CONTACT
Jason Dittmer
Cell: (360) 302-0918
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NEW ADAPTATION OF MAE WEST'S SCANDALOUS "SEX" PREMIERES ON WHIDBEY ISLAND
A wicked, witty, and musical reimagining of the bawdy Broadway hit
that landed its author and star in the slammer
LANGLEY, WA (October 02, 2019)
- Whidbey Island Center for the Arts presents Mae West's
SEX
, a new adaptation of the 1926
melodrama/musical comedy about the international misadventures of a Montreal prostitute
,
October 11-26, 2019.
Margy LaMont, a brash and unapologetic sex worker, saves the life of an American society woman slumming in the “sin city of the North” -- a fateful decision that leads her on a madcap adventure eluding criminals and pursuing romance
from Montreal to Trinidad to New England.
Although West's play premiered in a scandalous Broadway season that saw many so-called “sex plays,"
SEX
was different in that it wasn’t obedient to the unwritten rule that prescribed ruin for fallen women. Its disobedience led to Mae West's arrest and a grand jury's determination that the “obscene, indecent, immoral, and impure drama” might corrupt “the morals of youth.” West was sentenced to 10 days in jail for obscenity, and traveled there in style – garlanded in roses, wearing silk underwear, and riding in a limousine!
The production is adapted and directed by
Edward Jordon
; includes music by Cole Porter, the Gershwins, and Cole Porter; features stage and screen veteran
Skye Aubrey
; and runs October 11-26, 2019.
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EVENT DETAILS
Dates and Times:
October 11-26, 2019
Friday - Saturday at 7:30pm
Sunday at 2:00pm
Tickets:
Friday - Saturday
$24 | $22 Seniors | ages 18 and under free
Sunday
$17 all seats | ages 18 and under free
Venue:
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts
565 Camano Avenue
Langley, WA, 98260
ADDITIONAL INFO
For interview requests, images, and press passes, please contact
Jason Dittmer
.
ABOUT WHIDBEY ISLAND CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Founded in 1996, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts produces, presents, and supports exceptional works that celebrate the artistic excellence of its community. Learn more
here
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Edward Jordon (adaptation / direction), as book writer, has two Broadway-bound musicals currently in rehearsal in NYC:
J’ai Fait an
d
Bollywood And Vine
. Both are with his longtime collaborators, conductor Charles Czarnecki and Emmy-winner Daniel Neiden. The recipient of eleven international screenwriting awards, Edward has worked for actress Sally Field, Oscar-winning producer Jonathan Dana, and Golden Globe-winning producer Renee Missel. Edward’s own feature films, which he wrote and directed, include
The Original Cast Album
,
It’ll Have Blinking Eyes & A Moving Mouth
,
Dogwalking On Jackson Crescen
t,
Bollywood And Vine
, and
Lucky Bubbles
. With over fifty directing and producing theater credits in New York, this production of
SEX
marks a reunion with his
Bollywood And Vine
film star, Skye Aubrey.
Skye Aubrey
starred on Broadway in
Cactus Flower
. For two decades, she guest starred on classic TV series such as
Fantasy Island
,
Marcus Welby
,
Love American Style
,
Ironside
,
Owen Marshall
,
Thriller
,
Toma
,
Banyon
,
Batman
,
Green Acres
,
Emergency
,
The Most Deadly Game
,
Insight
,
Switch
,
Superboy
, and
Vanished (TV’s first-ever mini-series).
She also won raves for her film work – most notably in
The Carey Treatment
with James Coburn,
The City
with Anthony Quinn,
A Very Missing Person
with Eve Arden, and
The Phantom of Hollywood.
Skye credits one of the highlights of her career as co-starring with her mother, actress Phyllis Thaxter, in the TV movie
The Longest Night
. Skye’s father was Hollywood Producer James T. Aubrey who served as President of CBS Television, ABC Television, and MGM Studios during his storied career. In addition to her acting credits, Skye co-produced the Christopher Reeve
Superman
franchise with Ilya Salkind.
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