NY3 GAYSWEEK September 25, 1978

when's the last time you saw one of those? Irresistible music by Charles Strouse, a smart, funny book by Thomas Meehan, and a slam-bang performance by Dorothy Loudon, as the meanest musicalcomedy villainess since Cyril Ritchard in Peter Pan. Alvin, 250 W. 52nd St., 757-8646. Beatlemania. Nostalgia for the 60s. Winter Garden Theater, 1634 Broadway, 245-4878. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Tommy Tune directed this musical that Liz Smith thinks is great. 46th Street Theater, 226 W. 46th St., 2464271.

Chapter Two. This year's Neil Simon play, with new one-liners. Imperial, 249 W. 45th St., 265-4311. A Chorus Line. Director Michael Bennett is chiefly responsible for this being the only totally successful musical since Company. Winner of every award, as its composer has graciously noted, but the Nobel Peace Prize. Shubert, 225 W. 44th St., 246-5990. The Crucifer of Blood. A new Sherlock Holmes. mystery. Helen Hayes Theater, 210 W. 46th St., 246-6380.

Da. Bernard Hughes and Brian Murray star in Hugh Leonard's autobiographical work. Tony and NY Drama Critics Circle "Best Play" Award. Morosco, 217 W. 45th St., 246-6230.

Dancin'. Bob Fosse's dancing mixture, generally praised except by the Times's three critics and New York: "sheer perfection for the vulgarians." Broadhurst, 235 W. 44th St., 246-6699. Deathtrap. Ira Levin's mystery-comedy, starring John Wood, Marian Seldes, and Victor Garber. Music Box, 239 W. 45th St., 246-4636. Dracula. This revival of the 1927 melodrama that adapted into the Lugosi movie has a riveting, intensely sensual performance by Frank Langella as the title-fiend and a gorgeous physical production by noted weird' artist Edward Gorey. But the vaguely campy, deadpan, tennis anyone? tone gets wearying, and for all its style and polish and special effects, it isn't scary or funny. Martin Beck Theatre, 302 W. 45th St., 246-6363. Eubie! A new revue about the music of the ebullient Eubie Blake. Ambassador Theater, 215 W. 49th St., 541-6490.

Gemini. Albet Innaurato's small, friendly, honest comedy about growing up and coming out. Transferred from Off-Broadway, the production occasionally betrays its workshop origins, but Innaurato is a real writer and this is a real play. Little Theatre, 240 W. 44th St., 221-6425. The Gin Game. Maureen Stapleton and E. G. Marshall, under Mike Nichols's direction, in D. L. Coburn's two-character Pulitzer Prizewinning comedy set in an old age home. Golden Theatre, 45th St. W. of Broadway, 246-6740. Grease. Astonishing as it sounds, this 50s-rock mus-" ical will probably end up as the longest running Broadway show in history. To be sure, it's solidly constructed, well directed (by Tom Moore) and is still being performed with terrific gusto. But it's also simpleminded in the extreme, and unpleasant in the way it revels in bad taste and celebrates morons. Royale, 242 W. 45th St., 245-5760. I Love My Wife. This professional but predictable little musical about wife-swapping among cartoon characters, has an eclectic, good-time score by Cy Coleman and Michael Stewart, and a dandy production by Gene Saks. The Smothers BrothersTom and Dick-are the loving husbands now. Barrymore, 243 W. 47th St., 246-0390. The Inspector General. Gogol's play, directed by. Livin Ciulei. Though Nov. 19. Circle-in-theSquare Uptown, 1633 Broadway, 581-0720. The King and I. Yul Brynner and Constance Towers have returned to the title roles in this Rodgers and Hammerstein revival. Uris, W. 51st St., 586-6510. The Magic Show. A tacky, cheap, ultimately incoherent musical that audiences have been eating up for years. Some fabulous illusions, devised by Doug Henning, some cheeky, pleasant songs by Stephen Schwartz, and an astonishing number of jokes about rabbit shit, by Bob Randall. Cort, 138 W. 48th St., 489-6392.

Oh! Calcutta. A revival of the ponderously liberated revue; about as sexy as Helen Keller, and every bit as funny. Edison, 240 W. 47th St., 757-7166. On the Twentieth Century. Four cute and lively porters serve up this Comden and Green train show, music by Cy Coleman, that stars John Cullum, Judy Kaye and Imogene Coca. The best sets on Broadway grace this show produced by Hal Prince. St. James, 246 W. 44th St., 695-5858. Players. A new comedy by David Williamson, with Fred Gwynne and Rex Robbins. Lyceum Theater, W. 45th St., 582-3897. Runaways. Young ones sing, dance, and tell stories, with Elizabeth Swados supplying music, direction, etc. Plymouth, 236 W. 45th St., 730-1760. Tribute. Bernard Slade's new play, starring Jack Lemmon. Brooks Atkinson, 256 W. 47th St., 2453430.

