Eight Jukebox Musicals I Pray We Never See

Eight Jukebox Musicals I Pray We Never See

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Like an embarrassing itch, Broadway jukebox musicals just won’t seem to go away. Whether they tell the life story of the musical artist whose hits they use (like The Cher Showand Tina) or they string those songs together to construct a fictional, unrelated narrative (like Mamma Mia! or The Heart of […]

Honey is Our Hero: Drag’s Davenport Mines the Marrow of Many Genres, in ‘Comic Controversy’

Honey is Our Hero: Drag’s Davenport Mines the Marrow of Many Genres, in ‘Comic Controversy’

Theamatically tied to—and indeed, inspired by—November 17-20’s New York Comic Con (NYCC), the new show from singer, adult content creator, perpetually perceptive writer, continuously compelling live presence, and RuPaul’s Drag Race legend Honey Davenport has its world premiere performance at 9:30pm, Saturday, November 19, at West 42nd Street’s legend-in-its-own-right Laurie Beechman Theatre. Billed as “a […]

Dead-On Comedic Observer Alec Mapa Corrals Cancer’s Life Lessons, in New Solo Show

Dead-On Comedic Observer Alec Mapa Corrals Cancer’s Life Lessons, in New Solo Show

Actor, writer, comedian, and consistently hilarious gay wit Alec Mapa (as seen on Ugly Betty, Frasier, and RuPaul’s Drag Race) is returning to West 42nd Street’s legendary Laurie Beechman Theatre with the debut of his solo performance Ha! Penis! It’s a fitting setting for the show’s world premiere, with the Beechman (currently scheduled to shutter […]

‘Big Wigs’ Brings Larger-Than-Life Ladies to the Legendary Laurie Beechman Theatre

‘Big Wigs’ Brings Larger-Than-Life Ladies to the Legendary Laurie Beechman Theatre

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Laurels from countless luminaries began pouring in this summer, after word came down that Laurie Beechman Theatre (407 W. 42nd St.) would close for good come the end of August. Thankfully, the legendary downstairs performance space got a reprieve through October, as has the ground-level West Bank Cafe that sits above […]

Breakdancing, Beatbox, Ballroom & Waacking’s Best Battle at Manhattan West

Breakdancing, Beatbox, Ballroom & Waacking’s Best Battle at Manhattan West

Gather Round: Street and Club Dance Battles A 4-Part Outdoor Series, Free and Open to the Public 4:30pm to 6:30pm Wednesday, September 4, 11, 18 & 25 At Manhattan West Plaza (385 Ninth Ave.) BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Manhattan West in partnership with the Guggenheim’s Works & Process presents an exhilarating, athletic, and competitive edition of their […]

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