Photo Flash: The Opposite of Sex at Williamstown

By: BWW News Desk Aug. 10, 2006

The Williamstown Theatre Festival production of The Opposite of Sex, the musical's East Coast premiere, began August 9th. It plays through August 20th.

The musical features music and lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen with a book by Cohen and Robert Jess Roth, who also directs. It is based on the screenplay of the movie of the same title by Don Roos. The musical premiered in San Francisco in 2004. This is the musical's second production.

The cast includes Kerry Butler (Hairspray, Little Shop of Horrors), four-time Tony-nominee Gregg Edelman (Wonderful Town, Into the Woods), David Burtka (Gypsy), Kaitlin Hopkins (The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Bat Boy), Herndon Lackey (Parade, Les Miserables), as well as Ian Scott McGregor and Lance Rubin. The musical recounts the misadventures of DeDee Truitt, who seduces the lover of her gay half-brother. Things become more complicated when DeDee becomes pregnant. "Lessons of life and love are learned as they all confront and explore their own sexuality, learn to let go of their traditional beliefs and ultimately discover that what they really want is what Dedee calls the opposite of sex - lasting, committed and loving relationships."

Tickets are available at wtfestival.org, 413.597.3400, and the Festival Box Office. Williamstown Theatre Festival performances are held at The '62 Center for Theatre and Dance of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Photos by Allison Leger

Kerry Butler

Kerry Butler and David Burtka

Kerry Butler and Gregg Edelman

Gregg Edelman, Kaitlin Hopkins, Lance Rubin, David Burtka, Kerry Butler, and Ian Scott McGregor

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