Monthly Archives: July 2009
News: I’m directing “Groupies” in FringeNYC
In the spirit of what my peeps over at GaySocialites.com call “shameless self-promotion,” I’m directing a play in the Fringe called GROUPIES, and I’d very much like all you “drama queens” to come see it! Here’s the info: GROUPIES at … Continue reading
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Review: Phantom of the Opera
I have to say right off the bat that I’ve never been a big fan of the music from Phantom. In my other life as a theater practitioner (hey, some critics know what they’re talking about), I’ve had more than … Continue reading
Review: Old Queen
There couldn’t be a more perfect show for my first review at GaySocialites.com than Old Queen. In this moving, often hilarious performance art piece, Penny Arcade laments that today’s young queers (and queens) have more information at their fingertips than … Continue reading
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Review: Vanities
It’s a bad sign for a musical when you’re listening to the songs waiting on the edge of your seat for the dialogue to return. The engaging story of Vanities centers on the lives and friendship of three women who … Continue reading
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Review: Mamma Mia
New York theatre critics are such bitches! I used to ignore theatre reviews for any given show until I’d written my own, but with a high-profile show like Mamma Mia I inevitably got wind of what my colleagues are saying—and … Continue reading
News: Hair Joins National Equality March
In an unprecedented move, the producers of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical have announced they are canceling the show’s Sunday, October 11th performance so that the entire cast can join the National Equality March in Washington, D.C. The announcement … Continue reading
Review: Thank You for Being a Friend
There’s a cute show somewhere in “Thank You for Being a Friend,” an unauthorized musical parody of “The Golden Girls.” That show would have the same cast and a trimmed version of the same script, but these crazy kids would … Continue reading
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Review: The 39 Steps
Thank goodness the small and charming 39 Steps is now playing at the small and charming Helen Hayes Theatre. The first time I saw it at the American Airlines Theatre, I felt like I was just seeing it in the … Continue reading
