The Gold Dust Orphans is a
fringe theater company based in
Boston and
Provincetown,
Massachusetts. It was founded in 1995 by writer/performer Ryan Landry, Scott Martino, Afrodite (aka Andre Shoals), and Billy Hough. It is a group of actors, musicians, dancers, writers and visual artists dedicated to the production of shows that are often based on works of film, theater, and popular culture. Many of the roles are played in the classical tradition by men in
drag.
Production history
1993
Psycho Beach Party, Camille
1998
How Mrs. Grinchly Swiped Christmas
1999
Charlie's Angels & the Case of the Tobacco Heiress, Medea
2000
The Bunny Trail, Joan of Arkansas
2001
Madame Ex
2002
Rosemary's Baby - The Musical!, Camille, Scarrie, Joan Crawford's Christmas On the Pole
2003
The Bad Seed, The Gulls, Who's Afraid of the Virgin Mary?
2004
Pussy On The House, The Septic Wives, The Exorcissy, Who's Afraid of the Virgin Mary? (revival)
2005
A T Stop Named Denial, The Golden Squirells, Cinderella Rocks!
2006
Death Of A Saleslady, Cleopatra the Musical, The Twilight Zone, Silent Night Of The Lambs
2007
The Plexiglass Menagerie, The Milkman Always Comes Twice, Silent Night Of The Lambs (revival)
2008
Medea, Whizzin'!, All About Christmas Eve
2009
Of Mice and Mink, Willie Wanker and the Hershey Highway, Valet Of The Dolls, All About Christmas Eve (revival)
2010
Phantom of the Oprah, The Gulls (revival), Mrs. Grinchly's Christmas Carol
2011
Pussy on the House (revival), Peter Pansy, The Rocky Horror Show, Mrs. Grinchly's Christmas Carol (revival)
2012
The Little Pricks, Mary Poppers, Rudolph the Red Necked Reindeer
2013
Mildred Fierce, Pornocchio
2014
It's a Horrible Life, Snow White and the Seven Bottoms, Jesus Christ, It's Christmas!
2015
Thoroughly Muslim Millie, Little Orphan Tranny
2016
Legally Blind - The Helen Keller Musical, Murder on the Polar Express
2017
Greece - A Highschool Musical, Whatever Happened to Baby Jesus?
The Gold Dust Orphans is a
fringe theater company based in
Boston and
Provincetown,
Massachusetts. It was founded in 1995 by writer/performer Ryan Landry, Scott Martino, Afrodite (aka Andre Shoals), and Billy Hough. It is a group of actors, musicians, dancers, writers and visual artists dedicated to the production of shows that are often based on works of film, theater, and popular culture. Many of the roles are played in the classical tradition by men in
drag.
Production history
1993
Psycho Beach Party, Camille
1998
How Mrs. Grinchly Swiped Christmas
1999
Charlie's Angels & the Case of the Tobacco Heiress, Medea
2000
The Bunny Trail, Joan of Arkansas
2001
Madame Ex
2002
Rosemary's Baby - The Musical!, Camille, Scarrie, Joan Crawford's Christmas On the Pole
2003
The Bad Seed, The Gulls, Who's Afraid of the Virgin Mary?
2004
Pussy On The House, The Septic Wives, The Exorcissy, Who's Afraid of the Virgin Mary? (revival)
2005
A T Stop Named Denial, The Golden Squirells, Cinderella Rocks!
2006
Death Of A Saleslady, Cleopatra the Musical, The Twilight Zone, Silent Night Of The Lambs
2007
The Plexiglass Menagerie, The Milkman Always Comes Twice, Silent Night Of The Lambs (revival)
2008
Medea, Whizzin'!, All About Christmas Eve
2009
Of Mice and Mink, Willie Wanker and the Hershey Highway, Valet Of The Dolls, All About Christmas Eve (revival)
2010
Phantom of the Oprah, The Gulls (revival), Mrs. Grinchly's Christmas Carol
2011
Pussy on the House (revival), Peter Pansy, The Rocky Horror Show, Mrs. Grinchly's Christmas Carol (revival)
2012
The Little Pricks, Mary Poppers, Rudolph the Red Necked Reindeer
2013
Mildred Fierce, Pornocchio
2014
It's a Horrible Life, Snow White and the Seven Bottoms, Jesus Christ, It's Christmas!
2015
Thoroughly Muslim Millie, Little Orphan Tranny
2016
Legally Blind - The Helen Keller Musical, Murder on the Polar Express
2017
Greece - A Highschool Musical, Whatever Happened to Baby Jesus?