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Jade Jones

Bigfoot! A New Musical

March 17, 2026

The latest show about intolerance and social outcasts is the delightful "Bigfoot! A New Musical," now at New York City Center Stage I. Similar in plot to "Bat Boy: The Musical" but with a happy ending, if the book written by Amber Ruffin and Kevin Sciretta has much in common with sketchy comedy, it is most certainly because its writers come from that genre. The game cast is led by charming and cuddy Grey Henson as the hirsute seven foot title character with the rest of the hard-working cast playing many roles in the course of 90 minutes. [more]

Vanities – The Musical

April 5, 2023

Although the women grow up and change over the 26 years we see them, Heifner’s book tends to stay away from politics and the women’s movement other than mentioning markers like Kennedy, Nixon and Bob Dylan. However, the dialogue is bright and lively. The show is definitely a period piece ending as it does in 1990 but there are probably women who still live these lives. While in no way taking a feminist point of view, the characters do evolve and change over the years. [more]