I should have posted this last earlier but I've been lazier than I like. At the New York Public Theater on Lafayette Street there's a politically important, funny, brilliant questioning one man show which we all should see.

Performance artist Danny Hoch has "Taking Over" a 90-minute one may show about gentrification (set in Williamsburgh) shows off Hoch's brilliant writing and acting. The show poses troubling questions without any canned sloganeering solutions. As a result, it's moving and thought provoking. When I was there, a panel of politicians, planners and (gasp!) community organizers (Including Assembly Member Joseph Lentol and Pratt Center Director and City Council Candidate Brad Lander.

Tickets at $60 are priced, out of my range, but --- I have a trick. The Public has $20 rush tickets which they give out at the box office one hour before curtain time. When I went, people who lined up at 5PM were the very first to get great cheaper seats.

NY Times review is here .

Go right away. Do not miss this show.