| DREW DROEGE's "HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUG" opens THURSDAY with VALENTINE'S NIGHT SPECIAL on FRIDAY | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 07:01 pm EST 02/11/20 | |
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| MICHAEL URIE presents DREW DROEGE in "HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUG" Written and performed by DREW DROEGE Directed by TOM DeTRINIS SOHO PLAYHOUSE * LIMITED ENGAGEMENT through MARCH 1 open THIS WEEK* Opening Night, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13 "Drink with Doug" Valentine's Night Special, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Opening this week, producer Michael Urie presents HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUG - a new comedy written and performed by Drew Droege (the Internet's "Chloë," "Drunk History," "Bob's Burgers," RuPaul's "AJ and the Queen" on Netflix) - performed at SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam Street, between 6th Avenue and Varick Street in Manhattan). The show is currently in previews for a limited run through to Sunday, March 1. Opening night is set for this Thursday, February 13. The play is directed by Tom DeTrinis (Bright Colors And Bold Patterns) and produced in association with Zach Laks. For tickets and information, please visit HappyBirthdayDoug.com The show will present "Valentine's Night Special: Drink with Doug" for the Friday, February 14 performance at 9:00 PM. All patrons who buy a ticket with code "VDAY" for Friday' show will receive TWO free drinks at SoHo Playhouse, one before the performance and one after. Offers cannot be combined. "Drew's singular voice is as funny as it is wise," says producer Michael Urie. "When I saw his new play and met the guests at Doug's birthday party, I knew it was a night I could celebrate over and over again. I can't wait to re-team with Zach, Tom and Drew at Soho Playhouse." Tonight, Doug turns 41. His favorite, and least favorite, gay men have made the invite list: friends, exes, nightmares, tricks, and even a ghost. Happy Birthday Doug is a wicked and wild hour-long celebration of modern gay culture, with tons of wine. Consider this your cordial invitation. Happy Birthday Doug is a follow up to Bright Colors And Bold Patterns, Droege's hit hailed as "scorchingly funny" by The New York Times, which enjoyed a celebrated five-month Off Broadway run at the SoHo Playhouse in 2018, and is also available from BroadwayHD. Happy Birthday Doug is produced by Michael Urie, Zach Laks, Andrew Tobias, Tom Wirtshafter, Dan T. Shaheen, Jamie deRoy, Riki Kane Larimer , Driemeyer-Sills Productions, and Anthony Francavilla. William Vann Carlton is the production stage manager, with Nina Trotto serving as assistant stage manager. Happy Birthday Doug had a workshop production at New York's World Pride Celebration in 2019, in addition to engagements at the Celebration Theater and Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles. Drew Droege (Performer/Playwright) has written and performed four other solo shows, Bright Colors And Bold Patterns (directed by Michael Urie at Soho Playhouse 2017-18), Bad Education, Drugs!, and Good Evening America, about life as the Internet's Chloë Sevigny. For these viral videos, he has been featured in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, The Advocate, the Out 100 list, the most recent Wigstock documentary WIG, and in a campaign for Marc Jacobs. Droege has written for Netflix's "Big Mouth" and their upcoming show "AJ And The Queen," starring RuPaul. His most recent TV/film acting credits include "El Tonto," "Search Party," "Teachers," "Heathers," "Bob's Burgers," "Drunk History," "Life in Pieces," and "Now Apocalypse." He's an alum and teacher at The Groundlings in Los Angeles. Other LA stage credits include Justin Sayre's Ravenswood Manor, Matt Wilkas and Mark Setlock's Born to Win, and Charles Busch's Die Mommie Die! at Celebration Theatre and "The Golden Girlz" at Casita del Campo. He received the Outstanding Performance award at Outfest Los Angeles in 2018 for his work in the BroadwayHD capture of Bright Colors And Bold Patterns . Tom DeTrinis (Director) was the Associate Producer for Bright Colors And Bold Patterns at Barrow Street and SoHo Playhouse, as well as the understudy for the SoHo production. His most recent directing credits include the world premiere of Ravenswood Manor by Justin Sayre at the Celebration Theatre (co-directed with Jessica Hanna) and the international sensation Tilda Swinton Answers an Ad on Craiglist by Byron Lane, which has been playing to sold-out audiences across the globe since 2017. He is also an accomplished actor, recently playing Crumpet in The SantaLand Diaries at the Virginia Stage Company for the second year in a row. DeTrinis.com Michael Urie (Producer) just open in Bess Wohl's Grand Horizons on Broadway, and was recently seen in Tony Kushner's play A Bright Room Called Day. He was starred on Broadway in the Tony nominated revival of Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song, following his critically acclaimed performance in the off-Broadway production at Second Stage, for which he received Lucille Lortel Award and Drama League Award nominations. He originated the role of Alex More in Jonathan Tolins' Buyer & Cellar Off-Broadway, on tour, and in London, for which he received the Drama Desk Award, Clarence Derwent Award, the Lucille Lortel Award, LA Drama Critics Award and nominations for the Drama League and Outer Critics Circle Awards. This past June, Michael coproduced the Pride Plays festival at The Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. New York theatre credits include How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Broadway), High Button Shoes (Encores!), The Government Inspector (Drama League, OCC nominations), Shows For Days (LCT), Homos, Or Everyone In America (Obie Award), The Cherry Orchard (CSC), Angels in America (Signature), The Temperamentals (Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk and Theatre World Awards, Drama League nomination), The Revenger's Tragedy (Red Bull), and Another Vermeer (HB Playwrights). Regionally, Urie has worked for The Kennedy Center, Shakespeare Theatre Company (Wash. DC), Two River, Vineyard Playhouse, The Old Globe, Vineyard Playhouse, South Coast Rep, Seattle Rep, Folger Shakespeare, Barrington Stage, Hyde Park (Austin), and The Blank (L.A.). Film: Lavender, He's Way More Famous Than You (also directed), Thank You for Judging (co-director/exec. producer), Beverly Hills Chihuahua, WTC View, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, The Decoy Bride, Petunia, Such Good People, The Hyperglot (director), and Grantham & Rose (exec. producer). TV: Gavin Sinclair on "Modern Family," "Younger," "The Good Fight," "The Good Wife," "Hot in Cleveland," "Workaholics," "Partners" and Marc St. James on "Ugly Betty." He hosted four seasons of Logo's "Cocktails and Classics." Web series: "What's Your Emergency" (director). Training: Juilliard. Zach Laks (Producer) New York-based theatre producer and general manager, co-founder of Form Theatricals. Projects include the triumphant run five-month run of Drew Droege's Bright Colors And Bold Patterns, directed by Michael Urie (SoHo Playhouse, Barrow Street Theatre, Studio Theatre, and now available on BroadwayHD), Neil D'Astolfo's Mister Miss America, and Dance Lab New York. Currently developing a new Jeffrey James/Justin Halpin project. Venue management of The Gym at Judson and 64E4. zacharylaks.com Website: happybirthdaydoug.com Facebook: facebook.com/happybirthdaydoug Instagram: instagram.com/happybirthdaydoug Twitter: twitter.com/happybdaydoug Email: happybdaydoug@gmail.com YouTube: Happy Birthday Doug Channel 60 minutes, no intermission. Tickets from $49, available at happybirthdaydoug.com In Person: SoHo Playhouse box office opens daily at 5pm Phone: (212) 691-1555 |
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