A one-woman musical lives or dies on the songwriting, and this one carries music direction from Ben Folds, whose fingerprints show up in the piano-forward arrangements and the conversational way the lyrics sit. SoHo Playhouse is a 178-seat downtown room where a solo performer can drop to nearly nothing and still land, which is the whole point of a show built this way. The engagement is short and ends this week, so there is no waiting on reviews.
What to expect
SoHo Playhouse is a narrow, steeply raked downtown house on Vandam Street where every seat looks straight down at the stage. Expect a compact solo performance with live accompaniment and no intermission, structured as story and song rather than a book musical. The downstairs Huron Club bar is open around performances.
Good to know
- SoHo Playhouse is at 15 Vandam Street; take the 1 to Houston Street or the C or E to Spring Street
- The house is small and steeply raked, so sightlines are strong from nearly every seat
- This is a short limited engagement finishing this week, not an open run
- The Huron Club bar downstairs is a good spot before or after the show
- The venue is a historic building — confirm accessibility with the box office beforehand
- Solo musicals run short, so it pairs well with dinner in SoHo or Hudson Square
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Common questions
Does Ben Folds perform in the show?
He is credited as music director for the production rather than as a performer, so the onstage work is the solo artist's.
How long is the engagement?
It is a short limited run at SoHo Playhouse that opened in early August and finishes mid-month, with no extension announced.
Where is SoHo Playhouse?
15 Vandam Street, between Varick and Sixth Avenue in Hudson Square, a few minutes' walk from the Spring Street and Houston Street stations.
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