Of a Monstrous Child: A Gaga Musical (2013)

Produced by

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Ecce Homo Theatre

Playwright: Alistair Newton
Director: Alistair Newton

Run

May 14th, 2013 – May 26th, 2013

Synopsis

Performance legend Leigh Bowery hosts an irreverent musical cabaret devoted to one of our most enigmatic and polarizing pop stars, Lady Gaga. Featuring a collection of the art world’s greatest icons, this “dance floor dialectic” celebrates the place where high culture hooks up with low art. (buddiesinbadtimes.ca)

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Cast

Bruce Dow	Leigh Bowery
Kimberly Persona	Lady Gaga
Gavin Crawford	Bjork / Cher / Camille Paglia / Marina Abramovic / Andy Warhol / Quentin Crisp
Tyson James	The Little Monster
Chy Ryan Spain	Grace Jones / Madonna / Yoko Ono / Chorus
Kyle Travis Young	Boy George / Elton John / Michael Alig / Chorus

Creative Team

Alistair Newton	Playwright
Alistair Newton	Director
Dan Rutzen	Musical Director
Matt Jackson	Set Designer
Matt Jackson	Costume Designer
Trevor Schwellnus	Video Designer
Trevor Schwellnus	Lighting Designer
Lyon Smith	Sound Designer
Sky Fairchild-Waller	Choreographer
Brian Postalian	Assistant Director
Melissa Joakim	Assistant Lighting Designer
Melissa Joakim	Assistant Projection Designer
Vanessa Fischer	Associate Costume Designer
Katherine Smith	Associate Set Designer
Alejandro Santiago	Projected Photography

Production

Aislinn Ritchie	Stage Manager
Stacey Laureyssens	Makeup
Sylvia Farr	Costume Assistant
Jenni Pickett	Costume Assistant
Fran Allen	Costume Assistant
Margot Keith	Gaga Wig Styling
Jenni Pickett	Dresser
Emma Letki	Dresser
Aidan Morishita Miki	Running Crew
Alaina Viau	Running Crew
Ada Evenden	Running Crew
Jonathan Kitchen	Graphic Designer
Tanja-Tiziana	Photography

Staff

Charissa Wilcox	Head of Production
Adrien Whan	Technical Director
Katherine Smith	Chamber Technician

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