Seat Filler: NYC Theater Guide for May 2012

Taking advantage of the lull in Broadway openings leading up to the Tony Awards on June 10, our man on the New York theater scene grabs a seat at the greatest and gayest new offerings off-Broadway, including Cock, February House, and a redressed Naked Boys Singing!

BY Brandon Voss

May 22 2012 3:01 PM ET

In Masks Outrageous and Austere
The provocative final full-length play by Tennessee Williams had its tech-heavy world premiere — originally scheduled to run through the end of the month — under David Schweizer’s direction with Shirley Knight as Babe, a wealthy, boozy broad held captive along with her gay husband (Robert Beitzel) and his young lover (Sam Underwood) by a sinister corporation. Knight’s shaky command of her lines didn’t help this messy curiosity.
Culture Project, closed May 13.