Transforming into a superhero usually requires a radioactive insect bite, surviving deadly exposure to gamma rays, or being lucky enough to be born into a species with extraordinary powers.
NEW YORK — Thanks to Twitter, Instagram stories and Facebook Live, it’s easy for all of us to be stars of our own making. But what happens when five individuals accustomed to being solo performers have to share the spotlight?
Like the love child of Prince, Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix, Preacher D is all swagger and seduction as he descends the steps of the Theban palace and announces, “I rep for Dionysus y’all and he don’t play/He’ll light yo ass up, if you got something to say.”
NEW YORK — The seaside town of “Feral,” a production by Tortoise in a Nutshell that opened at 59E59 Theaters on Wednesday, is easily recognizable. With its quaint streets, attractive shops and effortless charm, it might as well be called Idyllville. It’s the place most of us wish we remembered from childhood.
NEW YORK — The plays of S. Asher Gelman try to fill the void in popular culture once occupied on TV by the likes of “Queer as Folk” and “The L Word” — shows that promised titillation about LGBT life but also educated audiences. In his first professional play, “Afterglow,” two men in an open marriage invite a young massage therapist into their bed and lives.
NEW YORK — Bradley and Greta don’t seem to have much in common. He’s a white man with a nondescript office job, living in Brooklyn with his boyfriend Orion. She’s a black woman trying to “climb a corporate ladder” while raising her little daughter Astrid.
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