Torch Song Trilogy
Written by Harvey Fierstein
Directed by Moises Kaufman
2nd Stage
June 23, 2017 Production website 💉💉💉 out of 5.
This Torch Song needed to have its torch lit! I saw the original Torch Song back in the Eighties with a younger Harvey Fierstein and his unmissable, low, rumbling voice. I remember as a young man in my twenties – I was blown away by every single scene. I had never seen a drag queen – much less the preparation that drag queens go through to complete the transformation. I had never been to a gay bar (sheltered, I know) much less a gay bar with a “back room.” I couldn’t imagine an entire scene of a straight couple and a gay couple shacking up together and swapping partners – all played out in a scene that takes place on a stage-filling bed. And then that big coming out scene with (in the original, Estelle Getty) It changed my world – and clearly it opened the door for Will and Grace, Modern Family and the inclusion of gays in a hundred stories, movies and TV shows to come. It changed the world for gay men in the entertainment world – for sure! Continue reading Torch Song Trilogy→
Groundhog Day
Book by Danny Rubin
Music and lyrics by Tim Minchin
Directed by Matthew Morris
August Wilson Theatre
June 26, 2017 Production website
💉 💉💉out of 5.
There was more stuff in this show then one could possibly imagine. Circle upon circle was spinning throughout the show. The actors literally did laps for the two and a half hours all the while singing and dancing around in parkas in NYC in July! Groundhog Day was so beautiful and magical to watch. I thought to myself that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory would have really benefitted from this set designer! Continue reading Groundhog Day→
The Parrallelogram
Written by Bruce Norris
Directed by Michael Greif
Second Stage Theater
July 25, 2017 Production website
💉💉💉 out of 5.
Now tonight I truly saw Groundhog Day but without all of the glitz. It is also the only time that I have been to a show that during the intermission the first thing that the audience was doing was opening Google to see what a parallelogram was and how it had anything to do with the show. Nothing wrong with doing a little geometry outreach. Continue reading The Parallelogram→
Indecent
Written by Paula Vogel
Directed by Rebecca Taichman
Cort Theatre
June 14, 2017 Production website
💉💉💉 out of 5.
The visuals in Indecent were simply stunning. It really was a textbook for directors. From the moment we came in and saw a line of actors already on stage – – obviously Jews saddled with luggage on their high and left – we knew we were headed on a journey that wasn’t going to be easy! Indecent is such an important part of history in both its exploration of censorship and Yiddish theatre – particularly in America. Continue reading Indecent→
In & Of Itself
Written and Performed by Derek Delgaudio
Directed by Frank Oz
Daryl Roth Theatre
June 11, 2017 Production website
💉💉💉 out of 5.
Who doesn’t like a magic show? I love magic shows. I have never considered them legitimate theatre but I was open to the idea. From the moment I walked into the theatre, I knew this was going to be an entirely new experience in the theatre. In the lobby, we were presented with a huge peg board that was titled, “I Am . . .” There were hundreds of options. Some were fun: “I am a hot mess.” Some were accurate: “I am a pilot.” See were emotionally evocative: “I am an unkept promise.” You were asked to pick one – any one. I personally chose the humorous angle and picked “I am a sugar daddy.” Continue reading In & Of Itself→
Torch Song Trilogy
