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Time Out New York

Review: Looking for the Pony
It is never a good sign when the audience starts rooting for the breast cancer.

New York Times

Dark Humor That’s Not Quite Ready for the Gallows
When you’re in the audience at a play about breast cancer, you don’t expect to laugh a lot. But in Andrea Lepcio’s top-notch play, spontaneous applause tends to break out.

Variety

Review: Looking for the Pony
It's not easy to criticize a play about cancer, but sometimes it's necessary: Andrea Lepcio's tenderhearted, emptyheaded four-hander offers little besides schmaltzy platitudes and unpleasant caricatures of everyone who is not our hero...

Back Stage

Looking for the Pony reviewed by Karl Levett [critic's pick]
While this is an unsentimental play about two loving sisters, the evening is also very much about two female performers at the top of their game.

TheaterMania

Review: Looking for the Pony
Andrea Lepcio's play about a woman facing breast cancer wastes the talents of four fine actors.

nytheatre.com

Review: Looking for the Pony
This new play by Andrea Lepcio, which is being presented by Vital Theatre Company, is a very wise and very moving exploration of two sisters who are dealing with life-changing events.

CurtainUp

Review: Looking for the Pony
Andrea Lepcio's wry, witty, and warm play offers keen insights on illness by focusing on the relationship between two sisters