The Gold Dust Orphans

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[edit] Introduction

The Gold Dust Orphans are a fringe theater company based in Boston and Provincetown, MA. It was founded in 1995 by writer/performer Ryan Landry, Scott Martino, Afrodite (aka Andre Shoals) and Billy Hough. It is a group of actors, musicians, writers and visual artists dedicated to the production of shows that are often based on works of film, theater and popular culture, many of these roles are played in the classical tradition by men in drag.

[edit] Production History

1998

  • How Mrs. Grinchly Swiped Christmas

1999

  • Charlie's Angels & the Case of the Tobacco Heiress

2000

  • Joan of Arkansas

2001

  • Madame Ex

2002

  • Rosemary's Baby - The Musical!, Camille, Scarrie, Joan Crawford's Christmas On the Pole

2003

  • The Bad Seed, The Gulls, Who's Afraid of the Virgin Mary?

2004

  • Pussy On The House, The Septic Wives, The Exorcissy, Who's Afraid of the Virgin Mary? (Revival)

2005

  • A T Stop Named Denial, The Golden Squirells, Cinderella Rocks!

2006

  • Death Of A Saleslady, Cleopatra the Musical, The Twilight Zone, Silent Night Of The Lambs

2007

  • The Plexiglass Menagerie, The Milkman Always Comes Twice, Silent Night Of The Lambs (Revival)

2008

  • Medea, Whizzin'!

[edit] Awards and Nominations

2007

  • Elliot Norton Awards
  • Nominated for Outstanding Production by a Fringe Company - Silent Night of The Lambs

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