| “THE BIG GAY JAMBOREE” ANNOUNCES COMPLETE CAST | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 08:47 pm EDT 08/05/24 | |
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| WORLD PREMIERE OF "THE BIG GAY JAMBOREE" THE NEW MUSICAL COMEDY STARRING AND CO-CREATED BY THE SELF-APPOINTED "QUEEN OF OFF-BROADWAY" MARLA MINDELLE ON THE HEELS OF HER AWARD-WINNING OFF-BROADWAY SMASH "TITANíQUE" ANNOUNCES COMPLETE CAST PERFORMANCES BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER 14 OPENING NIGHT SET FOR OCTOBER 1 AT NEW YORK'S ORPHEUM THEATRE New York, NY (August 5, 2024) – Producers Sue Wagner, John Johnson, and LuckyChap announced today the complete cast of the world premiere production of Marla Mindelle's brand new musical, The Big Gay Jamboree. Directed and choreographed by Connor Gallagher, The Big Gay Jamboree, a brand-new original musical comedy, features a book by Mindelle and Jonathan Parks-Ramage, with music & lyrics by Mindelle and Philip Drennen. Performances begin on September 14, with an opening night set for October 1, 2024, at the Orpheum Theatre (126 2nd Avenue). Joining the previously announced Mindelle, the cast includes Alex Moffat (Keith), Paris Nix (Clarence), Constantine Rousouli (Bert), Natalie Walker (Flora), with Jaden Dominique, Brad Greer, Jeremiah Ginn, Amanda Lee, Jillian Mueller, Olivia Puckett, Melvin Tunstall, Clyde Voce, Cortney Wolfson, and John Yi rounding out the ensemble. To download headshots, please click here. Tickets are now on sale at www.biggayjamboreethemusical.com. The Big Gay Jamboree centers on Stacey, who after blacking out from 18 Jägerbombs, wakes up hungover in the most terrifying place of all: an Off-Broadway musical. With no memory of how she got there, Stacey is forced to put her BFA in theater to use, belt her face off, and figure out how the hell she's gonna escape this 1940's golden age musical...while a live audience watches. Starring and co-created by Marla Mindelle, the Obie- and Lucille Lortel Award winning actress/creator/gay genius behind the smash hit Titaníque, The Big Gay Jamboree is an outrageous new musical comedy that will leave you shook, cackling, and screaming "mother" at the stage. The Big Gay Jamboree marks LuckyChap's theater debut. The creative team for The Big Gay Jamboree includes dots (set design), Sarah Cubbage (costume design), Brian Tovar (lighting design), Justin Stasiw (sound design), Aaron Rhyne (projection design), Leah J. Loukas (hair/wig design), and Katie Gell (makeup design). Arrangements & Music Supervision by David Dabbon and Casting is by Stephen Kopel. BIOGRAPHIES MARLA MINDELLE (Book, Music, & Lyrics) won the 2023 Lucille Lortel Award and Obie for her portrayal of Céline Dion in the hit Off-Broadway musical, Titanique. As a co-author, Titanique also received the 2023 Lucille Lortel award for Best Off-Broadway Musical. She has received an Outer Circle Critics Nomination for her portrayal of Sister Mary Robert in Sister Act on Broadway. Other credits include Stepsister Gabrielle in Cinderella (Broadway), South Pacific (Broadway) and The Drowsy Chaperone (Kitty, First National Tour). Marla also starred as Olivia in the Emmy-nominated series, Special on Netflix. @marlamindelle www.marlamindelle.com ALEX MOFFAT (Keith). Actor, comedian, and writer Alex Moffat recently wrapped a six-season run on "Saturday Night Live" as a main cast member. He is best known for his impersonations of Joe Biden, Eric Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, Anderson Cooper, Joe Scarborough amongst others, as well as his prolific original recurring Weekend Update character ‘Guy Who Just Bought a Boat.' Alex has appeared in the indie film Susie Searches, which recently appeared at TIFF, as well as Holidate for Netflix, the live action hybrid