Samuel Bernstein reviewed the play on November 21.
Excerpt:
“The fact that I was kind of rooting for Silvan to catch her disturbs me. In a good way. Ronnie Marmo has a terrific Italian accent and he’s pretty dishy to boot. With his lilting voice, and incessant, weirdly gentle-but-brutal pursuit of Baby Doll, complete with a riding crop, he is certainly a preferred alternative to the sweaty, perpetually drunk Archie.
“When he undoes his pants to tuck his shirt in, right in front of her, it’s so manipulative and erotically charged—you don’t want it to be hot but it is. She craves his attention, and ends up giving herself willingly, with a measure of odd affection and hope.
“Which is exactly what Baby Doll is about—the grubby messiness of our own conflicts and kinks.”
Read the rest of the review at WeHoNews.com.
Also catch the LA Weekly review.