• Junk, 11/16/17 (Thurs), Lincoln Center
• Torch Song, 11/17/17 (Fri), Broadway
• Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train, 11/18/17 (Sat), off Broadway
• Time and the Conways, 11/18/17 (Sat), Broadway
• The Band’s Visit, 11/19/17 (Sun), Broadway
• Brigadoon, 11/19/17 (Sun), Encores!

A brief visit to New York on the way elsewhere. Shows I missed this time included Dear Evan Hansen (tickets impossible to get in the lead actor’s final days) as well as Hamilton and Bruce Springsteen (tried half-heartedly and unsuccessfully for the lottery for both). I decided against the revival of M Butterfly, one of my favorite shows, when I heard that the author had added a part describing how the Chinese guy disguised his “package”, which sounded much too literal for a show about illusion. (And I didn’t need another apparent reference by Hwang to small Asian penises, an obsession he needs to overcome.)   Continue reading →