Three seasoned queens -- Coco Peru, Chad Michaels & Peaches Christ -- meet one horny devil in original theatrical parody.
Saturday, April 2 at The Gramercy Theatre
Drag icons COCO PERU, CHAD MICHAELS and PEACHES CHRIST will star in the long-awaited New York Premiere of THE WITCHES OF EAST VILLAGE, a theatrical parody based on the iconic film "The Witches of Eastwick". This original stage show was written and directed by Joshua Grannell. It will be performed for one night only, Saturday, April 2 at 7pm & 10pm at The Gramercy Theatre (127 East 23rd Street between Park and Lexington Aves.). Tickets are $40 for floor seating, $30 for the loge and $75 for VIP (which include post-show meet-and-greet) at 800-745-3000 or TicketMaster.com.
In THE WITCHES OF EAST VILLAGE, three seasoned drag queens -- a Cher impersonator, an acclaimed monologuist, and a cinephile -- are invited to perform in the picturesque East Village of New York. The trio of sassy singles are feeling lonely until a mysterious and flamboyant drag fan arrives in their lives. But what are his ultimate intentions? What follows is devilishly fun -- you'll laugh till you toss your cherries!
In addition to Coco, Chad and Peaches, THE WITCHES OF EAST VILLAGE co-stars Ben Rimalower (Patti Issues) and Peggy L'eggs in a cast of 12 featuring Sutton Lee Seymour, Nomi Sas, Strawberry Fields, Judy Darling, James Michael Arvance, Adam Sarette and Drew Bloom.
MISS COCO PERU aka Clinton Leupp grew up in the Bronx on City Island and got his/her start after he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in his first show in the early 90’s. On screen, Miss Coco is best known for her roles in Jim Fall's trick (Sundance 1999) and Richard Day's comedy Girls Will Be Girls. Other film appearances include To Wong Foo… and Straight-Jacket. Coco can be heard in the Disney animated feature, The Wild as Mamma Hippo. Coco has appeared on TV in How I Met Your Mother, Arrested Development, Will and Grace, and in an Orbitz commercial that was nominated for a 2005 GLAAD Media Award, among others. She also has her own half-hour comedy special taped as part of the “Wisecrack” series on LOGO as well as a spot in the special “One Night Stand-Up – Drag Queens”. Coco’s live one-person shows include: “Miss Coco Peru: A Legend in Progress” (’92 MAC and Bistro Award), “Miss Coco Peru at the Westbeth Theatre” (’95 MAC Nomination), “Miss Coco Peru's Liquid Universe”(‘98 NY GLAAD Nomination), “Miss Coco Peru is Undaunted” (’04 LA GLAAD Award Winner, Ovation Nomination), and “Ugly Coco.” These shows, and others, have been performed to sold out audiences in theatres, clubs, restaurants, ballrooms, yachts and cabarets throughout the US and abroad.
CHAD MICHAELS' career as one of the world’s premier Cher impersonators now spans two decades of acclaim. Chad’s career highlights include engagements with Norbert Aleman’s Las Vegas and London productions of “An Evening at La Cage”, Jimmy Emmerson’s South American production of “La Cage Follies”, and Dan Gore’s ICONS productions in California. After making it into the Top 3 on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 4, Chad ultimately took the title of “Queen of Queens” in the RuPaul’s All Stars Drag Race, winning the competition and earning the first spot in The RuPaul’s Drag Race Hall of Fame. Currently, Chad produces and performs with the longest running Female Impersonation show in California, The Dreamgirls Revue, and tours internationally.
JOSHUA GRANNELL, the “altar” ego of PEACHES CHRIST, is a San Francisco-based filmmaker and entertainer who made his feature film directorial debut with the dark, horror comedy “All About Evil,” starring Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Dekkar (Bakstrom), Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson and Mink Stole. He spearheaded the All About Evil: The Peaches Christ Experience in 4-D, a multimedia film/music event that toured the world featuring actors from the film and has created the immensely popular Midnight Mass movie series, an interactive celebration featuring a film tribute and live interview with a multitude of talent including John Waters, Elvira, Jennifer Tilly, Pam Grier and more. Grannell is currently developing, producing and distributing feature film projects, exclusive online content and ‘live’ events, for crazed fans, around the world. For additional information, visit www.PeachesChrist.com
BEN RIMALOWER is the author and star of the critically acclaimed Bad with Money (The Advocate’s #1 Solo Show of 2014) and Patti Issues (M.A.C. and Bistro Awards, Official Selection: Adelaide Cabaret Festival and Eugene O’Neill Theater Center Summer Conference), which he has also performed on London’s West End, in Berlin and all across the U.S. His “Do You Have Patti Issues?” PSA with Alan Cumming and Patti LuPone was a homepage selection on FunnyOrDie. He writes regularly for Playbill, Vulture, Decider, NewNowNext, Time Out New York, Next and Huffington Post. Ben directed and produced the Off-Broadway plays Joy (Actors Playhouse) and The Fabulous Life of a Size Zero (Daryl Roth), as well as numerous off Off-Broadway plays, readings, benefits and concerts. He has earned the title the “Midas of Cabaret” (Out) helming a slew of solo shows, most notably conceiving and directing Leslie Kritzer is Patti LuPone at Les Mouches and producing Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records’ Patti LuPone at Les Mouches. Follow @benrimalower on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube and visit benrimalower.com.