11/30/22: Ain't No Mo'
What: A Broadway transfer from The Public of Jordan E. Cooper's comedy, a series of vignettes wrapped around the premise that America's solution to reparations to Black people for centuries of abuse is to send them all back to Africa for free--so long as they don't miss the last flight out, piloted by Barack Obama.
And? Holy shit. This play is so sharp, so smart, biting and hilarious, and at the last--devastating. Because the hand that seems to giveth will most assuredly taketh back. Playwright Jordan E. Cooper, who also stars in the play as flight attendant Peaches, is at 27 the youngest playwright in Broadway history, and this is a fucking hell of a debut. I can't wait to see what he does next, and I hope this production, which opens this week, gets the accolades it so well deserves. Also also I am now obsessed with Crystal Lucas-Perry, who is extraordinary in every scene, but particularly in the posh scene and the prison scene.
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| Fedna Jacquet, Shannon Matesky, Marchant Davis, Crystal Lucas-Perry, and Ebony Marshall-Oliver as Passenger 1, Passenger 3, Passenger 2, Passenger 5, and Passenger 4. Photo by Joan Marcus. |
12/1/22: The Collaboration
What: Manhattan Theatre Club presents a new play by Anthony McCarten about the artistic collaboration between Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
And? It's fine. Not terribly deep, but not cringingly bad. I like Anna Flieschle's scenic design.
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| Jeremy Pope and Paul Bettany as Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol. Photo by Marc Brenner. |
Streaming Theater Related Content I Watched
- Wilma Theater's School Pictures.
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