Falsettos
Music and lyrics by William Finn
Book by William Finn and James Lapine
Directed by James Lapine
Manhattan Theatre Club
October 14, 2016
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💉💉💉 out of 5.
I have been looking forward to seeing this play since I was a wee high school lad and SO excited to see a musical about an actual gay couple. I must have listened to the soundtrack a thousand times in college. Continue reading Falsettos
Here I am NYC for a fast and furious two shows for my birthday – – and with Heisenberg, I couldn’t have asked for a better present.
Back to the Delta lounge at La Guardia. Back to work tomorrow. Back to school. Back to the study of theatre. Back to NYC in 5 short weeks! My birthday, of course . . .
Aubergine
Written by Julia Cho
Directed by Kate Whoriskey
Playwrights Horizon
September 4, 2016
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💉💉 out of 5.
I had thought I had seen everything, but then a play comes along that is titled Aubergine – – or eggplant as most people would say. I admit that due to my lack of vegetable knowledge – I spent most of the first half of this play waiting for some character named Aubergine to appear – – and he did, but as part of a casserole. Continue reading Aubergine
The Layover
Written by Leslye Headland
Directed by Trip Cullman
Second Stage Theatre
September 2, 2016
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💉💉💉 out of 5.
This play was so downright wonderful in its first half. I was so worried that the cliche of two lost souls picking each other up while on a layover between cancelled flights was going to be too much. What was so wonderful was that the hustle here was so original, clever and fresh. I was kept glued to the stage as a bit of a referreee watching each of the partners score points with each other only to loose them with the next reference. They were beautifully imperfect but clever. You just never knew if they were going to get their joint act together and get some action for the night! Continue reading The Layover