Written by Claudia Shear
Conceived by Claudia Shear and James Lapine
Directed by James Lapine
Starring Claudia Shear, Tom Riis Farrell, and Bob Stillman

February 27 – April 4, 2004

“I don’t care if I get a bad name, so long as it’s my name.” Dirty Blonde is about two New York loners-turned-lovers who learn to accept themselves through their mutual obsession with voluptuous stage and film icon Mae West. Made up of two fascinating stories, one focusing on the unlikely courtship of the two fans, the other a brilliant counterpoint tracing the evolution of Mae West’s career. Dirty Blonde is a sweet-tempered and sometime brazen romance spiced with scintillating vaudeville bits and a smattering of drag.