Photo Flash: Charles Busch in The Lady in Question

Charles Busch stars in the hilarious comedy The Lady in Question, playing the Bay Street Theatre August 14 - September 2.  Busch plays the role of Gertude Garnet in this free-wheeling satire of 1940s thrillers. 

"The suspenseful tale begins as Garnet, a glamorous diva and self-obsessed concert pianist on tour in the heart of Bavaria, finds her colossal ego challenged when a handsome American professor engages her aid in rescuing his mother from a Nazi prison," states press materials.

Charles Busch is the author and star of such plays as The Lady in Question, Red Scare on Sunset, and Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, which ran five years and is one of the longest running plays in Off-Broadway history.  His play The Tale of the Allergist's Wife ran for 777 performances on Broadway and won Busch the Outer Circle, Critics John Gassner Award and received a Tony nomination for Best Play. He wrote and starred in the film versions of his plays, Psycho Beach Party and Die Mommie Die, the latter of which won him the Best Performance Award at the Sundance Film Festival.  He is also the subject of the documentary film The Lady in Question is Charles Busch.  He was last seen at Bay Street Theatre in Auntie Mame (2004).

The Lady in Question plays the Bay Street Theatre from August 14 through September 2.  Subscription ticket packages, FlexPasses and single tickets for the Bay Street Theatre 2007 season are now available through the Bay Street Theatre Box Office. Tickets and subscriptions can also be purchased online at www.baystreet.org or by calling 631-725-9500.

Photos by David Rodgers

Charles Busch as Gertrude Garnet in The Lady in Question

Charles Busch