Mary Testa Joins the Cast of Galas at Little Island

Little Island has announced the complete cast and creative team for Galas, the final production in its 2025 summer season, running in the Amph at Little Island September 6-28, with an opening night on September 12.

As previously announced, this reinvented production of Charles Ludlam’s 1983 ridiculous take on the life of opera star Maria Callas stars countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo as Maria Magdalena Galas.

Joining Costanzo in the cast are performance artist Carmelita Tropicana (Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!) as Giovanni Baptista Mercanteggini, three-time Tony Award nominee Mary Testa (Oklahoma!) as Bruna Lina Rasta, Caleb Eberhart (Choir Boy) as Aristotle Plato Socrates Odysseus/Statuesque Beauty, Erin Markey (Staff Meal) as Athina Odysseus, Patricia Black as Hüre von Hoyden, Samora la Perdida (My Broken Language) as Pope Sixtus VII/Fritalini/Ilka Winterhalter, Austin Durant (Moulin Rouge! The Musical) as Prelate/Ghingheri, and Jeremy Rafal as Franco Cogliones/Ticket Seller/Waiter in Train Station.

Eric Ting (The Comeuppance) directs Galas. The production includes choreography by Raja Feather Kelly, additional music selections by Anthony Roth Costanzo, scenic design by Mimi Lien, costume design by Hahnji Jang (Anthony Roth Costanzo’s costumes are by Jackson Wiederhoeft), lighting design by Jiyoun Chang, sound design by Tei Blow, hair and wig design by Amanda Miller, makeup design by James Kaliardos, and dialect coaching by Deborah Hecht.