feature Clifford for Paramount, Someone Great for Netflix and the indie Opening Act. On the television side Alex will appear in Bill Lawrence's "Bad Monkey" for Apple, and can also be seen in Showtime's "Billions." Alex has lent his voice to Disney's sequel Wreck-it Ralph 2 as well as the upcoming Daria re-boot for Paramount. PARIS NIX (Clarence) has been seen most recently as Thomas Jefferson/Marquis de Lafayette in the Chicago and And Peggy companies of Hamilton. Television: "Empire," "America's Got Talent," "Good Morning America." Broadway: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Drifter), Broadway's Rising Stars. National Tours: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Drifter), Seussical... (Horton u/s, Wickersham Bro 1 & 3). Regional: The Wiz (Tin Man), Once on This Island (Daniel), Les Misérables (Enjolras), Shrek (Donkey), Ragtime (Coalhouse Walker, Jr.), Five Guys Named Moe (Eat Moe). International Stage: World Premiere of "R&B Jukebox" at Universal Studios Japan. Paris is also a recording artist having released his first and second singles "Lover Letter" and "No One But You" in addition to being an accomplished violinist featured in the Harlem Gospel Singers European Tour. IG: @parisgnix CONSTANTINE ROUSOULI (Bert) is ecstatic to be part of The Big Gay Jamboree! He is one of the creators of the kooky new musical comedy TITANIQUE where he also originated the iconic role of Jack Dawson. He's very excited to announce that Titanique is sailing through many countries like London, Australia, and Canada come the fall of 2024. He recently wrapped his first feature film as a supporting lead opposite Naomi Watts in a new Blumhouse movie called This is the Night. His TV credits include AJ and the Queen (Jordan), 9-1-1 on Fox (Miles), The Other Two (Justin), Charmed (Hunter Caine), and a PBS Special (Broadway at the White House). On Broadway, he has dazzled audiences in roles such as Link Larkin in Hairspray, Fiyero in Wicked, and as the standby for Sam Wheat in GHOST. NATALIE WALKER (Flora) is a performer and writer. Stage: White Girl in Danger (Second Stage), Alice By Heart (MCC), Dogfight concert (Second Stage), Cabaret (Secret), Last of the Red Hot Lovers (Hangar). Screen: Search Party, BoJack Horseman, The Other Two, The Hamlet Factory. Writing featured in Bookforum and New York Magazine. Anything bad she's ever done is all her fault and anything good she's ever done is because of Madeline Kahn. JADEN DOMINIQUE (She/Her) (Swing). A graduate of Texas Christian University from Valencia, California, is making her Off-Broadway Debut and grateful to be part of this incredible piece. You may have seen the California native as Mary Magdalene in the 50th anniversary tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, Judy in 9 to 5 at (Maine State Music Theatre), Martha in The Secret Garden (The Fulton Theatre) Celie in The Color Purple (Maine State Music Theatre), Dorothy in The Wiz (The Fulton Theatre), and Sarah in Ragtime (Lyric Stage/Hangar Theatre). She would like to thank God, her family, Link, and the entire Big Gay Jamboree Cast, Crew and Creative Team. For more on Jaden's journey, follow her at Jaden. Dominique on Instagram and Facebook. JEREMIAH GINN (Swing, U/S Bert, U/S Keith, Dance Captain). NYC: A Sign of the Times, The Great Gatsby: The Immersive Show, Anything Goes, Murder For Two. National Tour: Anastasia (1st National), Murder For Two, A Chorus Line (dir./chor. Baayork Lee). Regional Theatre: Arena Stage, Goodspeed Opera House, Ogunquit Playhouse, The Muny, Cape Playhouse, NSMT, Gulfshore Playhouse, Stages St. Louis, and more. California native and proud uncle to four nieces who are way cuter than yours. @jeremiahmginn www.jeremiahginn.com BRAD GREER (Ensemble, Keith U/S). NY Theatre: