“To Wong Foo The Musical,” based mostly on 1995 movie “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Every thing! Julie Newmar,” could have its world premiere on the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester, U.Ok.
The movie, which is now thought of a cult traditional, starred Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing, Robin Williams and Ru Paul.
The musical has a e-book and path by authentic movie screenplay author Douglas Carter Beane, with music and lyrics by Lewis Flinn, casting by Sarah Leung and paintings by Feast Artistic.
Starting in Nineties New York, the musical tells the story of three drag queens, Vida, Noxeema and Chichi, who embark on a visit throughout America to attend the drag queen of the yr finals in Hollywood. When their automotive breaks down in Center America, their lives, in addition to these within the city, are turned the other way up.
The casting and full artistic crew shall be revealed in the end.
Beane mentioned, “After I wrote this story again within the 1990’s, it was all the time a theater present in my thoughts, and thankfully for me, Steven Spielberg and Beeban Kidron thought it could make an amazing film. However, for me it was all the time the ambition to carry it to the stage and I’m so blissful its lastly occurring. Though the musical continues to be an homage to tug, ’90s New York and the superb people who made it such a vibrant place to be, it’s much more politically related right now than ever earlier than as censorship and condemnation of drag is sadly on the rise in the US. I hope this present connects with new audiences because it did approach again then… come alongside for the journey.”
“To Wong Foo The Musical” is produced by Hope Mill Theatre.
Inventive director of Hope Mill Theatre, Joseph Houston, mentioned, “’To Wong Foo, Thanks for Every thing! Julie Newmar’ actually introduced drag to a mainstream viewers in an enormous approach and as a queer piece of film historical past, was really ground-breaking. To be working so intently with Doug and having him direct can also be an enormous honor. ‘To Wong Foo’ as a bit of labor has all the time been destined to be informed on stage and as a musical. People who know and love the movie can count on all of these good one liners, supported by a rating that may be a little bit membership, slightly bit nation, slightly bit musical theatre, however an entire lot of perspective. And for these experiencing the present for the primary time, welcome to the drag-fantasy-musical-extravaganza, that’s ‘To Wong Foo’”
The manufacturing will open at Hope Mill Theatre on Oct. 21 for a restricted nine-week run.
