Horrors of Dependency Weigh Heavily in New York Debut of ‘Blackout Songs’

Horrors of Dependency Weigh Heavily in New York Debut of ‘Blackout Songs’

Despite two sold-out runs in London, elements of Joe White’s award-nominated play are at times more irritating than cathartic.

Theater Review: Blackout Songs

Not often does a show or movie come along that makes one question their life choices, or at the very least stop to appreciate the one they have been given. Off Broadway drama Blackout Songs has a bit of a title misnomer. Alas, this is not a musical, nor does it contain a bevy of songs. Instead, this dark drama, penned by Joe White, weaves a complex web of addiction and romance. Owen Teague (Griffin in Summer, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes) a…