METROSOURCE
“Oscar at the Crown” Promises a Wilde Night of Immersive Dance and Delight
By Kevin Phinney
"Think of Oscar at the Crown as a revolutionary rave, as a Rorschach Test in pop culture, or as a multi-media Roshomon that introduces a cavalcade of New York talent seldom seen in mainstream settings."
ECPAT-USA
ECPAT-USA CO-SPONSORS SPECIAL PERFORMANCE OF OSCAR AT THE CROWN
By Kyra Wooden
"After months of working with producers, cast and crew, we helped to present a special free performance of the interactive, acclaimed musical OSCAR at The Crown for homeless kids, survivors of human trafficking, LGBTQ youth, immigrant youth, young people in recovery, and other under-served populations of young people in NYC."
NEW NOW NEXT
Oscar Wilde Meets “Real Housewives” in Queer Immersive Musical
By Brandon Voss
"The show aims to challenge social media-obsessed sensibilities of today and push attendees to dance in the face of fascism."
AM NY
Join the dance party at Williamsburg's new LGBTQ nightclub, 3 Dollar Bill
By Meghan Giannotta
"“You gotta dance,” says choreographer Andrew Barret Cox."
PLAYBILL
A First Look at Brooklyn's Immersive Oscar at the Crown
By Marc J. Franklin
"Oscar at the Crown, a queer musical/nightclub experience inspired by Oscar Wilde, began performances at Brooklyn’s 3 Dollar Bill January 18. The theatrical experience comes from the minds of the queer performance collective The Neon Coven’s three co-founders: creator and star Mark Mauriello, composer and choreographer Andrew Barret Cox, and director Shira Milikowsky."
BEDFORD AND BOWERY
Immersive Musical OSCAR at the Crown Promises to Be a Wilde Ride
By Angelica Frey
"The music is an endearing blend of influences such as jpop, kpop, and 70s and 90s disco. The songs we got to see performed during rehearsal have high ear-worm, dance and sing-along potential, courtesy of composer and lyricist Andrew Barret Cox. "
BROADWAY WORLD
Immersive Queer Nightclub Musical OSCAR AT THE CROWN Comes to 3 Dollar Bill
By BWW Newsdesk
"And yes, it's ALSO about us: staring at our phones, wondering if our latest Instagram post is going to flop and if the bombs have started flying yet."
EDGE MEDIA NETWORK
Oscar Wilde Goes Clubbing at Oberon
By Robert Nesti
"Andrew's music is electric. Not only does it have a unique contemporary, electronic pop sound, but it is the kind of music that you cannot get out of your head. It explodes into the space and carries you away in ecstasy and fantasy. It is epic, but at the same time has the ability to reveal some really exciting things."
DIG BOSTON
WILDE THING: NEW WORK BREATHES MODERN ENERGY INTO A CENTURY-OLD STORY
By Spencer Shannon
“The music [Cox] writes is pop; very electronic. It’s certainly not period appropriate to the 1890s!” Mauriello states. “That was exciting to me, to infuse this historical story with a very, very contemporary sound. And what also just happened is that, through that music we get this understanding of Oscar Wilde kind of as this pop star—not literally, but kind of as this grand performer who puts on these giant spectacle shows, which he did in his life.”