The Gorgeous Nothings
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Full guide →When to go. Head straight out at curtain call. Two-show days are the worst bet at both performances — the cast rests through the matinee and is spent by the evening. A Sunday matinee is the best single bet, because it is a one-show day. In bad weather the barricades sometimes never go up at all.
Who comes out. Anywhere from nobody to most of the cast. Nobody can tell you in advance which three — not us, not the theatre. Treat any list that claims otherwise with suspicion.
What to bring. Tonight’s Playbill and a fine-tip Sharpie, held open to the page you want signed. Ask before you photograph anyone, and keep the pavement clear — it is a working door, not a red carpet.
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Here's a slice of New York history most of us never learned in school. In the 1930s, the Men's Penitentiary on Welfare Island (today's Roosevelt Island) kept a separate wing for men locked up for being gay. The Gorgeous Nothings is a world-premiere musical inspired by the true stories of that ward.
Travis Lee Russ conceived and wrote it, and Danny Mefford directs and choreographs. Six inmates tell their stories through big, high-camp numbers, including the ward's yearly Christmas pageant, and the score leans on the Great American Songbook. Expect sequins and showtunes sitting right next to a hard piece of history. That pairing is the whole point.
Life Jacket Theatre Company produces, with Making Gay History and Baryshnikov Arts Center. It plays the Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) at the World Trade Center, a short run from February 16 through March 14, 2027. One performance on the first weekend is already marked sold out, so don't sit on this one too long.
Casting hasn't been announced yet. We'll add names and ticket deals here as soon as they drop.
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