A Night at the Tombs
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jul 8, 2010
Closed Aug 5, 2010
Opened Jul 8, 2010
Closed Aug 5, 2010
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Theatre Askew will present the world premiere of A Night at the Tombs, written and performed by transgender Downtown legend Bianca Leigh. Tim Cusack directs.
This play with music features original songs by Tony Award-winner Jeff Whitty (Avenue Q), Obie Award-winner William M. Hoffman (As Is, The Ghosts of Versailles), Ethyl Eichelberger Award-winner Taylor Mac (The Lily's Revenge), Jeff Domoto (Cornbury: The Queen's Governor), Barb Morrison (Itchy Trigger Finger, The Safety of Objects), and Matty Pritchard and Isam Rum (The Din).
In the piece, transgender actress Bianca Leigh's recounts the events surrounding her arrest for prostitution. While cooling her 6-inch heels in the clink awaiting sentencing, Bianca looks back at her past and tries to make sense of how a skinny New Jersey boy who dreamed of becoming a great Shakespearean actor ended up as a high-priced dominatrix.
In a tour-de-force performance that is both hilarious and moving, Bianca brings to vivid life more than a dozen characters, from her disapproving mother to the sadistic corrections officer who enacts the ultimate humiliation. With original music by prominent queer composers and lyricists representing every musical genre from Broadway to opera to punk, this night promises to be one to remember.
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Transgendered performer Bianca Leigh has a wry wit and charming demeanor that enlivens her solo show A Night at the Tombs, performing Thursday nights at the Bowery Poetry Club. Directed and developed by Tim Cusack for Theatre Askew, this monologue with music features original songs by artists such as Taylor Mac, Jeff Whitty, and Ellen Maddow. Unfortunately, the majority of the tunes do not make much of an impression and Leigh's vocal talents are not always up to the challenges of her material.
The narrative centers on an incident in March 1987, when Leigh was arrested for prostitution and brought to The Tombs (otherwise known as the Manhattan Detention Complex). She sketches in the circums[...]