Seat Filler: Best NYC Theater of 2009

6. The Story of My Life
The story is that the first new Broadway musical of 2009 unjustly closed after only five regular performances at the Booth Theatre. Written by life partners Neil Bartram and Brian Hill, this tuneful, unapologetically sentimental two-hander starred the winning Will Chase as Thomas, a successful writer who returns home to deliver the eulogy for Alvin, his estranged friend of 30 years. Out actor Malcolm Gets played the doting, gentle Alvin, who may or may not have been romantically attracted to Thomas. “These two guys are soul mates,” Bartram told Advocate.com. Added Hill, “We’ve specifically written a piece that’s full of ambiguity, so it’s up to the audience to decide.” And I decided that, yep, Alvin’s gay.