Casey is an Elvis impersonator with everything going for him, including a flashy sequin jumpsuit. But just like that, he loses his gig, rent is overdue, and his wife announces a baby is on the way.  So, when Elvis leaves the building and a drag show moves in, “The King” transforms into an all-out queen with the help of new friends who become the second family Casey never saw coming. With snappy zingers and dance-worthy numbers, this wildly entertaining story will challenge your assumptions with extraordinary humor and depth.

Ticket prices:  $55 adult; $50 senior; $25 student

Mike Boland* (Eddie) is an award-winning actor and writer. He is thrilled to return to Ivoryton, having played Herb in I Ought To Be In Pictures in 2014. Other credits: BROADWAY- An Enemy of the People; OFF-BROADWAY – The Orphans’ Home Cycle; NATIONAL TOURS – Twelve Angry Men, West Side Story; REGIONAL – Hartford Stage, Yale Rep, Long Wharf, Theaterworks, Playhouse on Park, ACT of CT, Stonc, MTC, Greenwich, Westchester Broadway, Fulton, Judson, Engeman, Coastal Carolina, Chenango River, Saco River, Hampton Theatre, Virginia Stage, Montana Rep, Totem Pole. TV – The Blacklist (recurring), FBI, Person of Interest, Zero Hour, Rubicon. FILM – Yo Andrea, Tommy and the Guru, A Stage of Twilight. TRAINING – George DiCenzo, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Alan Arkin, Penny Fuller, Cotter Smith, Bobby Moresco.

 

Sam Given* (Miss Tracy Mills) is so grateful to be back at Ivoryton Playhouse for his fifth show (Cabaret, Godspell, A Chorus Line, I Hate Musicals: The Musical). Some may know him from his alter ego, Millie Grams, who’s also had her fair share of love on the Playhouse stage. Broadway: The Inheritance (Tony Award for Best Play). Off-Broadway: The Boys From Syracuse, Born Blue, Daddy Issues, Zombies: The Musical. Regional Highlights: Rent (Hollywood Bowl), Home Street Home (Center Theatre Group/ZSpace), Titanique (Livestream Performance/Le Poisson Rouge) and David Bowie in Rebel Rebel: David Bowie in Concert (National Tour). He is currently developing his play, Flinch, about fathers and their very “colorful” sons. @samgivensing

 

Rae Janeil (Jo) was last seen at Ivoryton Playhouse in Cabaret as Rosie.  Selected favorite roles include Joann RENT;  Player, Berthe u/s Pippin; Levora Verona Disaster!; Rosie Cabaret; Michelle Dreamgirls; Bebe A Chorus Line; Mae The Wild Party; Janet Rocky Horror Show and Clopin The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

 

Clint Hromsco (Casey) is thrilled to be making his Ivoryton debut with this show! He is an NYC based actor, director and choreographer. Nat’l Tours: Jekyll & Hyde, Wizard of Oz, Friends Musical Parody, Little Black Dress, Nickelodeon’s Storytime Live! Select Regional: Avenue Q, Spamalot, Pageant, 42nd St., Damn Yankees, A Chorus Line, Chicago.  Clint also starred in the NYC productions of Flash/Frozen at Theatre Row, It Came from Beyond and Lili Marlene at St. Luke’s Theatre and Flight School the Musical, for which he was a part of the Original Cast Recording. He has been featured in several NYC, regional and international commercials, print ads and TV shows. His work can be seen in Before I Go, starring Annabella Sciorra, currently streaming on Amazon Prime and in the upcoming film Resilient. Clint recently won the BroadwayWorld Chicago Award for Best Direction of a Musical for his work on La Cage Aux Folles at Little Theatre on the Square.  He has also directed and choreographed productions at Ogunquit Playhouse, Virginia Children’s Theatre, Westchester Sandbox Theatre, Write Act Rep. and Vital Theatre. He is currently the puppet director for the developmental workshops of For the Lost Children of Paris, written by two-time Tony-nominee, Carrie Robbins. Clint holds a BFA in Acting, with a minor in Dance from Ithaca College.  www.clinthromsco.com @chromsco

 

Timiki Salinas* (Rexy/Jason) Timiki Salinas (he/they) is a NYC based actor/devisor/writer. Theatre credits include: Becky Nurse of Salem (Lincoln Center), Goldie, Max, & Milk (59E59), Pop Punk High (Le Poisson Rouge), Cymbeline, Much Ado About Nothing, Into the Woods (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival). TV: “Search Party”, “Dickinson”, “And Just Like That”. Training: Carnegie Mellon University.

 

 

Director:  Todd Underwood

Stage Manager:  James Joseph Clark*

Scenic Designer:  Martin Scott Marchitto

Lighting and Sound Designer:  Alan Piotrowicz

Costume Designer:  Angela Carstensen

Wig Designer:  Elizabeth Saylor

* member of Actors Equity

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