1.5 out of 5 stars

There’s always comedic gold to mine satirizing aging theatrical divas: Think Ana Gasteyer’s viral September L. Davis character who’s, well, hilariously divalicious. Like Gasteyer, Chloe Troast is a former “SNL” cast member — and she too has a show queen to showcase: Meet Pepper Slit, a gawky doyenne who favors clownish makeup and delights in oddball reminiscing. But Troast’s intimate, interactive show is marred by both a pointless freneticism and bloated quality (five additional cast members!). A joke lands here or there and the story sorta finds its arc at the end. But you’ll probably have lost interest by then.

At the East Village Basement, through Aug. 29, 2026; pepperslit.com. (Review date: July 30, 2026)