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Unfortunately, following the splash of our first production -- WIPEOUT -- we've had to postpone THE COTTAGE due to injury.
We'll bring this hilarious farce to you again soon. Stay tuned for details.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL returns once again as the perfect family tradition in WNY. And we're bringing the workshop production of the fresh-off-the-presses A KIDMAN CAROL to the cabaret for an off-beat adult holiday treat.
If you're from out of town, haven't been to see a show here in a while, never got off the couch since lockdown ended, or if you're one of our loyal subscribers... I know you're going to love this show and our season.
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Tony Winner Judy Kaye to Star in Industry Reading of Grindr Mom
Playbill.com
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October 3, 2025
GRINDRMOM played the Alleyway Cabaret in 2022 starring Caitlin Coleman
Tony Winner Judy Kaye to Star in Industry Reading of Grindr Mom
Tony Winner Judy Kaye to Star in Industry Reading of Grindr Mom
The solo play is about a conservative Mormon mother who opens a Grindr account to better understand her gay son.
Two-time Tony winner Judy Kaye (The Phantom of the Opera, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Mamma Mia!) will star in an upcoming industry reading of Grindr Mom, a solo play about a conservative Mormon mother who opens a Grindr account to better understand her gay son.
Written and directed by Ronnie Larsen, the reading will be held October 21 at 2 PM in The Jerry Orbach Theater at The Theater Center. A brief cocktail reception will follow.
The production is described as follows: "In Grindr Mom, Judy Kaye brings to life a compulsively candid mother who just wants to understand her son, even if that means opening her own account. Between hiding Pepsis from her husband, debating with Siri and Alexa about sexuality, and mistaking 'verse bottom' for a choir note, she stumbles into a world of lamp shade fetishes, headless torsos, and more 'HappyPigs' than she ever prayed for. As she spirals between laughter and heartbreak, this well-meaning mother wrestles with God, her religion, and her greatest fear—that her son’s eternal soul is lost to damnation."
Grindr Mom premiered at The Foundry, where it won two Carbonell Awards for Best New Work and Best Actress. The work has since played additional productions, including a run at Buffalo’s Alleyway Theatre Cabaret in 2022.
