The Performers
Aaaay! Who doesn't like hearing Henry Winkler talk about porn? And who doesn't like seeing Cheyenne Jackson in nothing but a skimpy pair of briefs? For all that and more, check out the new American comedy, The Performers . Like any other story, The Performers is about relationships. What sets this apart from other plays of its ilk is, in addition to a truly hilarious script by emerging playwright David West Read ( Dream of the Burning Boy ) and spot on performances from the entire six-person cast, that this is set in the world of adult filmmaking. The action of The Performers takes place, mostly in real time, in Las Vegas on the night of the Adult Film Awards (think: the AVN Awards David Foster Wallace wrote about in his essay "Big Red Son," included in Consider the Lobster , ) which are exactly what they sound like. We first meet adult film star Mandrew (Jackson) as he is being interviewed by his high school buddy Lee (Daniel Breaker), now a New York Post...