"Perez Hilton Saves the Universe (or at least the greater Los Angeles area): The Musical" is running August 8th through August 24th at the New York International Fringe Festival (a production of The Present Company).
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Perez Hilton…The Musical" explores a normal day in the life of celebrity gossip blogger
Perez Hilton. Well, were it not for the plans of evil Islamic terrorists. And Kathy Griffin. Throughout the course of the day, Perez must wrestle with the demons of love, ego and celebrity, all whilst saving Los Angeles from an imminent nuclear disaster. With a pop infused score and dozens of celebrity impersonations, "
Perez Hilton…The Musical" reveals the inner workings of a society obsessed with itself. Oh, and it's kinda funny.
The cast features authors
Randy Blair ("The Adding Machine") and Timothy Michael Drucker ("The Other Baldwins"), as well as Lindsay Nicole Chambers (
Legally Blonde),
Sevan Greene ("Betrayed"),
Laura Jordan ("Cry-Baby"),
Andrew Keenan-Bolger ("Spelling Bee", "Suessical"), Ana Noguiera (NYMF's "The Boy in the Bathroom"), Dana Steingold ("Spelling Bee", upcoming "
Godspell") and Jason Veasy.
The creative team includes
David Withrow (costumes), Matt Steinbrenner (set and projection design), Brian Tovar (lighting design), Adam Wachter (musical direction), Will Van Dyke (orchestrations),
Enrique Brown (assistant director/choreographer) and Jamie Rog (stage manager). "
Perez Hilton…The Musical" is directed and choreographed by
Connor Gallagher.
The book is co-authored by
Randy Blair and Timothy Michael Drucker, with lyrics by
Randy Blair and score by Zachary Redler.
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Perez Hilton…The Musical" performance dates are:
· Saturday August 9th at 12 PM,
· Wednesday August13 at 9:45 PM,
· Friday August 15 at 2:30 PM,
· Saturday August 16 at 5:00 PM,
· Friday August 22 at 7:00 PM
All performances will play at the 45 Bleecker Theater (45 Bleeker Street between Lafayette Street and Mott Street). 45 Bleecker Theatre is air conditioned. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by calling 866.468.7619 or by visiting
www.fringenyc.org.
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