Yesterday, I went to see The Little Dog Laughed at the Kirk Douglas theatre.
Go if you can before it closes next week. I'm not kidding. Go.
The play is about an agent who is trying to get her main client, a gay actor, not to come out, while he is getting involved with a young hustler (played well by Johnny Galecki).
But Julie White, who is the agent, is amazing. She won a Drama Desk and an Obie, then they moved the play to Broadway and she won a Tony. And she's here doing it. She's hysterical without sacrificing depth, and you can't wait for her to come back on stage. Force of nature in Christian Louboutin shoes (and amazing clothes). Really, this is up there with the best performances I've seen, especially in a comedy--which is hard to do--she commands the stage. She's a blast.
Top actress perfs that blew my mind (and not in any order):
Vanessa Redgrave in Orpheus Descending
Zoe Caldwell in Master Class
Janet McTeer in A Doll's House
Cherry Jones in Baltimore Waltz, The Heiress, and Pride's Crossing
Audra McDonald in Master Class (frankly, between her and Zoe Caldwell, I thought the theater was going to explode)
Elaine Stritch in At Liberty and A Delicate Balance
Natasha Richardson in Cabaret
Faith Prince in Guys and Dolls
Viola Davis in King Hedley II