cultural commentary from the desk of Don Shewey
Tim Hopper, Brian Hutchinson, and David Greenspan in "Go Back to Where You Are" (photo by Joan Marcus)
My review of David Greenspan’s new play Go Back to Where You Are at Playwrights Horizons has just been posted on CultureVulture.net. Check it out and let me know what you think.
There are still spaces available for anyone interested in taking “Authentic Eros: body sex explorations for men,” the workshop that I’m co-facilitating with Kai Erhardt at Easton Mountain Retreat in upstate New York May 5-8, 2011.
For gay men today, the sexual landscape seems rich and full of possibilities for connection, pleasure, love and romance. And yet for many of us, the quest to create a satisfying erotic life is confusing and frustrating. Ever feel like you missed the day in school when everybody else learned how to do this? Ever feel like you need a refresher course on listening to your own desires, getting out of your head and into your body, and creating true intimate connections step by step? “Authentic Eros” may be the experience you’re looking for.
For more information and/or to register for the workshop, click here. Or feel free to contact me directly.
Still catching up from last week, I’ve just posted my review of Wally Shawn’s Marie and Bruce, being revived by the New Group in a production starring Marisa Tomei and Frank Whaley, beautifully staged by Scott Elliott. I liked everything about the production but one thing. It’s a big but, though. Check out the whole review online here and let me know what you think.
It’s a tough play, in many ways, but I retain very fond memories of the original production at the Public Theater, which I saw not long after I moved to New York in 1980. Directed by the late great Wilford Leach, the production starred Louise Lasser and Bob Balaban (below).
photo by Martha Swope
A whole bunch of new shows are opening this week, and I’m still catching up from week before last. My review of The Book of Mormon just went up on CultureVulture.net. Check it out and let me know what you think, f**ker.
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