TEETH Previews - New World Stages

Next Sunday… looking forward to it. 🦷

Okay, having seen this 4 times at Playwrights, I went in knowing fundamentally what to expect and there were still quite a few surprises. They fleshed out some more details, including more of the Brad/Dawn storyline and added a reprise of “When She Gave Birth” in the second half after “I’m Your Guy” to punctuate Dawn’s transformation.

The score hasn’t changed and the main storyline is essentially the same from the final Playwrights iteration. There are definitely more pieces of dialogue added in some scenes and some of the numbers were restated to include the ensemble and make use of the larger space. Some new stylistic elements were added to - some awesome (look up during the finale) and some…weird (orgasm confetti? the AI voice being changed to Australian?)

Alyse is on FIRE. She is putting her whole ladyparts in this show and she’s really dug in and found the more demented Dentata side of her to great effect. Jared Loftin was also the showstopper once again with “Born Again”. Finally, Andy Karl was a decent swap for Steven Pasquale. While Pasquale had more menace and played it as serious as a heart attack, Karl seemed more willing to lean into the camp - both work just fine. There was a stopdown for about 7 minutes during the finale when part of the set didn’t not collapse as planned and so the SMs had to unlock and manually knock down the wall.

I was in the “Splash Zone” and they actually give you a free poncho ($20 value) if you are in the first two rows…and you will need it because there is a LOT more blood this time around. One thing I will say is that I hope the moments where blood hits the audience become a bit more organic and not like they are leaning into a gimmick.

Even if you saw the Playwrights iteration, this is DEFINITELY worth revisiting!

quizking, a practical question…sitting in third row, do we need ponchos or to be concerned about what we wear? Thanks!

What is the running time? Prior reviews listed 1 hour 55 minutes with no intermission?

VintageSnarker said: "quizking101 said: "Even if you saw the Playwrights iteration, this is DEFINITELY worth revisiting!"

Thank you! It's exciting to hear they're still making changes. I thought they didn't quite make the manosphere bit work, Dawn got a little lost at the end when Dentata took over, and they rushed the ending for the pastor. I still had a great time but it could be an even stronger show if they're tightening up the book."

I think they actually fixed a good chunk of those problems last night.

As for runtime, we started at 8:08 and, including the 7 minute stopdown, we were out at 10:15

If they had any sense, they would have added an intermission to this for the transfer. By all accounts, there is a a perfect spot for an intermission. Oh well. If you get an aisle seat, you can easily create your own intermission for a quick bathroom run at New World Stages where the ushers and staff don’t give a f*ck about anything, unlike Playwrights Horizons where if you step out for any reason, you’re done.

This was so great tonight. The audience was going wild and it was so much fun to be in a crowd so willing to go along for a wild ride. Andy is absolutely PERFECT for this so I’m happy to see him back onstage in something suited so well to him. But this whole cast is still having a ball and has only gotten better.

If I had any criticism, the show could still use 10-15 minutes of trimming but it’s a small thing because it’s such a good time. I hope this is a hit for NWS.

Ptero2 said: "

* A lot of book changes to remove ambiguity from the previous version. It's more explicitly mentioned why the other PKGs change, among other things.

* They added some more meat to Brad's scenes, which made him a little more sympathetic and less of an incel caricature.

All I can think of for now, but I'm sure there were more. "

I saw Sunday, did not see at PH.


How did they justify why the other PKGs change? I missed that apparently….



I thought Brad’s whole plot was really interesting. I knew almost nothing about the show except for where the teeth are and this one really surprised me. I thought the arcs of Dawn and Brad do such a great job of showing how the psychological and physical abuse of Pastor bring them to their breaking point and prime them for being desperate for another way of life

Come again?

I tried SO hard not to spoil that in my first preview review - but can confirm. The ceiling dicks are one of the singular greatest additions to this show

Ptero2 said: "bwayobsessed said: "
How did they justify why the other PKGs change? I missed that apparently…."

The brief dialogue about the PKG girls hearing Dentata (presumably) talking to them in their dreams before they start the title song is new. "

Is the idea that Dentata talks to them in their dreams and then they grow/find their teeth

Jordan Catalano said: "At the end, a ton of them attached to string/netting fall from the ceiling and hang over the entire auditorium. Nearly pissed myself laughing."

This is a nod to the original production off-bway production of little shop, right?