Queer Eye for the Queer Guy: Good Time Charlie

Queer Eye for the Queer Guy: Good Time Charlie

Ryan J. Haddad’s affectionate play ‘Good Time Charlie,’ now at the Public Theater, is about the generational transfer of gay lore.

Good Time Charlie - The Public Theater ★★★

‘Good Time Charlie’: Coming Out x 2

“GOOD TIME CHARLIE”: A FAMILIAR COMING-OUT STORY THAT OVERSTAYS ITS WELCOME

By Samuel L. Leiter . . . Oskar Eustis, renowned artistic director of the Public Theater, has a gift for writing strongly supportive program notes for the shows he presents; he could have been New York’s premier press representative had he chosen. Take, for example, his comments on Ryan J. Haddad’s Good Time Charlie, which he […]

Theater Review: Good Time Charlie

As a gay movie and theatre obsessive, I’m not sure any recent show I’ve seen has quite checked all my boxes like Good Time Charlie. This autobiographical deep dive from playwright and lead star Ryan J. Haddad comes from a specifically queer perspective, one fully grounded in the reality of a young male living with … Continue reading Theater Review: Good Time Charlie

Good Time Charlie Review

You’re likely to be charmed by Ryan J. Haddad and nearly everybody around him in “Good Time Charlie,” from the moment he introduces the family members he roped into “The Haddad Theater” starting at age five. In his family’s backyard in Shaker Heights, Ohio, they perform his version of “Cinderella,” with Ryan as a child...

A great time in New York City with ‘Good Time Charlie’ star Jonathan Raviv

Ryan J. Haddad, Tim Bagley, Jonathan Raviv, and Michael Cristofer for GOOD TIME CHARLIE at The Public Theater. Photo by Valerie Terranova. You could certainly call Good Time Charlie, which is in previews and opening on October 9 at The Public Theater, a “good time.” But its sarcastic, sentimental, and spirited protagonists would likely roll their eyes at the cliche. Of course, to have the privilege of seeing a performance by gay playwright and a…