Head Over Heels Reviews

Washington Post- Highly Recommended

"...Billed as Constellation's final show at 14th Street's Source Theatre, after the company said its offer to purchase the for-sale black box was declined, "Head Over Heels" has turned into an impromptu send-off from a space the troupe has used for nearly two decades. Unplanned as it may be, the exit feels apt as Constellation packs Source with ambition, scale and spunk that, once more, belies its charming intimacy."

DC Theater Arts- Highly Recommended

"...The production, directed by Stockman herself, leans into the pure joy of this musical. The addictive rhythm of the rock music is complemented by the hilarity that masquerades throughout and the pure love emitted into the air. A romantically and musically inspiring, feel-good experience, the show provides a much-needed dose of joy and laughter."

MetroWeekly- Recommended

"...The comedy, as broad as a barn at times, hits more than it misses, in part due to amusing cross-dressing, costumed mayhem, and even when we can't see the costumes. In a suggestive shadow play set to "Heaven Is a Place on Earth," featuring, unbeknownst to them, Basilius and Gynecia, the show finds the beat and the worldly, witty voice of Whitty's book."

Washington City Paper- Recommended

"...Constellation Theatre Company’s Head Over Heels is a perfect prelude to Pride Month. Conceived of by Jeff Whitty, adapted by James Magruder, and featuring music from the Go-Go’s, the musical, which made its Broadway debut in 2015, captures a vision of queer utopia. Now, in the hands of Constellation’s founding artistic director Allison Arkell Stockman, the intentionally over-the-top, labyrinthian musical about queer love and acceptance, is bursting with energy despite its smaller scale and its talented cast of 11 quirky virtuosos prove time and again that they do indeed “got the beat.”"

MD Theatre Guide- Highly Recommended

"...Shakespeare and '80s music lovers, rejoice! "Head Over Heel"' combines everything we love about romantic, danger-filled Shakespearean plot lines with the joyous music of The Go-Go's to create a laugh-out-loud jukebox musical. You can catch it now as Constellation Theatre Company presents its final performance at Source Theatre in DC."