Jesse Green NYT's Critic's Pick review of "Prince Faggot"- Page 7

[Dreamboy3]

Posted: 9/29/25 at 6:54am

Double post. 

Updated On: 9/29/25 at 06:54 AM

[Dreamboy3]

Posted: 9/29/25 at 7:53am

Jay Lerner-Z said: "It’d be nice if the Royal Family as an institution stopped existing. Then maybe Prince George, and all future Prince Georges, could live in peace and privacy.

Does the play cover that side of things…?"

As someone who liked the play, I did keep thinking that a lot of the conflict would be resolved if the dismantled the Monarchy. Instead, the play leans into the idea that we would be better off if we were all princes and princesses. 
 
the very mixed response on this board is so different than the response from my friends who almost universally thought it to be thought provoking. But, hey, I liked Slave Play too. 

The post popper sex scene really took me out of the play. I mean, they didn’t even shower or wipe themselves off before joining William and Kate for breakfast. Now that was shocking. 

Updated On: 9/29/25 at 07:53 AM

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 9/29/25 at 9:57am

Thanks. It'd be nice if the bigotry stirred up by a gay King at least lead to the downfall of this medieval cosplay sect. A heavy price to pay for the victim, what a curse to be born into.

[quizking101]

Posted: 9/29/25 at 10:31am

Dreamboy3 said: "The post popper sex scene really took me out of the play. I mean, they didn’t even shower or wipe themselves off before joining William and Kate for breakfast. Now that was shocking."

I am CACKLING. Dev was just preparing George for the real world where there aren’t showers after marathon chemsex. Makes complete dramaturgical sense

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/29/25 at 11:19am

Last night they did use towels to wipe themselves off. Not sure if that’s new or not. 

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 9/29/25 at 12:31pm

Jay Lerner-Z said: "Thanks. It'd be nice if the bigotry stirred up by a gay King at least lead to the downfall of this medieval cosplay sect. A heavy price to pay for the victim, what a curse to be born into."

The monarchy really lives royalty-free in your head, doesn't it?  Fascinating.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 9/29/25 at 12:37pm

Monarchy is indeed fascinating, yes. How on earth do they still exist in the modern world?

I don't know what you find bizarre about this, but okay. The British monarchy lives rent-free in a lot of people heads.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 9/29/25 at 12:42pm

It really doesn't.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 9/29/25 at 12:42pm

Does too.

[Highland Guy]

Posted: 9/29/25 at 1:06pm

Jay Lerner-Z said: "Does too."

Once again, you embarrass yourself.

 

Beyonce is Our Ally

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 9/29/25 at 1:14pm

I'm not remotely embarrassed.

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 9/29/25 at 2:18pm

Jay Lerner-Z said: "Monarchy is indeed fascinating, yes. How on earth do they still exist in the modern world?

I don't know whatyou find bizarre about this, but okay. The British monarchy lives rent-free in a lot of people heads."

I never used the word bizarre.  I said fascinating because I don't think I've ever encountered someone who so regularly raises the subject and criticizes the monarchy. And i live in London almost 50% of the time.

 

Updated On: 9/29/25 at 02:18 PM

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 9/29/25 at 3:05pm

Glad to be of service, Steve.

[kdogg36]

Posted: 9/29/25 at 5:19pm

SteveSanders said: "I never used the word bizarre. I said fascinating because I don't think I've ever encountered someone who so regularly raises the subject and criticizes the monarchy. And i live in London almost 50% of the time."

What is bizarre here is your obsession with picking apart almost everything a fellow BWW member has to say. Truly weird.

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 9/29/25 at 5:25pm

kdogg36 said: "Whatisbizarre here is your obsession with picking apart almost everything a fellow BWW member has to say. Truly weird."

I find it bizarre that you needed to react in this manner to my mere expression of curiosity that one poster is so obsessed with the British monarchy and comments on it so regularly.

Nothing in my original post was "picking anything apart."  

I did react to the word choice of bizarre in Jay's response to me because that in my mind is a judgmental/critical term and did not reflect the fact that I was, and remain, genuinely fascinated about the frequent posting on the British monarchy.


 

Updated On: 9/29/25 at 05:25 PM

[MysteriousLady]

Posted: 9/29/25 at 5:28pm

kdogg36 said: "SteveSanders said: "I never used the word bizarre. I said fascinating because I don't think I've ever encountered someone who so regularly raises the subject and criticizes the monarchy. And i live in London almost 50% of the time."

Whatisbizarre here is your obsession with picking apart almost everything a fellow BWW member has to say. Truly weird."

When one obsesses over The Monarchy on a theater board, people will notice because it's just a little strange. 

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 9/29/25 at 7:52pm

Good job I’ve never done it so.

[kdogg36]

Posted: 9/30/25 at 11:38am

MysteriousLady said: "When one obsesses over The Monarchy on a theater board, people will notice because it's just a little strange."

If the comments are in a thread about a play focusing on a member of the royal family, or another thread on the off-topic board specifically about the royal family, then it's not even slightly strange, much less obsessive.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 10/3/25 at 11:47am

Prince William wants to reform the monarchy, he wonders if it is fit for purpose. A scoop from Eugene Levy.

This gives me hope, him being heir to the throne and all. I imagine plays like Prince Faggot cause him genuine concern for his loved ones.
 

Admirable.

[Kitty Kat2]

Posted: 11/30/25 at 10:02pm

Finally saw this play.  I see everything at PH except the one man shows.  I didn’t see Prince Faggot there because i couldn’t get a cheap ticket and there was so much buzz about it transferring, I thought I’ll wait.  
 

So much hype for nothing.  The play sucks.  It’s all surface level nonsense.  It’s confused and doesn’t really get into any real political debate.  I think the only thing I really enjoyed was the final monologue to conclude the play by the girl playing Charlotte and the maid.  About how she’s a queen, a title given to her by her colleagues.  Horrible horrible horrible play, all style, no substance, everything is a distraction from the dreadful writing.  We cannot allow these plays to skate by on themes and style.  I’m also over the breaking the fourth wall to talk to the audience. What is this trend of plays telling us, not showing us.  And using theater as some sort of metaphor?  It was also dull.  At least if it was funny and exciting, but even there it sucked.  It never took off at all.  Terrible Canadian play, if you want to see great drama, go see a great American play like Liberation by Bess Wohl (yes I know there’s narration), and Practice by Nazarath Hassan 

[quizking101]

Posted: 12/1/25 at 7:28am

I should know better than to interact with this latest avatar but…good God, get a grip, girl.

What are you even talking about? This show is meant to be a thought experiment curated by a queer writer and queer performers, and they say as much in the prologue. It’s not supposed to be a political debate, you twit.

Also, “we can’t allow these plays to skate by on themes and style”? Okay…then go read a novel. What do you think theatre is? Be so serious right now…

 

[inception]

Posted: 12/1/25 at 9:32am

I just love how they're using Canadian as a slur now.

 

 

Updated On: 12/1/25 at 09:32 AM

[Dom King]

Posted: 12/4/25 at 2:09pm

Prince faggot isn’t supposed to be political debate?  What do you think the prince and the character of dev represent?  The entire play is political.  Please tell us you’re clueless about theater without saying it. 

[quizking101]

Posted: 12/4/25 at 5:07pm

Dom King said: "Prince faggot isn’t supposed to be political debate? What do you think the prince and the character of dev represent? The entire play is political. Please tell us you’re clueless about theater without saying it."

**new BroadwayFlash alert**

[Dom King]

Posted: 12/4/25 at 5:36pm

When you can’t defend yourself…