Jesse Green, chief theatre critic for
The New York Times, gave the production a mixed review, stating, "As a farce, 'POTUS' still plays by old and almost definitionally male rules; farce is built on tropes of domination and violence. On the other hand, and more happily, 'POTUS' lets us experience the double-bind of exceptional women unmediated by the men who depend on their complicity."
The Washington Post theatre critic
Peter Marks compared the show favorably to that of a mix between
Saturday Night Live (SNL) and
Veep. He also praised its cast and in particular its director
Susan Stroman for orchestrating the chaos on stage, writing, "Veteran director Susan Stroman is a choreographer by training. She has the mechanics of farce down pat, a knowledge base that ensures this team at all times has clockwork timing in its arsenal." The ensemble cast received acclaim for their comedic roles.
Variety critic Marilyn Stasio praised DeLaria as "priceless" and "vivid enough to be memorable". Maureen Lee Lenker of
Entertainment Weekly said, "Julianne Hough is particularly mesmerizing...[she] could easily be a mere stereotype, but she surprises at every turn."
Deadline Hollywood praised White's performance describing her as "one of the stage’s great comic actors" and that she "uses her knife-sharp bark of a voice as a sort of aural embodiment of the chaos on stage". In the
New York Posts mixed review, its critic Johnny Oleksinski heaped praise on Rachel Dratch's performance, writing, "The genius Dratch is a riot as a nervous, introverted employee who practices power stances and can’t get a word in edgewise. Then she accidentally downs a bunch of hallucinogenic pills she thought were Tums and goes completely loco. The 'SNL' alum running wide-eyed around the theater wearing an inner-tube is the best part of the play."
Accolades Julie White and Rachel Dratch both received nominations for a
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for their performances. == Awards and nominations ==