Theater, Ballet, Opera, and Queer Cabaret: Vogue's Hamish Bowles Takes Manhattan

As you may know, I am never in New York for very long--so when I saw the prospect of three whole weeks here spread before me like some terrifying vision of eternity, I thought I should take the unusual opportunity afforded and throw myself at some of the city's performance wonders . . . or at least keep up with the June issue! So I did. It was more or less straight off the plane and straight to the opening night of Shuffle Along. Even with megawatt talents like the velvet-voiced Audra McDonald, ...