A New York Times Critics’ Pick
and
NBC/Time Out Best Bet

“Uproarious, poignant and beautifully raw, Life in a Marital Institution is one of the best feats of one-person-show-ship I've seen.”

Sarah Jones, Tony Award-winner, Bridge & Tunnel

“Like Spalding Gray, Braly has the gift of making his scripted and well-rehearsed piece feel as intimate as a late night confession delivered in a dimly lit bar…a superior example of the ubiquitous confessional monologue”

NY Post

“Braly mixes the right amount of self-deprecations humor, and mellowed resentment. His script displays the quick-paced, finely observed details of a comic raconteur who can hold a room captive.”

Time Out

“Braly’s gaspingly funny scorched-earth autobio is wittier than most…utterly commendable!”

Variety

“Charming, personable… Braly’s warmhearted performance…is peppered with witty explanations of relationship compromises and pitfalls.”

Associated Press

“Gifted…and, frankly, just a little strange!”

The New York Times

“Full of laughs and insight.”

A New York Times Highly Recommended Show

“James Braly’s wry hour-long monologue interweaves the story of his twenty-year marriage—a union rife with ‘tantric conflict’—and Braly presents it winningly.”

The New Yorker

“James Braly is never less than excellent … Laced with absurdity. Yes, you really should report the man, except you are laughing too hard.”

The New York Times

“A masterpiece of storytelling full of humour and pungent observation.”

The List (Edinburgh)

“An hysterically funny, often profoundly affecting one-man show. Mesmerising.”

The Scotsman

“Braly’s writing is accessible and breezy…he sounds as natural and effortless as Spalding Gray.”

The Journal News

“Excellent. This is a stylish monologue, reminiscent of those of Spalding Gray”

The London Times