Leslie Jordan's MY TRIP DOWN THE PINK CARPET Postponed Until Late Summer, Date To Be Announced

Leslie Jordan’s acclaimed solo show, My Trip Down The Pink Carpet, scheduled for a New York engagement this spring, has been postponed due to a scheduling conflict, it was announced by producer Bruce Robert Harris. Mr. Harris added, “we’ll be looking forward to rolling out the pink carpet for Leslie and making an announcement here in New York before the end of Summer.”

Exact performance dates and venue will be announced at a later date.

Jordan, that small man and giant scene stealer, and one of the funniest men in America, has created an outrageous tell-all that weaves together a hilarious collection of true life stories (which are also the basis for his popular memoir, My Trip Down The Pink Carpet, recently published by Simon & Schuster). He is known on sight for his wildly popular recurring role as Karen’s nemesis, Beverley Leslie, on “Will & Grace” (for which he won the 2006 Emmy Award), as well as his memorable appearances on “Ally McBeal,” “Boston Public,” “Monk,” and “Murphy Brown,” and his acclaimed role on the cult classic, “Sordid Lives.”

A theatrical romp – from small-town USA to the pink carpet of Hollywood – My Trip Down The Pink Carpet tells the unlikely tale of one of America’s true gay icons. Raised in a conservative family in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Leslie — who describes himself as “the gayest man I know” — boarded a Greyhound bus bound for L.A. with $1,200 sewn into his underpants and never looked back. His pocket-sized physique and inescapable talent for high camp paved the way to a lucrative and varied career in commercials and on television. Along the way he immersed himself in writing for the stage, and his one-man testimonials have become cult hits. But with success came dangerous temptations that threatened his career and life.

Filled with comically overwrought childhood agonies, offbeat observations, and revealing celebrity encounters — from Boy George to George Clooney — My Trip Down The Pink Carpet delivers a laugh-out-loud take on Hollywood, fame, addiction, gay culture, and learning to love oneself.

My Trip Down The Pink Carpet is directed by David Galligan and features set design by Michael Hotopp, lighting design by Michael Gilliam, and sound design by Wallace Flores.

Photo By Linda Lenzi

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