7 / 10
Droege has loaded his comedy with lots of one-liners, most of which detonate the theater with laughter. A few miss their mark, and that’s when the performances work overtime to massage those rare moments of awkward silence.
3 / 10
Droege could have penned a compelling autopsy report on contemporary gay male culture or a conduit for intermittently creative, pop culture-based barbs, and this play is the latter. It’s a massive disappointment, as Droege is a capable writer on a line-to-line level, with a decent vantage point about 30something gay people’s vices and virtue signaling. The blueprint for these men’s tiny, self-indulgent worldviews — where actresses, drug dealers, and tea dances dominate and people of color are a blip — is there. But Messy White Gays appears to have little interest in teasing out these privileges beyond shrill squabbling.
At a recent performance of Messy White Gays off-Broadway, Tony Kushner and his husband Mark Harris paid a visit. The pair posed with members of the cast after the performance. Check out photos here.
Messy White Gays, the brutal new satire from the mind of Drew Droege, is entering the final weeks of its limited engagement at The Duke on 42nd Street.
Messy White Gays, the brutal new satire from the mind of Drew Droege, celebrated its opening night at The Duke on 42nd Street, followed by a party at the West Bank Café. See photos here!
Messy White Gays, a brutal new satire from the mind of Drew Droege, is now officially open Off-Broadway! Messy White Gays stars Drew Droege, Derek Chadwick, James Cusati-Moyer, Aaron Jackson, Drew Reilly, Matt Steele, and Pete Zias.
You can now get a first look at photos of Messy White Gays, a brutal new satire from the mind of Drew Droege. In Messy White Gays, Drew Droege—the sharp-penned and quick-witted diarist of the contemporary homosexual—shines a harsh overhead light on the pores of White Gaydom.
You can now get a first look at production photos for Messy White Gays, a brutal new satire from the mind of Drew Droege. See photos here and learn more!
You can now get a first look inside the first rehearsal for Messy White Gays, a brutal new satire from the mind of Drew Droege. See photos here and learn more!
Experience Drew Droege's Messy White Gays, a sharp satire exploring White Gay culture. Performances start October 6, 2025, at The Duke on 42nd Street.
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