Dr. Maya Cantu
@mayamcantu.bsky.social
Greasepaint Puritan: Boston to 42nd Street in the Queer Backstage Novels of Bradford Ropes, University of Michigan Press ‘24; Drama, Bennington College. www.mayacantu.com/news
It’s really true. And Cleveland Amory was an essential resource for ‘Greasepaint Puritan.’
November 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It’s really true. And Cleveland Amory was an essential resource for ‘Greasepaint Puritan.’
Photos from the reading earlier this week (Scar Jo was very good; Smith-Cameron fantastic). ‘Theater folk are a breed apart!’
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Photos from the reading earlier this week (Scar Jo was very good; Smith-Cameron fantastic). ‘Theater folk are a breed apart!’
I would have loved Hoffman too, but it was fun to see Busch (a natural Margo) play against type (and not in drag)!
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I would have loved Hoffman too, but it was fun to see Busch (a natural Margo) play against type (and not in drag)!
Because it’s now back to selling in the hundreds and thousands. :-(
November 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Because it’s now back to selling in the hundreds and thousands. :-(
Offstage is enjoyable but insufficient, agreed!
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Offstage is enjoyable but insufficient, agreed!
Gerard Alessandrini is brilliant.
November 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Gerard Alessandrini is brilliant.
I would have been Manny or Maury for Betty Comden.
November 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I would have been Manny or Maury for Betty Comden.
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Grim Hotel: Grand Hotel/love Can't Happen Quite So Quickly/follies Be
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November 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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