Fusing influences from commedia dell’arte to the Theater of the Ridiculous, Taylor Mac has brought originality and oomph to New York’s off-Broadway scene.
“The hardest working middle-aged man in show business,” is a spiffy creation who sings and dances, tells naughty jokes, and works a room like a firecracker.
The hookup atmosphere in nightlife may have died off, but now there's room on the dance floor for an older generation. And you don't even have to know who Liza is to have a good time with them. (But look up Liza, by the way.)
Though there are fearless AIDS documentaries and TV movies being made now, it seems only decades of distance allows Hollywood studios to tackle the topic.
