More Theater Monday - Steve Burns Alive

We received complimentary tickets to Steve Burns Alive for review purposes. Any and all opinions expressed here are our own.

What: Steve Burns Alive

Where: LaMama The Club

             74A E. 4th St.

             New York, NY

When: This event took place from July 23 through July 25, 2025

From 1996 to 2002, Steve Burns was the affable, upbeat, friendly host of the beloved children's show Blue's Clues, or at least that's the way he was portrayed on TV. In real life, he was not nearly as happy as he seemed on the screen. Few people are, but Burns, in fact, was suffering from depression, and the constant rumors about his demise didn't help matters. Steve Burns Alive is his story.

For some parts of the show, Burns addresses the audience through a giant video screen reminiscent of his appearances on the TV show, and in other parts, he is directly in front of the audience. Fittingly, the more emotional parts of the show occur when he is directly in front of the audience, as if in those moments he is letting his guard down and not hiding behind a screen, literally or figuratively. The show takes the audience through his experiences from the time he decided to be an actor through his job on the TV show, including the surprising toll it took on him and the aftermath. It doesn't seem to be a story of ups and downs as much as a story of a man being swept along by unexpected circumstances.

This show offers a fascinating inside look at the real Steve Burns and his life as opposed to the version of himself that he portrayed on camera. It is also a reminder that what you see on television isn't necessarily reality. However, most importantly, it is a reminder to take care of our mental health. It is because of this that Steve Burns is sharing his story and taking care of his own enables him to do so. 

And that's our view. Burns will soon be launching a podcast. For more about that, visit his YouTube page at www.youtube.com/@AlivewithSteveBurns.

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