digital playbill
thank you to our sponsors and pals:
STARLIGHT STUDIO PROPS*
Tom beddingfield
Josh & Adam Borque
Lynda & Bob Brindisi
Dawn haynes o'brien
MICHELLE YURCAK
*Starlight created the authentic Token Sophia Purse for the entire run and the furniture for our San Diego sit-down. Buy your own Sophia bag 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!
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 has been playing a Dorothy type since 2010 and has created several Bea Arthur one-woman shows in addition to co-creating the four Golden Gays musicals (with one more in the works). 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. www.jasonbschmidt.com @Beatrix_Eglantine_Aurthurson |
joseph allen harter aka sunshine, The Rose
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Picture it: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2002. A young Joe Harter has just moved to town, and he lands the role of Joseph in a community theatre production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at the Lake Worth Playhouse which marked the start of an extremely varied life in the theater. Some of his more interesting stops include Hedwig in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”, and singing Beethoven’s 9th with Andrea Bocelli. He resides in Las Vegas where he performs as his drag alter ego, Sunshine. As Sunshine, he hosts Broadway Brunch at The Phoenix Bar & Lounge and Karaoke at Gipsy. He was a lso cast member in the all-live-singing drag revue “Faaabulous the Show” for its entire 2.5 year run (hosted by Edie of Cirque Du Soleils’s “Zumanity”, and awarded “Best Drag Production” twice by Vegas 411). Appearing as Rose Nylund with the Golden Gays™ is yet another exciting new twist in his eclectic career.
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Matthew Tierney, the blanche
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Matt's just kinda happy to be here! Off Broadway: Beauty & The Beast, A Midsummer Night's Dream (The Players Theatre), Stoned to the Wall, The CopyCants Concert (Chain Theatre), Joseph & Marsha (TNC). Select Off Off: Dog Sees God (Sargent Theater), A Life on the Farm (Beckmann Theatre), Seeking Attention (Teatro Latea), The Last Five Years (Vino Theatre), Working (LPAC). Matt releases new episodes of his podcast, Hate Watch HQ, with Brooke Falls every Monday! @TheMattTierney (Venmo: cheapgay)
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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 |
Anthony giorgio, the Swing
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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). |
