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The Old Man & the Pool

Mike Birbiglia in The Old Man & the Pool.

Nov 14, 2022 – Jan 15, 2023
150 West 65th Street, New York, NY 10023, United States

Mike Birbiglia’s latest comedy is about death. In his Broadway solo show, which begins with a doctor’s appointment, the enemy is his aging body. Ordered to exercise, Birbiglia begins swimming laps at the Y.M.C.A. He means to turn his “drowner’s body” into a “swimmer’s body.” Directed by his collaborator, Seth Barrish, the play makes its New York debut at Lincoln Center. —Jensen Davis

Photo: Emilio Madrid