The Legend of Georgia McBride
by Matthew Lopez

Name: The Legend of Georgia McBride
Brand: Matthew Lopez
SKU: 9780822235071
Rating: 3.89 (103 reviews)

Off-Broadway

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Highlights

Female

Male

105 minsPresent DayRole(s) for Black Actor(s)Elaborate/High-Volume CostumesComedy

Awards & Recognition

Outer Critics Circle

Nominee: 2016 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play

Synopsis

He’s young, he’s broke, his landlord’s knocking at the door and he’s just found out his wife is going to have a baby.

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.

Press Reviews

"An irresistible crowd-pleaser… Chasing buzzy themes of identity and transformation, Georgia McBride is by turns sweet and salty and deceptively deep… confirms [López’s] status as a writer worth hearing from."
— New York Daily News

"A delightful, genderbending farce… a funny and often glorious tribute to the art of drag… López delivers a strong message on tolerance for the entire spectrum of human sexuality, while creating a barrelful of fun in the process."
— Variety

"Stitch-in-your-side funny… full of sass and good spirits."
— The New York Times

"A heartfelt, feel-good comedy… a spirited defense of drag as a form of cultural protest and a way of life."
— AM New York

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Jo 20s, African American	—	20s	20s, African American
Miss Tracy Mills 40s–50s, any ethnicity	—	40s	40s–50s, any ethnicity
Rexy/Jason 20s–30s, any ethnicity	—	20s	20s–30s, any ethnicity
Eddie 50s–60s, any ethnicity	—	50s	50s–60s, any ethnicity
Casey 20s, white	—	20s	20s, white