freestyle love supreme at Pasadena Playhouse

Los Angeles Times - Recommended

"...“Freestyle Love Supreme,” the hip-hop improv show that won a special Tony Award for its Broadway run, is different every night. Different guest stars. Different audience input. Different rap riffs."

Variety - Recommended

"...A show of applause at the beginning of the night indicated that a lot of the crowd was bicoastal enough to have already seen incarnations of "Freestyle Love Supreme" during its limited 2019 and 2020 Broadway runs (with a few of the same ensemble members now in Pasadena). These found what was once a niche comedy show that Miranda co-conceived and starred in around the same time he was developing "In the Heights" suddenly becoming a hot mainstream ticket as a result of his and some of his collaborators' "Hamilton" fame."

Broadway World - Highly Recommended

"...It takes some serious skills to be able to spin an impromptu hip-hop tale around the comforts of Trader Joe's, hatred of the state of Ohio (what?!) or the reasons why one should not upchuck on a cop. Whatever the subject, no matter how profound or mundane, Kaiser Roze, Jelly Donut, Young Nees and the gang from FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME know how to tell it and make it sizzle. Given the ease at which they ply their skill, one almost wonders whether the artists of FLS have their go-to favorite subjects which they can finagle into any creation. Does every thought, every rap really springs from the suggestions of that day's audience? Is the claim that no two FLS shows ever are the same more than just marketing hype?"

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

"...Rap meets improv meets R&B meets live theater at its most magical in the Tony-winning Freestyle Love Supreme, the most entertainingly original audience-participatory show you'll see all summer."

Stage Raw - Highly Recommended

"...It seems as though everything Lin-Manuel Miranda touches turns to gold. And that holds true for Freestyle Love Supreme - now playing at the Pasadena Playhouse. Recipient of a 2020 Special Tony Award, this completely improvised show was conceived by Anthony Veneziale, and created by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Veneziale."

Its Not About Me - Highly Recommended

"...Now let's discuss Freestyle Love Supreme. I love being part of an appreciative audience, and the opening night one was definitely that. They whooped and hollered just about every second. I agree with that total enjoyment, while my friend Laura said it's the best show she's ever seen! And she is far from a hip-hopper."