Coraline

"It�s an intricately articulated skeleton to which flesh only occasionally adheres."
Ben Brantley
New York Times

"It's naggingly repetitive and, at 90 minutes, long outstays its welcome."
Joe Dziemianowicz
New York Daily News

"That the show turns out so flat and timid is a crushing letdown."
Elizabeth Vincentelli
New York Post

"Everything is overstylized, cutesy, in-your-face and vaguely effete, which, taken together, spells camp."
John Simon
Bloomberg

"The cast is splendid, contributing sharply and colorfully etched performances."
Adam R. Perlman
Back Stage

"doesn�t sustain its early promise. Alongside some murky storytelling, whimsy creeps in and becomes the tiresome monster that takes over the show."
Robert Feldberg
The Record

"For all the musical's inventiveness, however, audience members might ultimately relate all too well to the title character's growing unease with her bizarre surroundings."
Frank Scheck
The Hollywood Reporter

"Even when it borders on the precious, the show is mesmerizing and original."
David Rooney
Variety