The playwright Douglas Carter Beane, whose zinger-filled œuvre includes “The Little Dog Laughed” and the musical “Xanadu,” combines an acid wit with a gushy love of show biz. In his new play “Fairycakes,” which he directs Off Broadway, starting Oct. 14, at Greenwich House Theatre, Beane borrows from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” as well as bits of “Cinderella” and “Pinocchio.” The cast of world-class hams includes (from left to right) Kristolyn Lloyd, Ann Harada, Jason Tam, Jackie Hoffman, and Mo Rocca.
Douglas Carter Beane’s Acid Wit in “Fairycakes”
In his new comedy, which he directs at Greenwich House Theatre, the playwright borrows from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” as well as bits of “Cinderella” and “Pinocchio.”
Photograph by Dina Litovsky / Redux for The New Yorker
