Roastmaster heats up B’way

Despite Broadway’s aging retreads comes the Nederlander Theatre’s newie “Take a Banana for the Ride.” Co-producer Marc Cornstein took me to see it. Just opened and every seat had a behind in it.

No gigantic cast. Just one dude — written and performed by comedian Jeff Ross . Lasts 75ish minutes — just enough to lead the conga line to the ladies’ room.

Funny, a pro, Ross knows how to throw a joke . He wore a custom suit. Bright yellow. Not what you’d probably find in Putin’s closet. Trotting up and down the stage like a caged lion, his props are framed wall paintings to whom he talks — and who talk back.

If you’re a foreigner — or worse, an out-of-towner like from Jersey — and maybe don’t know him, Jeff started writing this show 30 years ago, hadn’t the

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