ATW News Digest - 'Len, Asleep in Vinyl' opens

You snooze, you lose (New York Post)
As character traits go, ennui is probably the least dramatically compelling. This may be why Carly Mensch's new play, "Len...

Review: Len, Asleep in Vinyl (Variety)
It may not be a full album, but it has a couple of great tracks. "Len, Asleep in Vinyl," Carly Mensch's enthusiastically slight new play about musicmakers, makes good on its small ambitions quickly, quirkily and with considerable style. Mensch's slick dialogue is an excellent match for Jackson Gay's offbeat directorial style, and the playwright's fisheye-lens characterization keeps things interesting even when the plot stalls. Leads Michael Cullen and Daniel Eric Gold make potentially unbearable characters easy to like with excellent turns as a disappointed punk rock father and a shy hipster son, respectively.

Len, Asleep In Vinyl reviewed by Andy Propst (Back Stage)
Director Jackson Gay's well-modulated staging always engages, but questions linger well after the end of this surprisingly brief play.

Review: Len, Asleep in Vinyl (TheaterMania) Carly Mensch's bland new play, about the relationship between a famous record producer and his aspiring musician son, offers few surprises.

Review: Len, Asleep in Vinyl (Talkin' Broadway)
Oops, she did it again! That pernicious, blonde-ish bombshell - you know, the one who’s always splashed across the tabloids - just won’t give up her libidinous ways, even when she’s just off-center in the latest news cycle. As much as you might want to, you just can’t rip your eyes from her - watching her spin quietly into ruin is much more interesting than watching other people ascend to personal success. . . .

Review: 'Len, Asleep in Vinyl' (CurtainUp)