Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody @ The Club

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The Play: Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody; a surprisingly sweet, cleverly staged and very amusing send-up of the hit HBO series about the relationship between two closeted gay hockey players

Book, Music and Lyrics by: Dylan Marcaurele        Directed by: Alan Kliffer

One good thing: You don’t have to have seen the streaming series to enjoy the terrific performances by Jay Armstrong Johnson and Jimin Moon, who sing great, look great and have great chemistry together; and just as good are the hardworking three-member ensemble who play all the other roles in the hockey guys' lives as well as the trio of straight women superfans who serve as the musical’s narrators

One not-so-great thing:  This new makeshift theater’s folding chairs and tall stools aren’t all that butt-friendly even though the show only runs about 80 minutes and the site lines can also be a challenge for some audience members (one of them being me) if they're seated in the pathway of one of the poles that seem to be a structural part of the top floor of what used to be The McKittrick Hotel where the immersive show Sleep No More ran for nearly 14 years 

 

 


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