Titanique, Jerry Springer - The Opera (The New Group), Bernstein MASS (Lincoln Center). National Tour: Anastasia, The Bridges of Madison County, Altar Boyz. Regional: Working (ACT of CT), Les Misérables (PSF), Legally Blonde (Virginia Musical Theatre), Grease (Walnut Street). Television: "Law & Order: Organized Crime," "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." Brad is also a proud member of The Broadway Boys. Follow @thebradgreer AMANDA LEE (Ensemble) (she/her) Previous Credits: Signature Theatre: Hair (Dionne) Short North Stage: Rent (Joanne) Norwegian Cruise Lines: SIX (Catherine Parr). amandaslee.com @amandasimonelee JILLIAN MUELLER (Ensemble, Stacey U/S) can be seen starring opposite Kevin James in the Netflix series "The Crew." She has also starred on Broadway in Pretty Woman and the 1st National Tours of Flashdance and Dirty Dancing. Other Broadway/Tour: Memphis, American Idiot, Bye Bye Birdie and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Film: Porno (Amazon). OLIVIA PUCKETT (Ensemble, Flora U/S) she/her. Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen (OBC), Motown. Off-Broadway: The Panic of '29 (59E59). National Tours: Hamilton, Motown, Green Day's American Idiot. Film/Television: "Elsbeth" (CBS), "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" (HBO), Theater Camp. For Dad and KJS! MELVIN TUNSTALL, III (MT3) (Ensemble, Clarence U/S) is thrilled to finally make his Off-Broadway debut after appearing in the Original Broadway company of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and the original Toronto company of the smash Rock of Ages. Also an Off-Broadway Alliance award-winning playwright, Melvin penned the books to the TYA hit Polkadots: the Cool Kids Musical and the forthcoming Senior Class. CLYDE VOCE (Swing, Clarence U/S) is excited to be back Off-Broadway with BGJ! Off-Broadway: The Play That Goes Wrong (Jonathan). Tours: The Color Purple (Revival), Sister Act, Elf the Musical and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Regional: Rock of Ages (Vegas Company), Ragtime, Peter and the Starcatcher, Kinky Boots, Till and The Wiz. Television/Film: When We Grow Up (Prime), "Hustling." Clyde is also a proud Board Member of Fault Line Theatre where he also served as associate director on "Hindsight." Shout out to the best team at CLA Partners, Stephen Kopel and C12 Casting. Big Love to my family, friends, teachers/mentors and my three nephews Xander, Lennox and Jaxxon. IG: @clyde.voce CORTNEY WOLFSON (Swing, Stacey Standby). Off-Broadway debut! Broadway: Kinky Boots (Nicola), The Addams Family, Les Misérables. Tours: The Addams Family (Wednesday Addams), Legally Blonde (Serena, Brooke Wyndham). Also: Romy in Romy and Michele the Musical (World Premiere at The 5th Avenue Theatre), A Taste of Things to Come (Broadway in Chicago), Pittsburgh CLO, Sally Bowles in Cabaret (Gateway Playhouse), The Battery's Down (TV & web-series), Barrington Stage and The MUNY. The University of Michigan, BFA. Instagram: @cortneywolfson. For my boys: C + Z + O. JOHN YI (Ensemble, Bert U/S) (he/him) Broadway: Danny in KPOP (Original Broadway Cast, Circle in the Square Theatre). Off-Broadway: KPOP (Ars Nova), Snow in Midsummer (Classic Stage Company), Notes From Now (Prospect Theater & 59E59), Soft Power (The Public Theater), Oliver! (NAAP). Tours: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (First National), Miss Saigon (Pittsburgh CLO). Regional: Tick, Tick…BOOM! (George Street Playhouse), Into the Woods (The Guthrie). Television/Film: "Vial" (Pilot), "Kaleidoscope" (Netflix), Over the Moon (Netflix), "The Other Two" (HBO), "Mr. Robot" (USA), The Kennedy Center at 50 (PBS). Training: Elon. Teach For America alum (Houston). mrjohnyi.com |
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