Womens House of Detention, 1960. The hair is high, the dresses are tight, and the women are bad! Behind steel bars and under unforgiving institutional lighting, a cast of characters plays out the age-old game of survival of the fittest in stilettos and lipstick! A fresh-faced innocent, a chain-smoking street-wise tough girl, a delicate Southern belle reminiscent of Blanche DuBois, a lovable granny, and a pyromaniac narcoleptic - all overseen by the tyrannical and overpowering Matron and her nefarious sidekick - these are the WOMEN BEHIND BARS!Headlining the cast are pop culture icon Traci Lords as Gloria and RuPauls Drag Race fan-favorite star Eureka OHara as The Matron, the role made famous by the legendary Divine; RPDR and RPDR All-Stars personalities Ginger Minj as Ada and Chi Chi DeVayne as Jo-Jo; drag legend and star of Trick, Girls Will Be Girls, and Will and Grace, Miss Coco Peru as Louise; John Waters muse and star of Pink Flamingos, Serial Mom, Female Trouble, and Hairspray, Mink Stole as Granny; Los Angeles cabaret performer and star of Whatta Lark, Poppy Fields as Blanche; and internationally-renowned Marilyn Monroe tribute artist, Suzie Kennedy as Cheri. Also rounding out the cast is adult film superstar, Wesley Woods as The Man; Adrienne Couper Smith as Mary, the innocent who is ultimately corrupted by the system; and Tatiana Monteiro as the fiery Guadalupe.
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The versatile and frequent Los Angeles theatre collaborator, actor/producer Matthew Herrmann will next be virtually seen in ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME KAREN CARPENTER, a benefit for the Cavern Club Celebrity Theatre at Casita del Campo October 1 live at 7pm PST. Joining Matthew will be familiar faces from the L.A. theatre community: Drew Droege, Carey Peters, Jennifer Blake, Amy Procacci, Libby Baker, Frances Chewning, Rae Dawn Hadinger, Joe Donohoe and Brad Griffith.
Tom Eyen's cult classic WOMEN BEHIND BARS will take up residency on The Montalbán stage for a two weekend-run beginning January 24, 2020. Scott Thompson directs an ensemble of eclectic pop culture stars, including Traci Lords as the head troublemaker Gloria. Traci was most gracious to take some time to answer a few of my inquisitive questions.
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