Picture it: Fort Lauderdale, December 2021!
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the store, each department was dripping with Yuletide decor. Sophia was nestled all snug in her bed, while visions of sugar prunes danced in her head. Before traveling to spend the holidays with their families, Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose participate in a golden gift exchange full of hilarious surprises. Just as they get to the airport, a winter storm blows in, leaving them trapped! In an unexpected Charles Dickens twist of events, the three grannies must visit their past, present, and future to save Christmas (and find Sophia) just in time for turkey lurkey. Lucky audience members may even have a chance to make their stage debut and become the next #TokenSophia!
As seen on CNN, Off-Broadway, and on the Golden Fans at Sea cruises, The Golden Gays NYC have quickly emerged as the premier Golden Girls show in the country. The perfect drag show for the whole family! GGNYC for short, they burst onto the scene in 2017 – first at RuPaul’s DragCon NYC, then at the famed Rue La Rue Cafe, where their trivia show video went viral. What began as a flash mob has now skyrocketed to sold-out engagements all across America.
Starring Jason B. Schmidt as Dorothy, Andy Crosten as Blanche, and Gerry Mastrolia as Rose, along with musical director Mason Griffin and a creative team consisting of Anthony Giorgio-Schmidt and Darlene Rae Heller, GGNYC has produced multiple successful tours, each one growing larger, with their hit musical shows Hot Flashbacks, The Golden Games, and Thank Yule for Being a Friend to enthusiastic audiences across the country.
A musical adventure, their shows consist of live singing and dancing, along with hilarious sketches from the television show’s most memorable moments. During the COVID-19 pandemic, GGNYC produced online digital entertainment nearly every week for their fans.
Thank Yule for Being a Friend will play at Island City Stage December 8-18, 2021. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit IslandCityStage.org.
