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The Gold Dust Orphans Leave Ramrod Behind with a Bang as ‘Ebonic Woman’ Soars

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(Rose Garcia as HOT TAMALE, Matt Kyle as MR. STRETCH, Qya Marie as THE EBONIC WOMAN, Felton Sparks as ALADDIN, Tim Lawton as BALD EAGLE, Jessica Barstis as POLLY WANNACRACKER in the Gold Dust Orphans’ ‘The Ebonic Woman’. All photos by Michael von Redlich)

By Mike Hoban

‘The Ebonic Woman’ – Written by Ryan Landry; Directed by Bubbles Goldberg (Kiki Samko); Scenic Design by Windsor Newton; Costumes by Scott Martino; Music Direction by Tim Lawton, Choreography by Matt Kyle; Lighting Design by Michael Clark Wonson; Sound Design by Roger Moore. Presented by the Gold Dust Orphans. At Machine, 1254 Boylston St., Boston through May 26.

Just before the start of the The Ebonic Woman, the latest disturbingly hilarious offering by Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans, the pre-show announcement welcomed the crowd to the “soon to be demolished Ramrod Center for the Performing Arts”. And while it’s always sad when a theater troupe loses its performance space, it is especially so for those of us that have been coming to the Ramrod (aka ‘Machine’) to see the Orphans and their demented parodies for literally (gulp) decades.

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Gold Dust Orphans’ “A Nightmare on Elf Street” A Merry Ride on a Christmas Slay

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by Mike Hoban

 

“A Nightmare on Elf Street” – Written by Ryan Landry; Directed by Kiki Samko; Sets by Windsor Newton; Costumes by Scott Martino; Lights by Michael Clark Wonson; Sound by Roger Moore and Tad McKittrick; Music Direction by Tim Lawton. Presented by Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans at MACHINE -1254 Boylston Street, Boston through December 23rd

 

There’s nothing quite like a slasher movie holiday musical to get you in the Christmas spirit – as long as it springs from the twisted minds of Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans. In keeping with tradition, Landry and Company again provide an antidote to traditional holiday fare with their annual warped take on the Christmas season with A Nightmare on Elf Street, a mashup of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and A Nightmare on Elm Street as well as other teen slasher flicks. This year’s offering continues the recent trend away from parodies of Yuletide classics such as 2012’s Rudolph the Red-Necked Reindeer and It’s a Horrible Life (2014), instead bringing back legendary drag detectives Shirley Holmes (Landry) and trusty sidekick Dr. Jodi Watley (Qya Marie), who first made their appearance in 2016’s Murder on the Polar Express. This time around the duo is summoned to solve the mystery of who is killing Santa’s teenage flight team at the Elf Street Academy.

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