See it if One of the best if not the best play I’ve seen on show score. Brilliant writing acting costumes humor an all out wonderful evening.
Don't see it if You have some sort of perverse objection to drag comedy. Read more
See it if You love classic Charles Busch or have never had the pleasure
Don't see it if You don’t like camp, comedy, or drag.
See it if An extremely funny period show with talented actors that will have you rolling in the aisles. If you love old movies/theater/laughter
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See it if You are a fan of CAMP and appreciate the talent and heart of the fabulous Charles Busch. LOL, I loved it. Great cast and audience.
Don't see it if If camp and drag are not your thing.
See it if you like old films with strong female characters--this spoofs them all! Also, if you enjoy drag performances, or don't know much about it.
Don't see it if Men dressed as women upsets you, or if you know nothing about the classic female film characters from the 1930s and 40s. Read more
See it if You love camp. Real camp. Very well done.
Don't see it if Have already seen Mr. Busch's plays and don't like his style. Read more
See it if You love Charles Busch, classic movies starring great dames, pastiche. This is SUCH a great time - I had a blast and laughed and laughed...
Don't see it if You are looking for something deeply serious or if you do not appreciate work from this genre / legendary artist.
See it if Charles Busch has finally a show that is entertaining and funny from beginning to very end. The hilarious yesteryear melodrama is MUST SEE.
Don't see it if The cast is terrific but Busch has found the perfect straight man, oops, woman in Jennifer van Dyck. She is perfect in every character.
CRITIC’S PICK. "Camp and Compassion in 'The Confession of Lily Dare': Charles Busch’s mash-up of mother-love weepies finds both pathos and hilarity in the tough talk of Hollywood divas."
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4/5 Stars. "For audiences today, increasingly removed from the cinematic source, Busch's sensibility is now itself an object of nostalgia, and it is showcased to humbly glorious effect in his latest scrappy melocomedy, 'The Confession of Lily Dare.'"
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"Charles Busch, drag artiste and author of 'The Tale of the Allergist's Wife,' plays the title role in his campy comedy riffing on female-driven 1930s movie melodramas."
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"‘The Confession of Lily Dare’ Is a Side-Splitting Hoot From Charles Busch"
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"Drag Icon Charles Busch Plays a Fallen Woman in 'The Confession of Lily Dare'
Not even an earthquake can shake her resolve."
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"Charles Busch Sends Up Pre-Code 'Fallen Woman' Flicks With 'THE CONFESSION OF LILY DARE'"
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"It's a kind of film festival for the stage -- a gloriously cockeyed one, to be sure -- and it provides playwright/star Charles Busch with his most deluxe vehicle of recent seasons."
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4/5 Stars. "As usual with the witty Busch, the script is a Godiva-chocolates-boxful of clever lines."
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