Lunar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
Ends Jun 22 NYC: Midtown W
77% 70 reviews
77%
(70 Ratings)
Positive
81%
Mixed
10%
Negative
9%
Members say
Great acting, Poignant, Heartfelt, Realistic, Strong dialogue

About the Show

A long-married couple reflects on life and legacy during a summer night's lunar eclipse.

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Critic Reviews (7)

New York Theatre Guide
June 3rd, 2025

“Lunar Eclipse isn’t about satisfaction or catharsis as much as aging... and the ache of what you might have missed.”
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The Wall Street Journal
June 5th, 2025

“Watching these two fine actors in this delicately mournful play is like watching a great painter applying brushstroke after brushstroke"
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Theatermania
June 3rd, 2025

"I found Lunar Eclipse to be sweet and sad, but also somewhat inert, never building to a peak."
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Lighting & Sound America
June 4th, 2025

“Lunar Eclipse is, at first glance, a slip of a thing, as insubstantial as moonlight; look closer, however, and you'll find a universe of powerful feelings.”
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Talkin' Broadway
June 3rd, 2025

"Their performances bristle with the authenticity of a decades-long marriage, baring all the emotional scars, simmering annoyances, and lingering squabbles of a long-married couple."
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New York Stage Review
June 3rd, 2025

"At its best, the production, incisively directed by Kate Whoriskey, is a moving and sometimes humorous portrait of two aging midwesterners staring their mortality in the face and re-assessing their lives together."
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Theater Pizzazz
June 3rd, 2025

"Walt Spanger’s outdoor setting feels right and the lighting by Amith Chandrashaker is first rate, aided by the video projections of S. Katy Tucker, which feature moving clouds and trees that rustle in the wind with a variety of subtle changes"
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