Paul Rudnick – Smoke & Mirrors https://smokeandmirrors.cityofsmoke.com Essays on Theater and the Arts Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:44:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.33 Iconic Heresies https://smokeandmirrors.cityofsmoke.com/archives/1073 Wed, 17 Oct 2001 01:15:10 +0000 http://smokeandmirrors.cityofsmoke.com/?p=1073 Rude Entertainment, which the Drama Dept. is presenting at the Greenwich House Theater under the direction of Christopher Ashley. It posits an old-fashioned homosexual (Peter Bartlett) of the white-wine-and-wallpaper school, whose militant refusal to relinquish mannerisms now regarded as stereotypical has resulted in permanent exile. Since his banishment from New York, he has begun calling himself "Mr. Charles," under which sobriquet he broadcasts a late-night cable-access show from Palm Beach where he now resides, his sole guest Continue reading]]>