BEST OF 2025
"Cuttingly hilarious. A shape-shifting, blistering work."

BEST OF 2025
"It's a gift we have work like Can I Be Frank? and artists like Morgan Bassichis and Sam Pinkleton."

BEST OF 2025
"A conversation across time that is deeply funny and moving."

BEST OF 2025‍

WINNER OF TWO OBIE AWARDS

‍Playwriting - Morgan Bassichis
Directing - Sam Pinkleton

"Exquisitely funny"
The New Yorker

"Brisk and hilarious"
The Washington Post

"Hilarious and moving, reveling in all kinds of mess yet immaculate in its construction and delivery"
‍The Daily Beast

About the Show

In a desperate attempt to prove they can think about someone other than themself, Morgan Bassichis turns to the work of queer comedian, musician, and performance artist Frank Maya. Maya was among the first out gay comedians on network television and on the precipice of mainstream success before he died from AIDS-related complications in 1995. This new “solo” performance humbly attempts to ensure Maya’s legacy is no longer overlooked while finally resolving the bottomless queer search for fame and for father figures, and for laughter in times of crisis.

Can I Be Frank? is written and performed by Morgan Bassichis and based on and with original material by Frank Maya. It is directed by 2025 Tony Award Winner for Best Director Sam Pinkleton (Oh, Mary!) and was originally developed and produced at La MaMa Experimental Club.