The Legend of Georgia McBride is a 2014 American play written by
Matthew Lopez.[2][3]
Plot
Casey, a young
Elvis Presley impersonator barely making a living, finds a path to prosperity by becoming a
lip-syncingdrag queen. He's young, he's broke, his landlord's knocking at the door, and he's just found out his wife is pregnant. To make matters even more desperate, Casey is fired from his gig as an Elvis impersonator in a run-down, small-town Florida bar. When the bar owner brings in a B-level drag show to replace his act, Casey finds that he has a whole lot to learn about show business—and himself.
Productions
The Legend of Georgia McBride premiered at the
Denver Center for the Performing Arts[4] in January 2014. The production was directed by Mike Donahue.[1] That production was subsequently produced
Off-Broadway at MCC Theater, opening in September 2015, again directed by Mike Donahue, featuring choreography by
Paul McGill.[5] The play ran at the
Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles from April to May 2017, directed by Donahue with
McGill's choreography.[3]
The play has been produced at Marin Theatre Company in 2017 in
Mill Valley, California, directed by Kent Gash,[6][7] the Arden Theatre in Philadelphia in October to December 4, 2016, directed by Emmanuelle Delpech,[8][9] at Redwood Curtain Theatre[10] in Humboldt County, directed by Shea King, and at ACT in Seattle in 2017, directed by David Bennett.[11]
The Southwest Regional premiere was produced at Uptown Players in Dallas, Texas in December 2017.[14][15]
The Hawaii premiere of the play was by Manoa Valley Theatre in Honolulu in November 2017.[16][17]
In 2018, The Legend of Georgia McBride was produced at the
Guthrie Theater, under the direction of Jeffrey Meanza and running from June 16 to August 26.[18]
Flying Anvil Theatre in Knoxville, Tennessee, staged their production of the play from May 30, 2018, to June 24, 2018.[20]
Los Altos Stage presented the play September 6 to 30, 2018 in Los Altos, California.[21][22] B Street Theatre at The Sofia in Sacramento, California produced the play from November 6 to December 9, 2018, directed by Jerry Montoya.[23][24]
The Central Florida premiere of The Legend of Georgia McBride ran from January 18 - February 3, 2019 at the Garden Theatre in
Winter Garden, Florida.[25]
Vermont Stage ran the play April 17-May 5, 2019 at the Black Box Theatre in
Burlington, Vermont, starring Irving Green, Bob Bolyard, Larry Connolly, Britt Michael Gordon, and Lia-Shea Tillett.[26][27]