A Night at the Tombs
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo · Jul 9, 2010 · New York
http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/reviews/07-2010/a-night-at-the-tombs_28619.htmlTransgendered performer Bianca Leigh has a wry wit and charming demeanor that enlivens her solo show A Night at the Tombs, performing Thursday nights at the Bowery Poetry Club. Directed and developed by Tim Cusack for Theatre Askew, this monologue with music features original songs by artists such as Taylor Mac, Jeff Whitty, and Ellen Maddow. Unfortunately, the majority of the tunes do not make much of an impression and Leigh's vocal talents are not always up to the challenges of her material.
The narrative centers on an incident in March 1987, when Leigh was arrested for prostitution and brought to The Tombs (otherwise known as the Manhattan Detention Complex). She sketches in the circumstances that led to this event, including her early struggles with her gender identity, taking up acting, beginning the transition from male to female, and eventually stumbling into a career as a dominatrix in order to fund her sex change.
