digital playbill
thank you to our sponsors and pals:
STARLIGHT STUDIO PROPS*
Tom beddingfield
Josh & Adam Borque
Lynda & Bob Brindisi
*Starlight created our authentic replica furniture. Buy one of their Sophia bags here.
theatre etiquette
1. Silence Your Cell Phone
2. Don’t Social Media *During* the Show, but tag @TheGoldenGays85
3. Please turn on your Flash for Photos, but do so wisely!
4. If You Have To Sneeze or Cough, Please Cover Your Face
5. Respect the Space and Comfort of Those Around You
6. Be Kind and Tip Your Wait Staff, Bartenders and Servers and Us!
7. HAVE FUN AND LAUGH A LOT!
2. Don’t Social Media *During* the Show, but tag @TheGoldenGays85
3. Please turn on your Flash for Photos, but do so wisely!
4. If You Have To Sneeze or Cough, Please Cover Your Face
5. Respect the Space and Comfort of Those Around You
6. Be Kind and Tip Your Wait Staff, Bartenders and Servers and Us!
7. HAVE FUN AND LAUGH A LOT!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF INDIGENOUS LAND
We recognize the original inhabitants of the land of many of the theatres and venues on which we perform. We wish to show respect, gratitude and appreciation to those whose land we use.
We recognize the original inhabitants of the land of many of the theatres and venues on which we perform. We wish to show respect, gratitude and appreciation to those whose land we use.
meet the broads
The Golden Gays™ roster consists of many different professional actors and drag performers across the US (one in Mexico and one in Ireland), so scroll down to find your Dorothy, Blanche and Rose, and don't forget YOU may be the next #TokenSophia!
anthony giorgio, The blanche
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Anthony Giorgio is the Booking Manager and Production Supervisor for The Golden Gays™, and on occasion swings into a role when someone has jury duty or must attend St. Olaf's Woman of the Year. He worked as a teacher and choreographer for many years before joining The Golden Gays™ and is the host of Queer Teen Podcast (on all platforms). His drag persona is Lynda with a Y. @anthony_giorgio15 |
niko granados, the rose
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Niko Granados is an actor, hairstylist, and drag queen by the name of Sierra La Puerta. He’s currently the Head of the Hair and Makeup department for Drag: the Musical at New World Stages in NYC and previously worked on hair for Leopoldstadt, Moulin Rouge; and Funny Girl on Broadway. Follow him at Nikogranados and @Sierralapuertanyc on Instagram or Niko_granados and @sierralapuertanyc on tik tok |
Jason "B.e.a." Schmidt, The Dorothy
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Jason B. Schmidt has been lauded as the world's premiere Bea Arthur impersonator with "perfect comic timing". "He plays Bea Arthur better than Bea Arthur did!" He has been playing a Dorothy type since 2010 and has created several Bea Arthur one-woman shows in addition to co-creating three Golden Gays musicals (and two on his own). Beyond B.E.A. (Beatrix Eglantine Aurthurson, a completely original character), Jason has also worked with drag legends Joey Arias, Sherry Vine, Flotilla DeBarge and Chris March. He is the owner of The Golden Gays™ brand and is the Artistic Producer. Shout out to Penny the Poodle and Dexter the Killer. Golden Girls Drag Musicals www.jasonbschmidt.com @Beatrix_Eglantine_Aurthurson |
holotta tymes, The voice of sophia
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Female impersonator Holotta Tymes has performed around the San Francisco Bay Area for more than three decades, including as Sophia Petrillo in the popular annual show Golden Girls Live in San Francisco. In 2020, the Hayward resident (along with two partners) purchased Club 1220—one of Walnut Creek’s longest-operating gay bars—after working and performing there since the 1990s. https://www.instagram.com/holottatymes |
