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Broadway Review: “Straight White Men” at The Hayes Theater

When entering The Hayes Theater to see “Straight White Men, the audience is bombarded by loud music – so loud, one cannot speak to one’s neighbor. Person in Charge 1 (more later) approaches to ask if the music is too loud. If one answers ‘yes,’ one gets a free set of earplugs. If one answers ‘no,’ one finds out later…

Off-Broadway Review: “White Guy on the Bus” at 59E59 Theaters

March 14, 2017 | all i want is one night, days of rage broadway, days of rage theatre, Off-Broadway > | 59E59 Theaters, Bruce Graham, Bud Martin, Danielle Lenee, Delaware Theatre Company, Drama Desk Award, Jessica Bedford, Jonathan Silver, Outer Critics Circle Award, Racism, Robert Cuccioli, Susan McKey, Tony Award-nominee, White Privilege

What is clear about Bruce Graham’s “White Guy on the Bus” is that white privilege drives the engine of racism in America. In a compelling performance as successful financier Ray, Robert Cuccioli gives that protagonist rich layers of contempt for all things that might threaten his privileged status. Additionally, this contemptable character seems to have difficulty controlling an undercurrent of…