Gavel, Gossip, and Privilege: The Balusters Dials Up Civic Comedy
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David Lindsay-Abaire’s The Balusters, directed by Kenny Leon, is a sharp Broadway comedy about a diverse homeowners association in Vernon Point whose petty squabbles expose deeper tensions around race, class, and communal duty, anchored by Anika Noni Rose’s Kyra and Marylouise Burke’s Penny; the play blends wit with social critique and invites the audience to reckon with what “holding up” a community really means.
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