Messy White Gays
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The Duke
229 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036
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, revealing what happens when throuples crumble, neighbors bicker, and rich and pretty clash with hot and dumb. It’s Sunday morning in Hell’s Kitchen. Brecken and Caden have just murdered their boyfriend and stuffed his body into a Jonathan Adler credenza. Unfortunately, they’ve also invited friends over for brunch. And they’re out of limes! Feel bad for them! They’re MESSY WHITE GAYS!
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The ‘Messy White Gays’ Finally Get Their Comeuppance
7 / 10
But deeper questioning and nuanced ambiguities aren’t really what Messy White Gays is about. Droege—famed for his impersonations of Chloë Sevigny—is a formidable joke writer, and in previous shows like Bright Colors and Bold Patterns and Happy Birthday Doug, his well-crafted volleys of insults, jokes, and gay-cultural observation were leavened with character evolution and observation. Messy White Gays is a different proposition—more a high-voltage, extended comedy sketch than fully realized play. The gags come…well…thick and fast. “There’s a problem.” “What? Is Lisa Rinna back in the cast of Chicago?” You may laugh, you may gasp (particularly at the literally blowout finale), and Messy White Gays may also make you want to stay in for the rest of your lives.
'Messy White Gays' Off-Broadway review — a purely silly slayfest
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.
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Photos: Drew Droege's MESSY WHITE GAYS Opens Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 3, 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 3, 2025
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!
Review Roundup: MESSY WHITE GAYS Opens Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 3, 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 3, 2025
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.
Photos: Drew Droege, Derek Chadwick and More in MESSY WHITE GAYS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 31, 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 31, 2025
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.
Photos: Drew Droege, Derek Chadwick and More in MESSY WHITE GAYS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 6, 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 6, 2025
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!
Photos: Derek Chadwick Joins MESSY WHITE GAYS; See Rehearsal Photos
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 16, 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 16, 2025
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!
Drew Droege's Messy White Gays Debuts Off-Broadway This Fall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 18, 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 18, 2025
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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