivers powerhouse vocals and warm, lusty energy.

The show's book is also very, very funny, but...

My qualms: ... the humor is basically all one-liners detached from character or situation. You could swap most of the jokes between the characters in the piece and they would play the same. They're very funny one-liners, don't get me wrong. But this felt like a joke-first, everything else-second sketch. Which isn't necessarily a negative, but there is also a bit of shagginess to the direction here that does the comedy no favors. I once knew somebody who worked with Jerry Zaks and told me how exacting and precise Zaks was with comedy- the timing of everything- movement, line delivery, looks, even simple gestures- was rehearsed and drilled like choreography into comedic perfection. I couldn't help but think of that here as timing was missed, jokes were rushed, gags flailed and cues weren't picked up quickly. It needs sharpness that director Danny Mefford only sporadically achieves with the cast. A shame, too, as he gave us the wonderful Spelling Bee revival playing a few blocks away. The joke-first approach means a lot of the characters and action feel very underdeveloped- things just sort of happen without a lot of effort and quite a bit occurs offstage. 

The score is serviceable- though it often feels like there's only 2 songs in the score, the catchy opening number and Moffatt's big number, both of which end of being used as underscoring for many scenes. 

So, overall, this is a mixed bag for me. I appreciate it as a kind of throwback to off-kilter off-Broadway musicals with kooky plots and semi-intentional, semi-self aware jankiness. And like I said, it is very funny. But the potential there just made me want more from the production. 

[Sauja]

Posted: 2/24/26 at 11:13pm

I also really enjoyed this. I wouldn’t say it’s brilliant, but it’s consistently entertaining, and the cast is wonderful. It feels like the best show at a fringe festival, if that makes sense. Yes, it’s more about one-liners than going particularly deep. But the laugh per minute ratio is strong, and I smiled the whole way through. A pleasure.

[raddersons]

Posted: 2/26/26 at 10:01pm

Kad you really hit the nail on the head. Grey Hensen is fantastic, and I was laughing a lot but I’m not really sure what it all adds up to. The humor felt like an 30 Rock episode but the stakes were totally nonexistent. I’ll also add that any time there was some sort of morality baked into the show, it was just hammered over our heads. Without grounded characters it can’t come naturally, it has to be served to us on a platter. The tone felt similar to Big Gay Jamboree or Ginger Twinzies, the latter of which I think was the most successful of the three shows.

It’s a fun night out but I wouldn’t pay too much for this ticket. 

[OuttaTowner]

Posted: 2/27/26 at 9:41am

Can anyone tell me the run time of the performance?  I see that the matinee starts at 3.  

[Kad]

Posted: 2/27/26 at 10:32am

OuttaTowner said: "Can anyone tell me the run time of the performance? I see that the matinee starts at 3. "

It’s less than an hour and a half. I saw a 7pm performance and was out on the street by 8:30, and that included waiting on a friend to use the bathroom. 

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 3/1/26 at 10:36pm

the tepid/bad reviews

[EvanHansen]

Posted: 3/2/26 at 5:08pm

New York Times is positive: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/theater/bigfoot-review-amber-ruffin.html

[MezzA101]

Posted: 3/2/26 at 7:43pm

EvanHansen said: "New York Times is positive:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/theater/bigfoot-review-amber-ruffin.html"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/theater/bigfoot-review-amber-ruffin.html?unlocked_article_code=1.QVA.fEcC.kF8NNenzy7SW&smid=nytcore-android-share

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 3/2/26 at 9:37pm

Mr. Kumar must have not seen the same show - or a good, well directed campy satire with good book, music and lyrics. 

[raddersons]

Posted: 3/2/26 at 10:13pm

That Times review sounds like a high school book report.