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Welcome aboard Cruising, an uproarious and wildly original comedy that will leave you breathless with laughter and touched to your core.

Max is having a relapse summer. He’s an aspiring playwright and professional pie addict with a PhD in self-sabotage. Stuck in his grim Encino apartment with a leaky ceiling and a declining will to live, he escapes into an intoxicating fantasy cruise ship in his mind that’s full of bottoms and people who are hitting them.

As Max's imagination sets sail, his reality begins to capsize, blurring the lines between truth and fiction in a spectacular collision that forces him to confront the very demons he so desperately wants to outrun.

Written by Emmy nominee Michael Shayan, directed by Tony nominee Robert O’Hara, dazzlingly performed by Christine Baranski, Tituss Burgess, André De Shields, Andrew Rannells, and Cecily Strong, Cruising is a darkly funny, unabashedly sexy exploration of the human spirit, offering listeners a delicious slice of hope.

Available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.

Please Note: Cruising contains adult language and mature themes. Listener discretion is advised

©2025 Michael Shayan (P)2025 AO Media, LLC Drama & Plays Funny Heartfelt Inspiring Thought-Provoking Witty
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This short listen is ultimately about surrendering self-defeating habits and opening to self-honesty instead. It's done in a light, supportive, and at times poignant way. The full cast is great - very colorful personalities. There is a brief sex scene and later a brief reference to it that I could have lived without, but it too was part of the main character facing his emotional reality - his loneliness. The point is that he does get real with himself - seems for the first time in his life. With that, the book moves toward the end with a new beginning. Overall it's an enjoyable listen. I don't think I'll listen again, but I do recommend it. Well done.

Pretty Good with Excellent Narration

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This is exactly what I expected it to be. And I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it.

Loveable chaos

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I was not quite prepared for this Audible original. At times, it left me confused as to the plot. I am sure someone else might enjoy it, but I particularly did not. It lacked cohesion in many ways.

A very strange story

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Started off fun and entertaining and ended weird. Fun cast and enjoyed most of it, but the ending left you wondering WTH?

Very obscure

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Shayan's play Cruising is a tour-de-force. It perfectly combines heart and humor, with the touch of crass you'd want from a play set on a cruise ship. It had me in tears and in stitches. This play will hit anyone who has experiences with 12-step programs, either directly or via friends and family (i.e., anyone and everyone), right in the gut. It will speak to anyone who has ever struggled to reconcile big dreams and self-doubt, who has felt analysis paralysis, or who wants something more but just doesn't quite know how to get there (again, everyone). The cast is at their peak powers, with Christine Baranski and Andrew Rannells sounding just as if they'd leapt from a top Broadway stage. The new medium is forward-looking, innovative, and allows creative opportunities traditional theater and radio programs/podcasts don't. If you're looking for a laugh out loud fun time, a good cry, a Pride catharsis, or an opportunity to reflect on decision-making, body image, and addiction, Cruising checks the boxes. I am so excited to see what Shayan does next (quick research shows he already has an impressive run of credits).

A tour-de-force and immediate classic

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