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Dylan Mulvaney is making her way Off-Broadway this fall in The Least Problematic Woman in the World directed by Tim Jackson. The show, which is written by and stars Mulvaney, will run from Sept. 20 to Nov. 30 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Official opening is set for Oct. 7.
The show had an acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival under the title Faghag. It is an autobiographical solo play with outrageous characters, heartfelt stories, and blazing vulnerability. In it, Mulvaney shares her journey from Catholic school kid to trans TikTok icon. Her journey of self-discovery and girlhood is unapologetically camp.
Mulvaney is best known for her viral series Days of Girlhood, which has over one billion views across social media platforms. She was named on Forbes’ 30 under 30 and Out 100 and Attitude Magazine's Woman of the Year for 2023. She recently made her West End debut in We Are Not Kids Anymore, and has performed in The Book of Mormon on Broadway.
Jackson most recently directed and choreographed Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) at the American Repertory Theatre and choreographed the recent Broadway revival of Merrily We Roll Along starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez.
Tickets are available to Lucille Lortel Theatre now. Tickets will become available on Wednesday at 10 a.m. on TodayTix, with general sale beginning at 10 a.m. on Aug. 1. The full creative team will be announced at a later date.
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The Outsiders has found its “gold” tour cast! Nolan White will lead the first North American tour of The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis. The rest of the company includes Bonale Fambrini as Johnny Cade, Tyler Jordan Wesley as Dallas Winston, Travis Roy Rogers as Darrel Curtis, Corbin Drew Ross as Sodapop Curtis, Emma Hearn as Cherry Valance, Jaydon Nget as Two-Bit, Mark Doyle as Bob, and Jackson Reagin as Paul. At certain performances, Jordan DeAndre Williams will play the role of Ponyboy Curtis.
The tour will begin in Buffalo, New York on Sept. 17 with official opening in none other than Tulsa, Okla. in October.
“This is an incredible group of talented actors that we’re delighted to introduce to North America beginning this Fall,” producer Matthew Rego said in a statement. “We can’t wait for audiences to experience the heart and soul this company will bring to S.E. Hinton’s timeless story with choreography by the Tony nominated Rick and Jeff Kuperman and under the direction of Tony Award winner Danya Taymor.”
The Outsiders won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Musical. It features a book by Tony Award nominee Adam Rapp with Tony Award winner Justin Levine, music and lyrics by Tony Award nominees Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay & Zach Chance) and Justin Levine, music supervision, orchestration & arrangements by Justin Levine, choreography by Tony Award nominees Rick Kuperman & Jeff Kuperman.
Based on the critically acclaimed 1976 novel of the same name, The Outsiders tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade, and band “outsiders” as they battle with their affluent rivals, the Socs.
The Outsiders North American tour begins performances on Sept. 17 in Buffalo, New York. For tickets, tour route, and more information, visit here.
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For passionate devotees of Nancy Meyers’ beloved 1998 family rom-com The Parent Trap, a surefire treat awaits at the Orpheum Theatre in the East Village. And for the rest of us, there’s still plenty of brainless joy to be found in Kevin Zak’s raucous new parody Ginger Twinsies, even if the show’s driving pastiche sometimes proves more exhausting than delightful.
Zak, a popular actor, writer and gay internet person, takes on dual writing and directing duties for his unabashedly stupid sendup of Meyers’ beloved Lindsay Lohan-led identity swap comedy (itself a remake of the 1961 iteration led by Hayley Mills), now open off-Broadway and running through October 25.
The goal is broad camp, but the gags are nothing if not extremely specific. The Parent Trap is not simply a jumping-off point for Zak, some starting premise towards opening up wider avenues of comedy. No no—this is, almost beat for beat, a densely detailed dissembling of one single movie, with Zak less an author and more a chaotic dramaturg, delivering notes on Meyers’ screenplay entirely in the form of outrageous slapstick and copious dick (or, dick-sucking) jokes.
Even if you’re expecting exactly that, it might take you some time to settle in. Zak barely allows himself a preamble here, immediately churning through plot (and commentary) at a breathless pace. But catch up, because Zak and movement director Jesse Robb have already launched into an insanely long dance sequence built around the secret handshake shared by Annie James (Russell Daniels) and her butler, Martin (Jimmy Rae Bennett, juggling many roles alongside ensemblists Lakisha May, Grace Reiter, Philip Taratula, Matthew Wilkas and Mitch Wood).
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Twinsies gradually settles into a legible balance of Parents Trap plot beats, extended (and gleefully extraneous) riffs on Meyers’ more absurd touches, and tweet-length gags on contemporary pop culture. If you’re not a Trap enthusiast, that last category proves the most satisfying—Zak’s hilarious digs at theater’s (and Broadway’s) absurdities, with targets ranging from Sweeney to Redwood, suggest he’d be a fine successor to Gerard Alessandrini.
In fairness, many of Zak’s quips at Meyers’ expense are also enjoyable. Genius though she is, Meyers is an often truly bizarre screenwriter, and there’s good fun to be had at ribbing her more eccentric narrative decisions. But the show’s direct Parent Trap mockery grows predictable after a while, leaning too heavily on repetitive closet-case and sodomy gags.
A more experienced director than Zak might have identified areas to trim or condense (even at 80 minutes, Twinsies feels stretched out). But the work of his crackerjack creative team is faultless, from Beowulf Borritt’s purposely flimsy set pieces to Krystal Balleza and Will Vicari’s ludicrous wigs. And a supremely talented cast keeps things moving swiftly enough, most especially our delightful lead twins, Daniels and Aneesa Folds, who both deliver star-making turns.
A special shout-out is due, also, to two incredible talents. The long underrated Phillip Taratula is a pure delight as the villainous (or is she?) gold digger Meredith Blake, chewing the scenery with effortless aplomb. And costume designer Wilberth Gonzalez supplies, among so many fantastic creations, a sight gag to end all sight gags with the room-sized hat that floats onto stage for Blake’s first entrance. That hat alone is, honestly, worth the price of admission.
Ginger Twinsies is now in performances through October 25, 2025. For tickets and more information, visit here.
