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NEWSREVIEWS

  • "SERIOUSLY SMART and VERY FUNNY, VENUS IN FUR is a SUSPENSE-PACKED STUDY OF THE EROTICS OF POWER. NINA ARIANDA is ELECTRIFYING in THE FIRST MUST-SEE PERFORMANCE OF THE BROADWAY SEASON. A bravura turn that burns so brightly YOU CAN ALMOST FEEL THE HEAT ON YOUR FACE. HUGH DANCY is TERRIFIC. Holding his own and then some, he makes us feel THE SWEAT OF SELF-REVELATION."

    - The New York Times

  • "NINA ARIANDA and HUGH DANCY dance A SEXY AND DANGEROUS TANGO."

    - Time Out NY

  • "AN ELECTRIC NEW BROADWAY DRAMA by DAVID IVES. NINA ARIANDA is STUNNING to behold in a MESMERIZING, TOUR DE FORCE PERFORMANCE."

    - Entertainment Weekly

  • "NINA ARIANDA is ASTONISHING. Under WALTER BOBBIE's direction, she and HUGH DANCY make music out of DAVID IVES' tale of SEX, POWER and THE FEMIININE MYSTIQUE."

    - The New Yorker

  • "VENUS IN FUR has TASTE, STYLE and A FLAWLESS CAST. NINA ARIANDA lives up to her growing and richly deserved legend, and HUGH DANCY is HILARIOUS."

    - New York Magazine

  • "A SMART, SEXY, HILARIOUS COMEDY by DAVID IVES, meticulously directed by WALTER BOBBIE. NINA ARIANDA delivers A STAR-MAKING PERFORMANCE that people will be talking about for years to come. HUGH DANCY is SMASHING."

    - Vogue

  • "AN ENGROSSING POWER GAME! NINA ARIANDA is ASTONISHING."

    - USA Today

  • "A DAZZLINGLY SERIOUS COMEDY. There's far more to VENUS IN FUR than can be summed up in a single sentence. Suffice it to say that DAVID IVES is at his SMARTEST and WITTIEST. HUGH DANCY is EXCELLENT and the gleefully sexy NINA ARIANDA is SO HOT YOU COULD FRY A CARTON OF EGGS ON HER!"

    - The Wall Street Journal

  • "HAIL, NINA ARIANDA! The Tony®-nominated actress is FEARSOME, REMARKABLE and THRILLING. HUGH DANCY is FIRST-CLASS."

    - AP

  • "Star Star Star Star! VENUS SIZZLES. A VERY ALLURING, VERY FUNNY, TIME-TRIPPING GAME OF CAT-AND-MOUSE. It is a THRILL to watch NINA ARIANDA — A BRAND NEW, OLD-FASHIONED STAR — LIGHT UP THE SKY. She is VIRTUOSIC & DAZZLING."

    - Bloomberg News

  • "A VERY ENTERTAINING EROTIC DUET. All the hype is true: NINA ARIANDA really is that special. Her trajectory to the legendary status of Streisand and Streep begins with this role. A star is born — no kidding."

    - Newsday

  • "A TASTY TRIPLE-LAYER CAKE OF A PLAY. NINA ARIANDA is SO FUNNY, SMART AND SEXY THAT WATCHING HER BRINGS UNEXPECTED JOLTS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. HUGH DANCY has GREAT CHARISMA and EXPERTLY CAPTURES HIS ROLE. He and Arianda are TERRIFIC TOGETHER."

    - Daily News

  • NINA ARIANDA's enchanting ability to shift from comedy to ferocity is A CONTINUOUS DELIGHT, and a range of dramatic colors that lie under HUGH DANCY's soft-spoken charm. THE TWO MAKE A REMARKABLE TEAM."

    - The Village Voice

  • "NINA ARIANDA and HUGH DANCY SIZZLE. Every bit Arianda's equal, Dancy has NEVER BEEN BETTER!"

    - The Hollywood Reporter

  • "Two EXCEPTIONAL performers square off like prize fighters in David Ives' DELECTABLE, VIBRANT and PROVOCATIVE exploration of power."

    - Theatermania

  • "VENUS IN FUR MAY WELL LEAVE YOU GASPING! A cunningly crafted comedy-drama, IMAGINATIVELY DRAWN and BEAUTIFULLY DIRECTED BY WALTER BOBBIE. The range of NINA ARIANDA's performance is ASTONISHING. TALK ABOUT SEDUCTIVE STAGE MAGIC! HUGH DANCY has a BURNING PRESENCE and stokes the play with HEAT AND INTENSITY."

    - New Jersey Newsroom

  • "FIERY, FUNNY, and SO SEXY YOU COULD SWEAT. THERE'S ENOUGH HEAT ON STAGE TO CARRY THE SHOW THROUGH WINTER. HUGH DANCY stands up to Arianda's performance in every instance."

    - The Philadelphia Inquirer

  • "SMARTLY WRITTEN, FIERCELY ACTED and RESOURCEFULLY DIRECTED by WALTER BOBBIE. NINA ARIANDA is FEARLESS in a VIBRANT, AUTHORITATIVE and VERY FUNNY performance."

    - The Record

  • "YES, NINA ARIANDA IS ALL THAT. Even though you've been told again and again how remarkable she is, her work here is GOOD ENOUGH TO OVERCOME ANY CYNICISM. SHE IS ASTOUNDING. VENUS IN FUR is A TRIUMPH for Arianda and HUGH DANCY. You want to burst into applause AGAIN AND AGAIN! Playwright DAVID IVES has reached NEW HEIGHTS: this is an opportunity for some SERIOUS PLEASURE."

    - The Huffington Post

  • "WOW OH WOW! One of the most INTRIGUING shows ever! NINA ARIANDA is MARVELOUS. She'll KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF! WALTER BOBBIE's direction is hilarious and touching."

    - Liz Smith