Imagine if Harper, the Valium-addicted Mormon wife in Angels in America who imagines herself in Antarctica, actually met famous explorer Ernest Shackleton through some rift in the time-space continuum. Only instead of being a neglected housewife, she’s an aspiring avant-garde composer looking for a big break. Shackleton Loves Me Through 6/1: Thu 7:30 PM, Fri […]
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Fucking Men struggles with onstage intimacy realness
Instead, it settles for some bad fake interpretive-dance sex.
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Escape to Margaritaville, ‘Tis the Seasonal Depression, and nine more new stage shows
A musical for Parrotheads and a comedy revue from GayCo are among this week’s best bets.
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The Ages of Man, Splatter Theater, and ten more new stage shows to see
Three Thornton Wilder one-acts and Annoyance’s long-running slasher parody are among this week’s best bets.
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The La Ronde Project fucks its way up the social ladder
The La Ronde Project fucks its way up the social ladder.
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All Shook Up
Joe DiPietro’s savvy, funny songbook show reprises the King’s hits in a connect-the-tunes musical that blends Footloose with As You Like It. It’s the mid-50s, and an Elvis-like roustabout (the smoldering, very tall Cheyenne Jackson) shakes a small-hearted, dance-hating town from conservatism into liberal thinking–his love interest’s gender-bending disguise alone threatens at least one character’s […]