EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE Comes to San Jose This Month
Playful People Productions will present a teen/adult production of Everybody's Talking About Jamie, a coming-of-age musical by Tom MacRae (book and lyrics) and Dan Gillespie Sells (score), inspired by the 2011 British television documentary Jamie: Drag Queen at 16.
Playful People Productions Reveals 2024/25 Season
San Jose's Playful People Productions has announced its 2024—25 season: live stage productions of both classic musicals and musicals so new, you may not have heard of them yet; plus group classes led by local professionals teaching everything from the Charleston to breakdancing, multi-part singing, and more.
Review: EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE at Ray Of Light Theatre
Who doesn’t like a good coming of age story, better yet a LGBTQ coming out story to boot? Mix a catchy pop/rock score, a delightfully innocent 16-year-old schoolboy, and some fabulous drag, and you have the makings of a hit show tailor-made for San Francisco’s audiences. Based on a true story and the 2011 documentary Jamie: Drag Queen at 16, this fictional musical follows Jaime New as he battles homophobia and prejudice to self-actualize into a fierce drag queen.
Review: EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE, King's Theatre, Glasgow
Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation. Supported by his brilliant loving mum and surrounded by his friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight.
Review: EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE, Theatre Royal Brighton
This is a gold standard production in every sense of the phrase. It holds up extremely well against the west end production, to which inevitable comparisons will be drawn. Ivano Turco is fourth in a line of iconic Jamies past, and his elegance of movement is what sets him apart from those who stood before him. Turco’s beauty and grace is imbued in every step taken and every note sung, and it takes no time at all to fall in love with him.