The Christine Jorgensen Show

Overview

Produced by:: wild project productions and ADH Theatricals LLC
Dates:: February 08 - March 03, 2024
Run Time:: 1 Hour, 30 Minutes
Intermission:: No
Theater:: Showing in Theater
Tickets:: $37 (incl. a $2 fee) | 59E59 Members: $30

Show Info

By Donald Steven Olson
Directed by Michael Barakiva and Zoë Adams

With Jesse James Keitel and Mark Nadler

In the buttoned-up 1950s an ex-GI returned from Denmark as Christine Jorgensen, America’s first transgender celebrity.

The Christine Jorgensen Show is a musical re-telling of Jorgensen’s remarkable story along with that of Myles Bell, the forgotten song-and-dance man who helped her craft a nightclub act that transformed her from headline into headliner.

With an irresistible book and original songs by Donald Steven Olson, The Christine Jorgensen Show is a hilarious and heartfelt story about show business and living life on your own terms.

Jesse James

Keitel

Mark

Nadler

Shoko Kambara,

Scenic Design

Suzanne Chesney,

Costume Design

Calvin Anderson,

Lighting Design

Jacqui Herter,

Sound Design

Samantha Shoffner,

Props Design

Banji Aborisade,

Choreographer

Photo Caption: Jesse James Keitel and Mark Nadler in THE CHRISTINE JORGENSEN SHOW
Photo: Joan Marcus

Photo Caption: Jesse James Keitel in THE CHRISTINE JORGENSEN SHOW
Photo: Joan Marcus

Photo Caption: Mark Nadler and Jesse James Keitel in THE CHRISTINE JORGENSEN SHOW
Photo: Joan Marcus

Join us for a post-show talkback after the 7:30pm performance on Saturday, March 2:

A discussion about developing a new play and the challenges of incorporating music and choreography on a very tight budget with actors Jesse James Keitel and Mark Nadler, as well as co-directors Michael Barakiva & Zoë Adams. Moderated by Andrew D. Hamingson.

Producing Company

wild project productions

wild project, a nonprofit producer and venue, is an innovator among producing companies, supporting the diverse independent theater, film, music, visual arts, and spoken-word artists of New York City. Since 2007, wild project has presented and produced theater that enriches, educates, and unifies its East Village community in an environmentally responsible green space. Located on E. 3rd St. in Manhattan, wild project curates resident companies in its 89-seat theater and devotes specific initiatives toward LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC projects and the work of local East Village artists, to ensure nonprofit theater sustains its roots in the community. wild project places the utmost importance on engendering a climate that supports the artists and cultivates artists who commit to artistic excellence, enrich the community and promote social equity.

ADH Theatricals LLC

Founded and led by Andrew D. Hamingson, ADH Theatricals is dedicated to touring the highest quality drama and live performances from America and Europe to North America and beyond.

Reviews

"Olson peppers his efficient dialogue with ripe reposts... a winning play" – OffOffOnline

"Jesse James Keitel is simply wonderful."
"The play is illuminating and moving, deft in its economy and charm." – Theater Life

"Engaging story and compelling portrayals by a profoundly empathetic Jesse James Keitel and in the musical mastery of Mark Nadler"
"Shines a spotlight on a groundbreaking figure in LGBTQ+ history... It's a beautiful message of camaraderie and acceptance that is as valid now as it was in the 1950s." – DC Theater Arts

"The Christine Jorgensen Show is exactly the kind of show the Zeitgeist seems to be calling for in these days of diversity and inclusion and educational content...and one of the few that gets the balance between trend and art exactly right." – Aisle Say