Drag: The Musical Book, Music, & Lyrics by Justin Andrew Honard, Tomas Costanza, & Ashley Gordon Directed & Choreographed by Spencer Lee New World Stage December 30, 2024 Production website 💉💉 out of 5.
Produced and introduced by none other than Liza Minelli herself, Drag, the Musical centers on the rivalry of two drag clubs each facing its own set of troubles. At the Cat House—where Savannah St. James (Jan Sport), The Tigress (Jujubee) and Puss Puss DuBois (Nick Laughlin) hold court—girl boss Kitty Galloway (Alaska Thunderf*ck) is dealing with imminent eviction. Across the street at the Fish Tank, house mother Alexis Gillmore (Nick Adams, of Broadway’s Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) is in big trouble with the IRS; fellow queens Tuna Turner (Lagoona Bloo), Popcorn (Luxx Noir London) and Dixie Coxworth (Liisi LaFontaine) push her into seeking help into seeking help from her estranged accountant brother, Tom (played by Rent’s Adam Pascal).
The Beacon Written by Nancy Harris Directed by Marc Atkinson Borrull Irish Repertory Theater October 20, 2024 Production website 💉💉 out of 5.
The Beacon tells (in a most uninteresting, jumbled way) the story of Bev (Kate Mulgrew) a famed painter of abstract art welcoming her son Colm back to the family cottage with his new American bride just has Bev has embarked on a full-scale renovation replacing most of her walls with glass in an odd desire to seek more privacy. Enter an old family friend and home renovator, Donal who shares a secret (but not that scandalous) past with her son to be followed by a late inclusion of a local true crime podcaster interested in the death of Bev’s ex-husband and what do you get? – We don’t get much.
N/A Written by Mario Correa Directed by Diane Paulus Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center Theater June 15, 2024 Production website 💉💉 out of 5.
N/A is a two woman play between N (a quite obvious Nancy Pelosi – right down to the look, clothes and hairstyle) and A (a near look-alike for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The two women meet on stage shortly after A has won the election to join the House of Representatives and makes her introduction to N. The playwright, Mario Correa, who actually served as a Congressional aide prior to writing this play, sets out to tell the story of the person whom many consider the most powerful woman in American history – and the “once-in-a-generation political talent who defied her.”
Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel directed by Charlotte Moore Irish Repertory Theatre June 12, 2024 Production website 💉💉 out of 5.
Molly Sweeney tells the story of an independent, affable blind woman living a simple life in Northern Ireland. Her life takes a huge change in direction when she meets her husband who has a passion for self improvement and wonders if his wife’s sight can be restored. At his prompting, they seek out the advice of a surgeon who claims that although the success may be slim an operation is worth the risk. After all, what does she have to lose.
What Became of Us by Shayan Lotfi Directed by Jennifer Chang Atlantic Theatre May 30, 2024 Production website 💉💉 out of 5.
What Became of Us was a very nice play. I wish that it had been more than just a nice play, but it really was just a nice play. The play told the story of two siblings, one born in their native country and one born in the US) as they each navigated their ties to both their birthplace, the United States and their relationships to their parents.
