Iceboy! The Musical — Page 2

Will this production have any further life after August 9?

 

I saw this over the weekend and would say probably not. It becomes apparent very early on (even during the opening number) that this show is never going to rise above mildly pleasant. Nick Offerman is underutilized as the narrator/Eugene O'Neill, but he got the most laughs of the evening. Megan Mullaly is working her butt off, but somehow never dominated the show the way her character's diva persona is supposed to, or at least is supposed to at first. I thought the actors who played Iceboy and Mullaly's assistant gave standout performances in supporting roles. 

The sets were a highlight, but they drew attention to how thinly populated this show is. You would have these flashy sets (and there are a lot of them) that just begged for a big ensemble number, but then four people singing and dancing in front of them.

I can't see this musical going anywhere after its run at the Goodman. It would be a fool's errand to bring something like this to Broadway in the current business climate.

The Tuesday, July 7 audience was lit. Constant laughter, especially in Act 2's Guess the Letter scene.

A theatregoer on the main floor had a unique laugh - a laugh that sounded like a paper shredder mixed with a Trouble board game Pop-O-Matic.

Mullally slowed the scene down in several spots to let the unique laugh echo in the theatre.

In the same scene, Frankenstein has added apostrophe gestures.

Elsewhere, in the transition from O'Neill's writing desk to the hotel room, O'Neill poured his libation from the bottle into a glass - fully emptying the bottle. Previously, O'Neill had drank directly from the bottle, but not fully emptying the bottle. The unfinished bottle would soon cause an inadvertent wet spot between the hotel bed and pillow.

Finally, EXCELLENT sound from start to finish. The sound mixing and volume is finally in peak form. 

Updated On: 7/10/26 at 11:59 AM

Was Mullally out today for the matinee today? No understudy slip or announcement but that was the word in the bathroom line at intermission

this is 100% looking to transfer, this is absolutle a try-out hence the supporting cast being loaded with Broadway "names"

There's no scenario where I can see this being successful on Broadway, even if they brought in bigger names than Mullaly and Offerman -- and I'm not throwing shade on them, I like them both.