MOMMIE QUEEREST Plays The Ringwald, Now thru 8/5

By: BWW News Desk Jul. 12, 2013

In keeping with their "Summer Camp" theme, The Ringwald is pleased as punch to present the mother of all campy comedies, Mommie Queerest by Jamie Morris, the author of another Summer Camp extravaganza, The Facts of Life: The Lost Episode, which played The Ringwald twice: last summer and the summer of 2010.

Mommie Queerest, an all-male tribute to and teardown of Mommie Dearest, the terrible-wonderful 1981 biopic of Hollywood legend Joan Crawford, based on her daughter Christina's bestselling, mom-blasting memoir. Dearest is a stupendously awful movie, and Queerest does to it what its Crawford did to those rose bushes, whack away madly, maniacally, hilariously, not only at the glamour monster herself but at Faye Dunaway's career-quelling performance.

The cast for Mommie Queerest is Joe Bailey as Joan Crawford, Joe Plambeck as Christina Crawford. Rounding out the cast are Dan Morrison and Richard Payton as Greg Savitt and Carol Anne and everyone else.

Dyan Bailey makes her directorial debut with Vince Kelley on costumes.

Mommie Queerest opens tonight, July 12th and plays through Monday, August 5th at 8pm on Friday, Saturday and Monday nights with 3pm Sunday matinees. Ticket prices are $20.00 for Friday and Saturday performances, $15 for Sunday shows, and Monday nights are HALF OFF the original ticket price at only $10 a ticket. All students can now receive a $5 discount off normal ticket price on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday performances (available at the box office the day of the show with valid student ID). Tickets can be purchased at www.TheRingwald.com or at the theatre box office. The Ringwald box office opens 45 minutes before performances and tickets can be purchased with cash or Visa/Mastercard.

The Ringwald opened their doors six years ago on May 11, 2007 with Fatal Attraction: A Greek Tragedy. Quickly, The Ringwald became a mainstay of Detroit's theatre community. Past Productions include: Making Porn, August: Osage County, Southern Baptist Sissies, Bug, Mercury Fur, RENT, and Evil Dead: The Musical. The Ringwald was named 2009 and 2012 Best Theatrical Troupe by Real Detroit and Best Place to See Local Theatre in 2010, 2011 and 2012 by the readers of Metro Times.

MOMMIE QUEEREST CAST:

Joan Crawford played by Joe Bailey (Ferndale)

Christina Crawford played by Joe Plambeck (Ferndale)

Greg Savitt, et al. played by Dan Morrison (Ann Arbor)

Carol Ann, et al. played by Richard Payton (Ferndale)

Directed by Dyan Bailey (Warren)

Scenic Design and Execution by Dan Morrison (Ann Arbor)

Costume Design Vince Kelley (Ferndale)

Property Design by Jamie Warrow (Royal Oak)

MOMMIE QUEEREST PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

Friday, July 12 8PM $20

Saturday, July 13 8PM $20

Sunday, July 14 3PM $15

Monday, July 15 8PM $10

Friday, July 19 8PM $20

Saturday, July 20 8PM $20

Sunday, July 21 3PM $15

Monday, July 22 8PM $10

Friday, July 26 8PM $20

Saturday, July 27 8PM $20

Sunday, July 28 3PM $15

Monday, July 29 8PM $10

Friday, August 2 8PM $20

Saturday, August 3 8PM $20

Sunday, August 4 3PM $15

Monday, August 5 8PM $10

Joe Bailey is Joan Crawford in Mommie Queerest, playing at The Ringwald Theatre from July 11th through August 5th. Photo by Joe Plambeck.

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