10 Times I Said ‘Bad Words’ in Public! F*ck!

10 Times I Said ‘Bad Words’ in Public! F*ck!

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | I vividly remember seeing films with my parents when I was a kid and becoming confused when a harsh word was said by an actor and the entire audience reacted by shrieking in horror. I’d turn to my mother and whisper, “What did that word mean?” and she’d weirdly refuse to […]

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 […]

Oh, My: ‘Oh, Mary!’ Sensation Bianca Leigh Brings ‘Transvestigation’ to the Beechman

Oh, My: ‘Oh, Mary!’ Sensation Bianca Leigh Brings ‘Transvestigation’ to the Beechman

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Actress, singer, writer, and educator Bianca Leigh, a transgender woman, is currently collecting oodles of accolades for educating Broadway audiences—not about pronouns, mind you. The thing that has capacity crowds swooning is the way Bianca—as Louise, first lady Mary Todd Lincoln’s personal assistant and steadfast supporter—navigates the Lyceum Theatre stage with […]

Jackie Beat, in Best-Of Booking, Bids Adieu to Soon-to-Shutter Laurie Beechman Theatre

Jackie Beat, in Best-Of Booking, Bids Adieu to Soon-to-Shutter Laurie Beechman Theatre

NOTE: Originally scheduled to shutter in Auguat, The Laurie Beechman Theatre will remain open through September. For the Beechman’s public performance calendar, clIck here. When word got out a few weeks ago that West Bank Cafe (opened on West 42nd Street in 1978) would be closing its doors this month, that meant the same fate would await […]