The Guys Have It in Our Lively List of Must-Do Events for the Week of January 27 to February 2

It’s raining men (hallelujah!) on stage and in concert in this week’s must-do events—specifically Jordan Fisher, André De Shields, Charles Busch and Tituss Burgess. Check them out, along with a gender-bending Frankenstein, during the week of January 27 through February 2.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28
DEAR JORDAN FISHER

Three years into its Broadway run, Dear Evan Hansen marks a new milestone on January 28 when Jordan Fisher assumes the title role. After the year-long run of an actual teenager (Andrew Barth Feldman) as Evan, the hit musical will welcome its first actor of color to play the part full-time. Fisher proved his mettle to DEH director Michael Greif with his performance as Mark Cohen in the not-so-live Fox telecast of Rent. The Hamilton alum is happily setting aside his Dancing with the Stars mirror ball trophy to return to the stage in “a gorgeous piece of work,” telling Broadway.com, “Never did I even think this would be a show that I’d be able to be a part of.” 

INFO: Fisher appears January 28 to May 17, at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street). Tickets start at $89. For more details, click here.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29
CONFESSION OF A DRAG LEGEND

Charles Busch turned his love of campy films and old-school Hollywood divas into a dual career as playwright and pioneering drag artist. His off-Broadway hits include Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, Red Scare on Sunset, Die Mommie Die! and The Divine Sister. The ever-glamorous Busch is back as the title madam in Primary Stages’ production of The Confession of Lily Dare, opening on January 29. A homage to 1930s movie tearjerkers such as Madame X, the comic melodrama charts Lily’s rise from convent girl to cabaret singer to brothel owner, with a secretly abandoned child on the side. For a master class in parody, don’t miss the chance to see Busch in full female beat. 

INFO: Limited run through March 5 at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street). Tickets start at $88. For more details, click here.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29
AN EVENING WITH ANDRÉ 

You can almost picture the gleam in André De Shields’ eye when he titled his new concert “Old Dawg; New Tricks.” After a 2019 Tony win as Hermes in Hadestown, this “dawg” is showing audiences everything he’s learned in a celebrated 50-year theatrical career. On January 29, he will prowl the stage and perform favorite songs in the glass-walled Appel Room as part of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series. From the title role in The Wiz and a slinky star turn in Ain’t Misbehavin’ to Tony-nominated performances in Play On! and The Full Monty, De Shields has plenty of material to draw from—not to mention Anaïs Mitchell’s rousing “Road to Hell” in Hadestown.  

INFO: 8:30PM at the Appel Room (10 Columbus Circle). Tickets start at $85. For more details, click here. For more details, click here.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
MONSTER MASH

The theatrical equivalent of a gothic double feature has arrived at Classic Stage Company, with bold new adaptations of Frankenstein and Dracula being performed in repertory. Beginning January 30, Stephanie Berry plays both Dr. Frankenstein and his Creature in Tristan Bernays’ two-person retelling of Mary Shelley’s creation myth. Meanwhile, Bram Stoker’s tale of a seductive vampire becomes a feminist revenge fantasy in Kate Hamill’s version of Dracula, featuring Matthew Amendt as the bloodthirsty count and Hamill as his insect-eating victim Renfield. Having conquered Broadway with his stylish 2005 revival of Sweeney Todd, which earned him a Tony, CSC artistic director John Doyle returns to the dark side to design both productions. 

INFO: Limited run through March 8 at Classic Stage Company (136 East 13th Street). Tickets start at $77. For more details, click here.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1
TITUSS SINGS SONDHEIM

Among the many reasons to love Tina Fey is for her inspired casting of Tituss Burgess as would-be Broadway star Titus Andromedon in Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Already a Broadway vet in real life, Burgess earned four Emmy nominations and a huge new fan base for his scene-stealing TV performance. On February 1, this talented tenor returns to his roots in “Take Me to the World,” a concert at Carnegie Hall celebrating Stephen Sondheim. The set list includes both familiar and lesser-known songs, including the gorgeous tune from Evening Primrose that gives the concert its title. Tony winners Jane Krakowski and Lillias White and Tony nominees Orfeh and Michael McElroy join Burgess for 90 minutes of superb singing.  

INFO: 8:00PM at Carnegie Hall (881 Seventh Avenue at 57th Street). Tickets start at $31. For more details, click here. 

Illustrations by Tug Rice for Broadway.com.