The Wiz. All this black musical version of The Wizard of Oz needs is a new book and new lyrics; it has joyous overabundance of style, energy and invention. Broadway, Broadway and 53rd St., 247-7992.

Off Broadway

Family Business. Dick Goldberg's play about the sibling rivalry in an all-male Jewish family living outside Boston. One sib is homosexual. Astor Place Theater, 434 Lafayette St., 254-4370. The Fantasticks. Don't be a snob about this musical just because it's been running for 18 years; it's wonderful. Book and lyrics by Tom Jones, music by Harvey Schmidt. Sullivan Street Playhouse, 181 Sullivan St., 674-3838.

The Fifth of July. Lanford Wilson's new play. Rex Reed calls it "powerful and mesmerizing. one of the most incredibly well-written, beautifully acted, profound and moving and often hilarious plays it has ever been my privelege to see. The leading character is a crippled homosexual Vietnam veteran. Circle Repertory, 99 Seventh Ave. S. at Sheridan Squ., 924-7100.

Game Plan. Theater Four, 425 W. 55thSt., 2468545.

The Merry Widow. The Light Opera of Manhattan's highly praised production of Franz Lehar's operetta. Through Sept. 17. LOOM, 334 E. 74th St., 535-6310.

New York Shakespeare Festival. Several plays; also Theater Cabaret. Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St., 677-6350.

On Golden Pond. Wed.-Sun. through Oct. 13, $6. Hudson Guild Theater, 441 W. 26th St., 760-9847. The Passion of Dracula. Not as stylish as the Broadway Dracula, but a sounder, more straightforward piece of dramaturgy. Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce St., 989-2020

P.S. Your Cat Is Dead. by James Kirkwood. Rewritten version directed by Robert Nigro. Advertising "last weeks." Circle in the Square Downtown, 159 Bleecker St., 254-6330. Piano Bar. A musical (not the Brooklyn one). Chelsea Westside Theater, 407 W. 43rd St., 5418394.

Vanities. Long-run comedy about three women growing from high school to "adulthood." Chelsea Westside, 407 W. 43rd St., 541-8394.

Off-Off Broadway

All That Flapdoodle. Two by G. B. Shaw: Village Wooing and How He Lied to Her Husband. Thurs.Sun. through Sept. 24, $3. Priory Theater, 2162 Broadway, 595-2026. Calalou. American musical set in the Caribbean. Thurs.-Sun. through Sept. 24, $3. Perry St. Theater, 31 Perry St., 255-7190.

For the One I Love With Regrets to Those I Lied To. Musical. 13th St. Theater, 50 W. 13th St., 9249785. Heat Wave Co. Revue. Thurs. at 9 pm. The Glines, 260 W. Broadway, 254-9397.

Hollywood Confidential. Charles Busch in his one wo/man cinema epic. Fri, & Sat. at 11 pm, $3. Ridiculous Theater Company, One Sheridan Square, 260-7137.

Hot Rock Hotel. A partnudie comedy in perpetual preview, until closing or its Sept. 26 "premiere." Truck and Warehouse Theater, 79 E. 4th St., 2288558.

Just Looking. Fri.-Sun., to Oct. 1, $3. Gallery Theater, 161 W. 22nd St., 242-3900.

The Life of the Male Calico. Poker Flat Players, Thurs.-Sun. through Oct. 1, $4. Three Muses Theater, Hotel Ansonia, 73rd St. & Broadway, 9862900.

Line and Shooting Gallery. Two one-acts by Israel Horovitz. Thur. 10 pm, Fri.-Sat. at 7:30 pm. Thirteenth Street Theatre, 50 W. 13th St., 924-9785. Miss Truth. Weekends to Nov. 15, $5. Nat Horne Theater, 440 W. 42nd St., 736-7128. Momma's Little Angels. Quaigh Theater, 108 W. 43rd St., 221-9088.

No Strings. Thurs.-Sun. to Sept. 24, $3. Riverside Theater, 2710 Broadway at 104th St., 663-5420, 864-9672.

Orchestra/Overtones. Two one-acts by Anouilh and Gerstenberg respectively, both devoted to women. To Sept. 24, $3. Westbeth Theater, 151 Bank St., 691-2272.

Oh Shut Up! You Love It! Wed.-Sat. through Sept. 30, $3. The Duplex Upstairs, 55 Grove St., 2439306.

