JOAN @ SOUTH COAST REPERTORY

Tessa Auberjonois plays Joan Rivers in Daniel Goldstein’s Joan, directed by David Ivers, at South Coast Rep. (© Scott Smeltzer)

Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania

Someone as delightfully unpredictable as the legendary comedian Joan Rivers deserves a delightfully unpredictable show. The new biographical play Joan by Daniel Goldstein, now having its world premiere at South Coast Rep, however, is a pleasant but by the numbers program. Read more…

Patrick Chavis – The Orange Curtain Review

South Coast’s latest production of Joan takes us only slightly deeper into the inside world of the famous comedian who broke barriers as a female comedian. Rivers had better material than this show, but then again – that’s what made her so great! Read more…