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Dylan Mulvaney’s The Least Problematic Woman in the World Opens Off-Broadway to Warm Reviews

Critics praise Mulvaney’s campy charisma and heart, noting occasional unevenness in tone and clarity.

Overview

  • Mulvaney’s autobiographical one-woman show opened October 7 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York and is scheduled to run through October 19.
  • The piece traces her childhood, gender journey, TikTok rise with “Days of Girlhood,” and the backlash that followed a beer brand partnership, presented through a playful, ironic frame.
  • Tim Jackson directs a production featuring original songs by Abigail Barlow, Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, Ingrid Michaelson, and Mark Sonnenblick.
  • Designs by Tom Rogers (scenic), Enver Chakartash (costumes), Cha See (lighting), and Justin Stasiw (sound) support a camp-forward, multimedia staging with video elements and timed cues.
  • Reviews highlight Mulvaney’s comic timing and audience rapport, with several noting muddled sections in the show’s darker middle passages and scattered gags that don’t fully land.