Photo Flash: 'Most Wanted' at La Jolla Playhouse

La Jolla Playhouse presents Most Wanted, a Page To Stage Workshop Production as the inaugural production of The Edge series.

"In the wake of the media frenzy surrounding the brutal murder, drag queens, divas and dandies all gather to take us on a kaleidoscopic journey through high fashion, glossy magazines, low dives, and into the mind of a young killer," explain press notes.

The cast stars Arthur Acuna, Merle Dandridge, Zandi de Jesus, Danny Gurwin, Michael Grant Hall, Leah Hocking, Peter Kapetan, Ken Page, Daniel Torres, David Nathan Perlow and Michael Winther.

Most Wanted features music by Mark Bennett, book by Jessica Hagedorn, lyrics by Mark Bennett and Jessica Hagedorn and directed by Michael Greif.  The creative team includes Charlie Alterman (music director), Javier Velasco (choreography), Steven C. Kemp (sets), Dan Lipton (orchestrations), Clint Ramos (costumes), Tom Ontiveros (lighting), Philip G. Allen (sound).

Performances begin run through Sunday, October 14 at 7PM, at Mandell Weiss Forum at La Jolla Playhouse (2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA).  Schedule: Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 7:30PM; Thursdays & Fridays at 8PM; Saturdays at 2PM & 8PM; Sundays at 2PM & 7PM.

Tickets are $25 for all seats, all performances.  Subscribers can receive single ticket discounts at $20.  Call 858-550-1010 or visit www.lajollaplayhouse.org

Photos by J.T. Macmillan

Stormy Weather (Ken Page) tells the tale of celebrity-obsessed Danny Torres in the drag club Uncle Buck's

At a club, lovers Danny and Chris (Danny Gurwin and Daniel Torres) party with glitterati (l-r: Zandi de Jesus, Kathleen Halm and Leah Hocking)

Danny Reyes (Daniel Torres) in the final hours before his suicide

Adolescent Danny Reyes (Daniel Torres) is encouraged by Daddyos (David Nathan Perlow, left and Michael Winther, far right) to lose himself in glossy celebrity profiles

Danny (Daniel Torres, right) finds his sugar daddy in business mogel Marv Easton (Peter Kapetan, left)

Danny (Daniel Torres, left) tries to coerce true love Chris (Danny Gurwin, right) into moving to New York together

On the run in Miami, Danny (Daniel Torres) stops to admire his "Most Wanted" poster in a bar

Paparazzi (Peter Kapetan, left and Michael Winther, far right) flank Miss Stormy Weather (Ken Page, center) as she recalls the opening of Apolo Sera's new store in Miami

Danny (Daniel Torres) becomes the ultimate celebrity when he shoots fashion designer Apolo Sera (Arthur Acuna)

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