"★ ★ ★ ★ A FREEWHEELING farce given a SERIOUSLY DEMENTED PRODUCTION by an INSPIRED CAST! A sweet summer concoction that GOES DOWN EASY AND GETS YOU HAPPY!"
- Time Out New York
"BRACE FOR LAUGHTER! THIS HIJINKS-HAPPY COCKTAIL IS BIG FUN!"
- Daily News
"WILDLY FUNNY! You don't have to be British to lose your composure and HOWL WITH LAUGHTER at THE EXPLORERS CLUB!"
- Variety
"COMIC GOLD! This GLEEFULLY GOOFY production is FUNNY enough to MAKE YOU WISH FOR A SEQUEL!"
- New York Post
"OUTRAGEOUS! CONTAGIOUS! The jokes come BARRELING FAST AND FURIOUS!"
- Entertainment Weekly
"SERIOUSLY DEMENTED FUN! For those who appreciate the FINER THINGS, NELL BENJAMIN's THE EXPLORERS CLUB is DELICIOUSLY DAFFY AND DOWNRIGHT DANDY!"
- The Huffington Post
“A SPARKLING assemblage of talent! The JOY is watching these performers, abetted by director MARC BRUNI, spin NELL BENJAMIN’s ABUNDANT CLEVERNESS INTO COMIC GOLD!”
- New York Magazine
Jennifer Westfeldt, Lorenzo Pisoni & the Cast of MTC's Madcap Comedy The Explorers Club Celebrate Opening Night
June 21, 2013 – Broadway.com
Nell Benjamin’s comedy The Explorers Club, about London's prestigious Explorers Club in the midst of a dual crisis—their acting coach wants to admit a female, officially opened at Manhattan Theatre Club's New York City Center—Stage I on June 20. The MTC production stars Tony nominees John McMartin and Jennifer Westfeldt, Brian Avers, Max Baker, Steven Boyer, Arnie Burton, Carson Elrod, David Furr and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Lorenzo Pisoni. Directed by Marc Bruni, The Explorers Club runs Off-Broadway through July 21. READ MORE
Gleefully Banging on Closed Doors
June 13, 2013 – NYTimes.com
The Royal Society, perhaps the world’s most renowned fellowship of scientists, made its debut in 1660. With the sole exception of Queen Victoria, named a patron of the society, it did not admit a woman until 1945. Canada’s Royal Society barred women until 1938, and France’s Academy of Sciences would not elect a woman to full membership until 1979, blackballing Marie Curie along the way. READ MORE
Jennifer Westfeldt, Lorenzo Pisoni and John McMartin Complete Cast of MTC's The Explorers Club
April 28, 2013 – Broadway.com
Jennifer Westfeldt, John McMartin and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Lorenzo Pisoni have joined the cast for the world premiere of Nell Benjamin’s The Explorers Club. The play, directed by Marc Bruni, begins previews on May 28 at MTC at New York City Center – Stage I. Opening night is scheduled for June 20. READ MORE