Word: off-broadway
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...media refused to cover her, deeming her lyrics and titles too scandalous. Audiences loved them, however, and the "Queen of the Party Song" became a sensation on stages across the country. Among other favorites: Stay out of My Pantry and Boobs, the title of a Wallis-inspired 2003 off-Broadway revue...
...out.Mia P. Walker ’10 RR: So what is your role in this production?MW: I’m directing it.RR: What made you want to direct this play?MW: Well, it’s new and it’s about a Harvard student. It was off-Broadway and it got slammed. A friend brought it to me and was like, “You have to read this play.” I read it and I was like, “How did this get slammed? It’s unbelievable...
...Sexuality, the Course Innovation Funds, and Boston-area queer theater group Theater Offensive. LEAVING A LEGACY Both the Five Lesbian Brothers and the Split Britches are known for irreverent, satirical, and emotionally raw performances in queer theater, and members of both groups have been honored with the OBIE award, Off-Broadway theater’s highest accolade. The discussion Monday evening was ostensibly focused on how the transitory realm of theater can change the world, how to deal with the inevitably fleeting nature of the medium, and how to create a legacy for the future of queer performers. They discussed...
...staff in 1992. Half-human, half-bat, he was discovered in a West Virginia cave, and proved so popular that the writers had him escape custody every now and then and go on a new adventure. In the excellent musical version, which starred Devin May and had a long off-Broadway run, he is a practically a Christ figure, sacrificed and venerated: "Hold me, Bat Boy, / Touch me, Bat Boy, / Help me through the night." He's a metaphor for humanity's fascination-repulsion with the bizarre, which was right up WWN's back street...
...cast consists of only four actors; an interesting and risky choice for a musical with so many eclectic roles, but consistent with how the play is performed off-Broadway. The effect is confusing, often dizzying, and not too different from being in love...