Monthly Archives: March 2010

Review: The Glass Menagerie

Originally reviewed for GaySocialites.com. Finally I’ve actually seen a Glass Menagerie that resembles the wonderful, wistful Tennessee Williams play I’ve read so many times. Director Gordon Edelstein has blown decades of dust off the play by simply treating it as … Continue reading

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Review: KT Sullivan & Mark Nadler

Originally reviewed for GaySocialites.com. 10 years ago, Soprano KT Sullivan and pianist/entertainer extraordinaire Mark Nadler, starred in a very smart revue of Gershwin songs called American Rhapsody. The two of them packed the stage of the Triad Theatre with more … Continue reading

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Review: Lea Salonga

Origingally reviewed for GaySocialites.com. I first saw Lea Salonga in the Broadway “revisal” of Flower Drum Song, which gave her some great acting opportunities but gave a lot of the best songs to other performers — though Salonga did turn … Continue reading

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Review: The Temperamentals

Originally reviewed for GaySocialites.com. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: you must see this. Not just because it’s an excellent gay-themed production. Not just because it’s a chance to see Michael Urie of Ugly Betty fame in … Continue reading

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Review: Marilyn Maye

Originally reviewed for GaySocialites.com. Ella Fitzgerald once called Marilyn Maye “the greatest white female singer in the world”. I saw her for the first time in her latest club act at Feinstein’s, and I can tell you that’s no exaggeration. … Continue reading

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Review: Mr. & Mrs. Fitch

Originally reviewed by GaySocialites.com. I like Douglas Carter Beane a lot, so I’ll try to be kind about Mr. & Mrs. Fitch, a comedy I really wanted to like, but couldn’t. Mostly, I have a lot of questions. Right off … Continue reading

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Review: Yank!

Originally reviewed for GaySocialites.com. Set during World War II, the new musical Yank! follows a young serviceman named Stu (Bobby Steggart) as he nervously explores his attraction to men. Bookwriter David Zellnik has created a compelling voyage of discovery for … Continue reading

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