Parker is getting a lot of buzz thanks to its well-publicized nudity and the use of Yondr pouches to sequester audience members’ phones like the ones used at Take Me Out, starring a famously naked Jesse Williams.īut what you can’t lock away - and what’s best experienced live in a theatre rather than trolled across social media - is the grief, resiliency, and healing that comes after losing a loved one.Īfter the sudden death of Jeffrey, his partner of 30 years, and a night of heavy drinking several months later, Terry Parker (Derek Smith) wakes up with Justin, a 28-year-old bartender/Uber driver (Davi Santos) in his deceased husband’s former East Village art studio.
Playwright Michael McKeever’s new play Mr. Welcome to Curtain Call, our mostly queer take on the latest theater openings on Broadway and beyond. Davi Santos, left, and Derek Smith in Mr.