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christian lewis (they/them/theirs)
@christianlewis.bsky.social
PhD CUNY Grad Center, professor at Vassar, victorian lit + disability, queerness, trans stuff // theater critic, ✍🏻Variety, Into, LAReviewofBooks, Theatermania, AmericanTheatre, Queerty

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Despite some fancy camera work and close-ups, this production only goes skin-deep. variety.com/2025/legit/r...
‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ Review: Sarah Snook’s Solo Broadway Outing Can’t Find Meaning in the Artifice
The "Succession" Emmy winner's solo Broadway outing, staged by Kip Williams, can't find meaning in its artifice.
variety.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
everyone needs to get their butts to the Todd Haimes to go see ENGLISH, which is hands down one of the best plays of the decade. my review for @variety.bsky.social variety.com/2025/legit/r...
‘English’ Review: Pulitzer Winner Debuts on Broadway at the Top of the Class
Playwright Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer Prize winning play makes its Broadway debut in a moving, thought-provoking production.
variety.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
pies are my least favorite thing to bake but I slayed this
November 28, 2024 at 7:28 PM
was in a grocery store in Connecticut today and as I was checking out the cashier lady gave me a look up and down and said “you don’t have a Stop & Shop card, do you.” never have I ever been called a 🚬 so casually, she gagged me.
November 24, 2024 at 11:27 PM
holding space with and feeling power in this
November 23, 2024 at 3:50 AM
this is having a moment again on that other app so sharing here for old times’ sake:

remember when RuPaul said he saw Dear Evan Hansen and thought that Ben Platt’s character’s name was Dear
November 18, 2024 at 5:05 PM
for any fans of downtown, avant-garde, experimental theater, GIVE ME CARMELITA TROPICANA! is a fitting tribute to the art form and to Soho Rep. my review for 3views: www.3viewstheater.com/views/queer-...
queer-utopias-a-tribute-to-downtown-theater
When you hear the phrase “downtown theater,” perhaps some images or memories come to mind–something weird, nonlinear, probably low-budget, maybe devised, something you’d call “experimental.” Perhaps t...
www.3viewstheater.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:16 AM
gotta love some historical sexology
November 17, 2024 at 7:02 PM
hi gays
November 17, 2024 at 6:41 PM
for the 🦋 crowd, here my review of MAYBE HAPPY ENDINGS this season’s little engine that could musical which you should absolutely go see. t.co/xvcCPYUIoA
https://variety.com/2024/legit/reviews/maybe-happy-ending-review-darren-criss-broadway-musical-1236207518/
t.co
November 17, 2024 at 4:54 PM
guess we’re doing this
November 17, 2024 at 5:48 AM