Drew Droege's new comedy Messy White Gays officially opened Off-Broadway at The Duke on 42nd Street November 2, and the reviews are in. See what critics had to say about the play below.
In the farce, boyfriends Brecken and Caden have just murdered their throuple mate and stashed his corpse in a Jonathan Adler credenza, and the gays have just arrived for brunch. Hilarity and dirty jokes ensue. Mike Donahue is directing.
Droege is also starring in the premiere, opposite Derek Chadwick (The Sex Lives of College Girls), James Cusati-Moyer (Slave Play), Aaron Jackson (Dicks: The Musical), and Pete Zias (Total Trash Live!). Understudies Drew Reilly and Matt Steele round out the company. Casting is by Ryan Bernard Tymensky of RBT Casting.
Read the reviews below.
1 Minute Critic (Matthew Wexler)
New York Notebook (Sandy MacDonald)
New York Stage Review (Michael Sommers)
New York Theatre Guide (Kyle Turner)
The New York Times (Elisabeth Vincentelli)*
The Queer Review (James Kleinmann)
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
The production features set design by Alexander Dodge, costume design by James + AC, lighting design by Jen Schriever, sound design by Sinan Refik Zafar, props by Brendan McCann, puppetry by Sam Hill, and special effects by Jeremy Chernick. General management is provided by Sing Out, Louise! Productions, with production management by Libby J’Vera and Michal V. Mendelson as production stage manager.
The play was previously developed with a public reading at Soho Playhouse and a developmental staging at Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College, both in 2024.
The Fabulous Invalid (Jamie DuMont and Rob Russo), Tom D'Angora, and Michael D'Angora are producing with co-producers Willette and Manny Klausner, DT3 Productions, Stephanie Courtney and Scott Kolanach, Rebecca Gold, Zac Petkanas and B. Levi Bohanan, Red Spear Productions, Russo Famiglia, Angelina Santarelli, Marco Santarelli, Nelini Stamp, Emma Taylor, Andrew Tobias, and Wolk Transfer Company.
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Derek Chadwick, James Cusati Moyer, Pete Zias, and Aaron Jackson in Messy White Gays
Messy White Gays Off-Broadway
Derek Chadwick, Pete Zias, Drew Droege, Aaron Jackson, and James Cusati Moyer in Messy White Gays
Pete Zias and James Cusati Moyer in Messy White Gays
Derek Chadwick and Drew Droege in Messy White Gays
Drew Droege in Messy White Gays
James Cusati Moyer and Aaron Jackson in Messy White Gays
Drew Droege in Messy White Gays
Aaron Jackson in Messy White Gays
James Cusati Moyer in Messy White Gays
