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The Pride

Mar 7, 2010 @ 7:15 pm in Theatre by Jeff

Week three of Gay-playapooloza brought us to the MCC Theatre production of Alexi Kaye Campbell’s The Pride. This play, Campbell’s first, debuted in London in 2008 and won him the Critics’ Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright and the John Whiting Award for Best Play while the production itself won an Olivier Award. The awards [...]

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The Temperamentals

Feb 21, 2010 @ 7:55 pm in Theatre by Jeff

We started our gay-playapooloza this afternoon with Jon Marans’ play The Temperamentals, which started previews on Thursday for its open-ended run at New World Stages. The show premiered in 2009 as a showcase production at the TBG Theater’s 40-seat Black Box Studio, and later extended into a full two-month run at the TBG’s 99-seat space. [...]

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Two Plays & A Musical: Coming Soon

Feb 7, 2010 @ 6:40 pm in Theatre by Jeff

We don’t often buy advanced tickets, but we hit some great deals on three gay-themed shows that we’re eager to see. Here’s what is on our itinerary.

On February 21 we see The Temperamentals. This show ran off Broadway to much critical acclaim in 2009 and is returning in another off Broadway engagement this month. “Temperamental” [...]

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“August: Osage County” Disappointment

Jun 28, 2009 @ 5:16 pm in Theatre by Jeff

Admittedly we procrastinated seeing August: Osage County. At 3 1/2 hours it really couldn’t be done easily during the week. The show had been on our radar since it won the Pulitzer Prize and then the Tony Award last summer.
July was the month we were going to go. On May 26 Phylicia Rashad joined the [...]

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