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June 18, 2025 
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Dear Theater Fans,
Jordan Tannahill’s Off Broadway play puts a spotlight on a fictional gay, college-age Prince George in order to make a dramatic argument about sexuality and monarchy. Since the real Prince George is only 11, the premise initially seemed troubling — and may remain so for some theatergoers. But, to his surprise, Jesse Green found it thrilling to watch the play, which has the pearl-clutching title of “Prince Faggot.” Jesse described it as an “inflammatory” work that is “wild and undisciplined” yet “finds its way to splendor.” (Jesse also reviewed two starry solo productions: “Call Me Izzy,” featuring Jean Smart, and “Angry Alan,” with John Krasinski.)
Instead of clutching pearls, the 7 Fingers company members performing in “Passengers” clutch ankles, juggle hacky-sack-like balls and toss hula hoops. Elisabeth Vincentelli’s reporting on the train travel-themed show took a turn when a performer was injured during rehearsal. She wrote about how the production retooled at the last minute.
Also on the front lines was Laura Collins-Hughes. Like the other attendees at an immersive theater experiment called “Fight Back,” she was asked to assume the persona of an actual AIDS activist taking part in a 1989 Act Up meeting. The aim: to recreate the meeting as an exercise in empathy.
From Michael Paulson:
On the (Brooklyn) waterfront: Michelle Williams and Mike Faist will lead an Off Broadway revival of Eugene O’Neill’s 1921 drama “Anna Christie” at St. Ann’s Warehouse in the fall.
At the Kit Kat Club: Billy Porter will return to Broadway as the Emcee in the revival of “Cabaret,” reuniting with his London “Cabaret” co-star Marisha Wallace as Sally Bowles. They are scheduled to join the New York show, starting July 22 and running until Oct. 19, when the production plans to close.
On Broadway: The immigrant-themed musical “Real Women Have Curves,” which featured the Tony-nominated actress Justina Machado, announced that it will play its final performance on June 29.
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Have a wonderful week,
Nicole Herrington
Theater Editor
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