TA-DA! AND OTHER QUEER MAGIC TRICKS For Josh Sharp, "ta-da!" is code for gay. As a twelve-year-old magician, it was his entrance line: "ta-da!" Yeah, totally gay. But growing up in the South…
DARWIN DEL FABRO STUNS IN A PERFORMANCE OF BECOMING One reason the queer community has found broader acceptance in America " generally speaking " is that most people today know someone who i…
FRANK MORGAN Not too long ago in Sag Harbor, Morgan Bassichis spent time at an artist residency. For those unfamiliar with such places, Morgan wryly explained that "an art residency is when …
PATCHWORK PATRIOTISM, POWERED BY A KILLER SETLIST With a book credited to Bryce Hallett, one may expect Rolling Thunder to be a new Off-Broadway musical. Despite the presence of a librettist…
A Woman's Journey of Self-Discovery Presented in the Year of the Snake, Lady White Snake offers a contemporary interpretation of one of China's great folktales"long retold in theatre, film, …
TWO GINGER SNAPS UP FOR THIS PARENT TRAP PARODY The subtitle for Ginger Twinsies, the new Off-Broadway comedy which last tonight at the Orpheum Theatre, reads: "The Parent Trap parody (legal…
THE MORRIS, THE MERRIER The Mark Morris Dance Group celebrates its 45th anniversary with a dynamic return to The Joyce Theater. Program B showcases a wide-ranging display of the company's ha…
JOY TO THE WHIRL For every inventive soul who's ever heard "no," "pass," or "next," Joy is for you. Based on the life of Miracle Mop inventor Joy Mangano, this briskly staged musical deliver…
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S IN STORE; SHOP 'TIL REALITY DROPS Area15 is an immersive retail and entertainment district located just minutes from the Las Vegas Strip. Its crown jewel is Omega Mar…
A DARKLY HILARIOUS REVIVAL The 1989 cult classic film, Heathers (if you haven't seen it, it's a friggin' must) preceeded the film Mean Girls (2004) by fifteen years. Later, it was adapted in…
A WESTERN WORTH REVISITING The Onomatopoeia Theatre Company, in collaboration with the Gene Frankel Theatre, brings back The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance in a compelling and timely revival. …
JOYFUL, JERKY, AND JUST WHAT OFF-BROADWAY NEEDS There are two powerful reasons to see Bear Grease. First: The deeply felt curtain speech by Henry Cloud Andrade, co-writer/co-creator"with Cry…
ELLA STILLER'S DILARIA: A DEBUT IN EXTREMIS Three striking Off-Broadway debuts anchor Dilaria, a sharp, volatile new play by Julia Randall at the DR2"the Daryl Roth Theater's 99-seat space j…
DEFYING GRAVITY… AND CONVENTION Since its founding in 1971, Pilobolus has made a name for itself by celebrating the expressive potential of the human body"its weight, balance, connectivity…
There are two standout reasons to catch Beau the Musical, the moving and musically stirring new Off-Broadway production now playing at Theatre 154"aside from the fact that its cast of eight …
QUINTUPLE THREAT NYMPHIA WIND HAS MORE THAN BANANA APPEAL I'm a bad gay. I've only seen one or two episodes of RuPaul's Drag Race out of"how many seasons now? Seventeen! But after seeing Nym…
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE OF RAGE As the inaugural production at the new Studio Seaview (formerly Second Stage on 43rd and 8th), Penelope Skinner's Angry Alan opened June 11 for a limited run. St…
WAR IS FOR CLOWNS Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland join the thrilling ranks of clown-trained performers (Julia Masli is another) reshaping the boundaries of theatrical storytelling. A Letter to…
APPARENTLY, YOU CAN DO A LOT My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?) is a joyous, autobiographical solo show from social media sensation Rob Madge, charting their journey as a queer child wi…
A RADICAL FAIRY TALE FIT FOR A KING The only marketing I saw for Jordan Tannahill's provocative new play Prince Faggot, which opened last night at Playwrights Horizons (a co-production with …
EVENTUALLY, EVERYTHING COMES OUT IN THE WASH Woodie King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre has found a new home, relocating from the Lower East Side to the Upper West Side's WP Theater. Their second…
HA-LLELUJAH! HELP IS JUST A "HA" AWAY Julia Masli makes a slow, focused entrance onto the stage of the Anspacher Theater at The Public. Despite the surrounding moody blues, her face is lit b…
A NIGHT OF MUSIC, MEMORY, AND MADNESS: PARADISE FOUND The Studio Theatre's Victor Shargai stage has been strikingly transformed into a 1949 jazz club for Paradise Blue, Dominique Morisseau's…
KING JAMES SCORES BIG AT ROUND HOUSE THEATRE Rajiv Joseph's King James"which opened last night at Round House Theatre"isn't a revival of the 1611 Bible translation, but a contemporary comedy…
THIS LUNAR ECLIPSE SHINES WITH QUIET GRACE The seven stages of a lunar eclipse unfold on the Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center, produced by Second Stage. This New Y…