Oklahoma! Rodgers & Hammerstein's 1943 musical. Tues.-Sun. to Oct. 8. Equity Library Theater, 103rd St. & Riverside Dr., 663-2028. Orchestra/Overtones. Two one-acts by Anouilh and Gerstenberg respectively, both devoted to women. To Sept. 24, $3. Westbeth Theater, 151 Bank St., 691-2272.

The Passion of Alice. A musical fantasy. Through Sept. 24, $4. Greenwich Mews Theater, 141 W. 13th St., 724-5441.

Pins and Needles. Harold Rome's 40-year-old musical reyue about the garment industry, ILGWU. Roundabout/Stage One, 333 W. 23rd St., 924-7160. Ridiculous Theater Co. Charles Ludlam's Camille, Stage Blood, and The Ventriloquist's Wife in repertory. One Sheridan Sq., 260-7137.

La Ronde. Schnitzler's play. Through Sept. 24, $4. Impossible Ragtime Theater, 120 W. 28th St., JU6-3700.

St. Mark's Gospel. With the talented Alec McCowen. Through Sept. 23. Marymount Manhattan Theater, 221 E. 71st St., 472-3800. Streamers. Homosexual antics in an Army barracks; David Rabe's prize-winning play. Fri.-Mon. through Sept. 25. Lee Strasberg Institute, 115 E. 15th St., 533-5500.

The Troupe Repertory. Interesting, changing plays. The Troupe, 335 W. 39th St., 244-9699. You Never Can Tell. But GBS does in this comedy. Fri.-Sun. through Sept. 24. Drama Committee Repertory, 17 W. 20th St., 929-8377.

Cabarets

Backstage, 318 W. 45th St., 581-8447. AE, MC, V, DC.

The Ballroom, 458 W. Broadway, 473-9367. Every Mon. at 8:30 and 10:30, Showcase. Through Sept. 24 at 8:30 and 10:30: Lee Horwin. Sept. 26-Oct. 1, Joe Papp. MC, V.

Bonnie's Upstairs, 82 W. 3rd St., 674-0959. MC, V. The Bushes, 23 W. 73rd St., 874-8091. AE, MC, V, DC.

Carnegie Hall Cabaret, 165 W. 56th St., PL7-9522. Mon.-Fri, 7-12, Ellis Larkin at the piano. CBGB, 315 Bowery, 982-4052.

Company, 365 Third Ave., 532-5222. At the piano, at 9: Tira Harpaz. AE, MC, V, DC. Copacabana, 10 E. 60th St., PL5-6010. Every Tues.-Thurs. at 9, Showcase. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. Duplex, 55 Grove St., 243-9306. Every Sun. at 9:30, Showcase.

The Glines, 260 W. Broadway, 254-9397. Thurs. at 9,

Heat Wave.

Grand Finale II, 210 W. 70th St., 595-9052. Sept. 24 at 9:30, Sean Hartley and Brian David Hughes. Kelly's Village West, 46 Bedford St., 929-9322. Thurs. at 8, Showcase. Sept. 22-23, Louis Friedman. Sept. 24, David Lee Horowitz and Friends (puppets). Sept. 29-30, Diane Snow.

La Chansonnette, 303 W. 42nd St., reservations, 752-7320; information 581-7320.

Les Mouches, 260 Eleventh Ave., 695-5190. Max's Kansas City, 213 Park Ave. South, 777-7870. Michael's Pub, 211 E. 55th St., 758-2272. AE, DC. (Closed Sun.) Every Mon., jam sessions with Woody Allen. Through Sept. 23, three sets nightly from 9:15, Chick Webb Orchestra. Odyssey, 427 Cookman Ave., Asbury Park, NJ, (201) 776-6040.

Painted Pony, 1485 Third Ave., 650-1649. Wed.Sun. at 11, Audrey Thomas.

Pearl's Place, 1854 Second Ave., 722-9664. Every Wed. at 9:30, Showcase. Every Fri. at 11 and 1, Pearl Murray and The Jewels.

The Playroom, 590 Nepperhan Ave., Yonkers, (914) 969-2320.

The Priory, 2162-66 Broadway, 595-2026. Reno Sweeney, 126 W. 13th St., 691-0900. Every Mon. at 8, Showcase. Through Sept. 24 at 9, Laura Brannigan; at 11:30, André De Shields. Sept. 26Oct. 1 at 9, Tony Azito; at 11:30, Charles Ward. AE, MC, V, CB, DC.

Lee Horwin, at The Ballroom through September 24.

Sahara, 1234 Second Ave., 628-6099. Every Tues. at 10, Showcase.

Sal's. 79 Pineapple St., Brooklyn Hts., 625-8661. Scene One, 432 Hudson St., 929-9478. Tramps, 125 E. 15th St., 260-0370. Trude Heller's, 418 Avenue of the Americas, 2548346. Every Mon. at 10:30 and 12, Brownie's Revenge Orchestra. AE, CB, DC.

