The Mortification of Fovea Munson Reviews

BroadwayWorld- Recommended

"...All in all, The Mortification of Fovea Munson is an absolutely wonderful time to have and spend with your family at the Kennedy Center. While there's still tweaking to be done, it hits exactly what it should in the end: live life to its fullest potential, doing what you want to do, not just what others want from you. And it's okay not to know exactly what that is just yet... especially if you're in middle school."

Theatre Bloom- Highly Recommended

"...Dead bodies are the worst! Or are they? I mean, is there anything worse than your parents naming you 'Eyeballs'? Yes. Your parents naming you 'Pitfall.' Okay, not literally, but what if you figured out at the ripe old age of 13, which is a challenging age all on its own, that your name translates in Latin to the word 'eyeballs' or 'pitfall' or worse, 'depression'? Wouldn't that be enough to set you spinning into chaos? Add to the mix some talking- well, harmonizing and singing- disembodied heads, blackmail, and a grandma who is obsessed with planning her own funeral- and you've got a wildly engaging, fully entertaining, and totally relatable seventh grade experience, even if your name isn't 'Eyeballs.' That's what's unfolding, unfurling, and totally happening with The Mortification of Fovea Munson, a brand-new kids musical commissioned by The Kennedy Center, making its world premiere in the Family Theatre."

DCTheatreScene- Somewhat Recommended

"...The Mortification of Fovea Munson has all the markings of a cohesive production: a tight ensemble with excellent chemistry, costume and set design epic in scale and vision, and a smart audience hungry for strange, creepy tales like this one. Although the show is cleverly centered on the whimsy of the dead, the script could use a little more life."