Area Premiere
March 5 - 27, 1999 - Bryank Lake Bowl Cabaret Theater
Revivals
August 6 - October 31, 1999 - Bryant Lake Bowl Cabaret Theater
August 1 - 12, 2001 - MN Fringe Festival (Music Box Theater)
October 3 - 26, 2003 - Hey City Theater
Book and Lyrics - Bill Russell and Frank Kelly
Music - Albert Evans
Conceived by Robert Longbottom
You've never seen a beauty pageant like this one! Pageant pits six wachy beauty queens (all played by men) against each other in an extravaganza of evening gowns, bathing suits, and not-to-be-missed talent. While les girls swirl around the charming host in the funniest beauty contest ever seen, judges selected from the audience decide who will be crowned Miss Glamouresse. A different winner each night ensures non-stop nail-biting fun!
Director - Steven Meerdink
Musical Director - Kevin Hansen
Cast
Miss Industrial Northeast - Doug Anderson
Miss Bible Belt - Kevin Hansen
Miss West Coast - Eric Johnson
Miss Texas - Steven Meerdink
Miss Deep South - Ryan Quale
Miss Great Plains - Steven Todd Schmidt
Frankie Cavalier - Paul Reyburn
"This musical spoof...is splendidly done, with great good humor, not an ounce of pretense and a larky sense of playfulness...What makes the show motor is how skillfully each actor has captured the essence of his character in everything from vocal subtleties to physical traits." - Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Just because you're seeing men in dresses, do not mistake this for a drag show. It simply would not be as funny with real women. These are well-crafted parodies of contestants striving to be feminine but wanting to be taken seriously. Luckily, they accomplish neither. The perposterous talent competition includes a laugh-out-loud interpretive dance by a sweaty and spandex-clad Miss West Coast, and such deadly combinations as roller-skating and accordion playing by the decidedly hirsute Miss Industrial Northeast. Pageant is a crowning achievement!" - Pulse
