Just Judy

You only have 9 days left to catch The Judy Show off-Broadway at the DR2 Theatre (15th St at Union Square East).  Judy Gold is one of those television people whose name you may not recognize, but whose face you definitely will.  She takes you on a hilarious 90-minute journey through her life from awkward childhood to awkward adolescence to poised and fabulous (and mildly awkward) adult Jewish lesbian mother of two.
Gold employs references to the best of the American sitcom canon to ground her story.  Like it or not, she's right in her claim that TV sitcoms taught several generations of Americans a lot about life.  Way beyond just entertainment, Sitcoms were windows in to how other families lived, communicated, expressed love, resolved problems. (And I don't know if that's still true today.)

HIGHLIGHTS from the show include

• Judy summarizing of The Facts of Life
• Judy at summer camp
• Judy singing and playing the piano
• Judy impersonating her mother
• the story of Judy's father

The show is closing on Nov 27. So go if you can before time runs out. You WILL love it. Scout's honor.