Marvin J. Taylor on Underneath the Skin
Mise-en-scene, Direction, Coreography, Video, Costume, and Set Design by John Kelly
Original Texts by Samuel Steward
NYU Skirball Theatre
October 12, 2019
Production website
💉💉💉 out of 5.

Underneath the Skin was a smart, smart play.  It was a most novel dance-theatre piece based on the life of the classic star-****er and sexual maverick, Samuel Steward.  Yes, this was another gay play but the fascinating history that came with the play made it much more than that!  Here we have a living biography of Samuel Steward (1909-1993) who redefined himself often.  He succeeded as a novelist, poet, scholar, gay erotic fiction writer, and tattoo innovator.  And during all that he had time to sleep with Valentino, Lord Alfred Douglas (Boise), and Rock Hudson – while chumming up with good friends Gertrude Stein and Thornton Wilder.  Is there enough material here for a night in the theatre??  Hell, yes!! Continue reading Marvin J. Taylor on Underneath the Skin →