Go West, Young Man
First there was BitchSlap! Then came Typhoon Judy. Get ready for the newest chapter in Darrin Hagen’s Hollywood Drag Icon series.
Hollywood, 1963. An Ontario teenager arrives at the penthouse of aging diva Mae West to deliver a suitcase full of fan letters to her. Impressed by his youthful gumption, she hires him as her personal secretary. What the star doesn’t realize is that the young man is studying her every move.
The true story of Canadian Drag Legend Craig Russell’s summer of destiny.
Starring multi-award-winning Drag Dynamo Zachary Parsons-Lozinski as young Craig Russell, and multi-award-winning actor / singer Andrea House as the octogenarian Sex Goddess Mae West.
From the award-winning company Guys In Disguise, marking 39 years of presenting outrageous Drag performance across Canada and the U.S.
The true story of Drag legend Craig Russell's summer as personal secretary to ageing Hollywood diva Mae West. Young Craig arrives on Mae's doorstep with a suitcase full of fan letters from Canada and convinces her to hire him. He spends his time studying her for what will eventually become his most famous celebrity impersonation.
Playwright: Darrin Hagen
Director: Darrin Hagen
Cast: Zachary Parsons-Lozinski,
Andrea House,
Ainsley Hillyard,
David McNally
Designers: Andraya Diogo, Zachary Parsons-Lozinski, Darrin Hagen
Stage Manager: Gina Moe
Website: https://www.guysindisguise.ca
Instagram: @guysindisguise
Twitter: @guysindisguise
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Comedy
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$20.00 inc $5.00 fees -
13-August 23, 2026 -
60 minutes -
11: Varscona Theatre -
Parental Guidance (PG) -
Show Contains: Adult Language/Content, Sexual Content
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