Village Gate, Bleecker at Thompson, 475-5120. Every Sun, 7-11, Bob January's Swing Band.

TV RADIO

Television

Thursday, September 21

11 pm. Manhattan and Teleprompter Cable, Ch. J. The Emerald City.

Monday, September 25

7:30 pm. WNYC, Ch. 31. Women's News. With Phyllis Sanders.

11 pm. WNET, Ch. 13. The Dick Cavett Show. Vincent Price performs scenes from Diversions and Delights, his one-man Broadway show about the life of Oscar Wilde.

11:30 pm. WABC, Ch. 7. Soap. Repeat of the series with a stereotyped "gay" character.

Tuesday, September 26

10:30 pm. Manhattan and Teleprompter Cable, Ch. C. The Flo Kennedy Show.

Thursday, September 28

11 pm. Manhattan and Teleprompter Cable, Ch. J. The Emerald City.

Radio

Wednesday, September 20

8:30 pm. WBAI, 99.5 FM. GayRap, with Frank Richter and David Wynyard. A program by, for and about gay male New Yorkers.

Thursday, September 21

9 pm. WBAI, 99.5 FM. Every Womanspace with Irene Yarrow. Interviews and feminist items of interest.

Sunday, September 24

1 pm. WBAI, 99.5 FM. The Velvet Sledgehammer with different members of the Women's Department.

Monday, September 25

9 pm. WBAI, 99.5 FM. Our City, Our Lives with Jerry Hatch. Tuesday, September 26

9 pm. WBAI, 99.5 FM. The Lesbian Radio Show with Carmen Garcia and Rebecca Tron. Interviews and items of interest to the lesbian community.

Wednesday, September 27

8:30 pm. WBAI, 99.5 FM. GayRap, with Frank Richter and David Wynyard. A program by, for and about gay male New Yorkers.

Thursday, September 28

9 pm. WBAI, 99.5 FM. EveryWomanspace with Irene Yarrow. Interviews and feminist items of interest.

MOVIES

Skin Flicks

Adonis Theater, Eighth Ave. at 56th St., 245-3920. Call for details. Mon.-Thur. 10 am to midnight, Fri. & Sat. 10 am-2 am, Sun. noon-midnight. $5. Adult Fair Cinema, 90th St. & Astoria Blvd., Jackson Heights, 429-1357. Sun.-Thur. 11 ammdnt, Fri. & Sat. to 11 am-3 am. All-male films in the Grecian Lounge. "Cruisin' 57" and "Youth's Golden Years." Fri. & Sat., live show: Tony Martin all-star revue with Ruby Rims (Fri.) and Bobby Lane (Sat.). (Closed audition every Wed. at midnight.) $2.99.

Big Top, 1604 Broadway at 49th St., 541-5655. "Leather Narcissus," "Assault," "Sex in Europe," & "Curb Service." Live shows 2 and 5. Open 24 hours. $5.

Cameo Theater, Eighth Ave. at 44th St., 246-9550. Straight films, gay patrons (like the Metropolitan). 10 am-11:30 pm. $1.99.

David Cinema, 263 W. 54th St., 765-4760. "Hard Luck Number," "Four Letters" plus Sins of Johnny. 10 am-2 am. $5.

Eros I, 732 Eighth Ave. at 45th St., 581-4594. "Mode de Sade" & "Models for Hire." Live male show at 2, 5, 8, 10:30. Open 10 am-7 am. $5.

55th Street Playhouse, 154 W. 55th St., 586-4590. "Glorious Days," "Tea Room" & "Michael, Angelo and David." Noon-mdnt. $5.

Gaiety Burlesk, 201 W. 46th St., 221-8868. "Truck Stop." Live show 1, 3:30, 6, 8:30, 10:30. Sun.-Thurs. 10 am to 1 am; Fri. & Sat. 10 am-3 am. Free refreshments after 6. $5.

Jewel Theater, 100 Third Ave. at 13th St., 2601090. "12 at Noon" and "Morning, Noon and Night." Mon.-Thurs. 11:30 am-11:30 pm, Fri. & Sat. 11:30 am-1:30 am; Sun. noon-midnight. $4. King's Cinema, 236 W. 50th St., 974-9021. Fourhour marathon. 10 am-2 am. $5. Metropolitan Theater, 25 E. 14th St., 673-4004. Shows heterosexual pornography, but the guys in the audience are too busy looking at each other and could care less what's on the screen. 11:30 am11:30 pm. $3.

Ramrod Theater, 210 W. 49th St., 245-9382. "Gemini" with Jack Wrangler, "Outing," plus Toby