My Trip Down the Pink Carpet

In Leslie Jordan’s solo show, the flamboyant and diminutive actor dishes Hollywood scuttlebutt and ribald zingers while tracing his journey to eventual self-acceptance. In post-Stonewall camp mode, Jordan celebrates his effeminacy, which proves to be a double-edged sword of both liberation and oppression. One wishes for less gossip and more poignancy, but Jordan’s wit and self-assurance keep the pink carpet from wearing out.—Paul Menard