A Gay Masseur's Guide to Happy Endings

Schedule

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm to Thu, 13 Nov, 2025 at 08:30 pm

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Location

Chain Theatre | New York, NY

This raw, unflinching, wickedly funny solo show dives into sex, survival & self-discovery told through the lens of a gay masseur.
About this Event

A Gay Masseur's Guide to Happy Endings

Fresh off a sold-out Provincetown run, A Gay Masseur’s Guide to Happy Endings returns for a limited workshop production in New York at the Chain Theatre. This darkly funny, biting, and deeply vulnerable solo show, written and performed by Austin Jennings Boykin, pulls audiences into the intimate, unpredictable world of a gay masseur navigating desire, identity, and survival.

Blending sharp humor with raw honesty, Boykin crafts a theatrical experience that’s as fearless as it is human — a portrait of self-discovery that’s both wickedly entertaining and emotionally unguarded.

Boykin, an actor and comedian seen on FX, Amazon, HBO, CBS, and countless comedy clubs, brings his singular voice and electric presence to the stage. The production is directed by theatre maker and producer Joe DeStefano, whose sensitive direction highlights the humor, heartbreak, and humanity at the show’s core.

A Gay Masseur’s Guide to Happy Endings is a bold, unflinching piece of theatre that invites audiences to laugh, squirm, and reflect — sometimes all at once.


Agenda

🕑: 07:00 PM
House opens
🕑: 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM
A Gay Masseur's Guide to Happy Endings

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Chain Theatre, 312 West 36th Street, New York, United States
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