DADDY ISSUES
www.DaddyIssuesThePlay.com

A Play by MARSHALL GOLDBERG

Featuring

DAVID YUVAL
TONY ROSSI, KATE KATCHER, DEB ARMELINO/MARY ELLEN ASHLEY, SAM GIVEN
ELIZABETH KLEIN, ALEX AMMERMAN/AUSTIN LEVINE, MEGAN MacPHEE

Directed and Produced by DAVID GOLDYN
Set Designer: KEVIN KLAKOUSKI
Lighting Designer: TERRI TOMOLA
Costume Designer: CHERYL McCARRON
Stage Manager: JENNIFER-ELIZABETH COOPER
Asst. Director/Asst. Stage Manager: STEPHEN MILLETT
Asst. Stage Manager: DESI STOCK
Marketing/Graphics/Website: STEPHEN M. CYR
Press Representative: RON LASKO
Illustrator: KENN FALLIN
Box Office: GERI KARP
Video: MICHAEL ALLEN
Associate Producer: WILLIAM DOBBINS
Production Advisor: MARY ELLEN ASHLEY

Davenport Theatre
354 West 45th Street (between Eighth & Ninth Avenues)
March 31 – April 24; Opening Night – 04/07/16

Hysterical and hilarious are two perfect words to describe Marshall Goldberg’s DADDY ISSUES. This fast-paced comedy is full of wacky characters that all end up in the same small New York City apartment at the same time. Kudos to Set Designer Kevin Klakouski for his cantaloupe interior.

It’s 1982, and Donald’s (David Yuval) parents, Sid (Tony Rossi) and Marion (Kate Katcher), have not fully come to grips with his gay life style. Nothing would make them happier than to become grandparents, and you can triple that desire for Donald’s grandmother (Deb Armelino). Donald comes up with a plan to “rent” the kid downstairs (Alex Ammerman) to play his son. Enlisting the assistance of his friends, female impersonator Levi (Sam Given) and casting director Henrietta (Elizabeth Klein), the plan is set into motion. And of course insanity ensues. Megan MacPhee rounds out this marvelous cast.

What keeps this comedy from becoming predictable and sophomoric is the superb ensemble acting of the cast. From breathing life into typical Jewish parents to fully inflating an over-the-top drag queen, each actor takes their character to the outer limits of believability and works in concert with the others to bring out the humor of DADDY ISSUES. If you’re looking for a good time, this is it.

- Laurie Lawson -