Lory Lazarus’s new musical plays at the Lion Theatre at Theatre Row.
Attack of the Elvis Impersonators is currently in performances at Theatre Row's Lion Theatre. With book, music, and lyrics by Lory Lazarus, the new musical is directed by Broadway veteran Don Stephenson. Opening night is set for June 15.
In Attack of the Elvis Impersonators, the soul of Elvis returns to Earth and inhabits the body of the most famous rock star in history. He instructs his disciples that to bring peace to the planet we must all unite as one — and to do that the entire human race must impersonate Elvis.
The cast features Eric Sciotto (Something Rotten!) as Drac Frenzie, Laura Woyasz (Wicked) as Prissy Bordeaux, and Curtis Wiley as Matt Shadow (The Total Bent), with Michael Biren (Crazy for You), Jim Borstelmann (Chicago), Jesse Carrey-Beaver (Dirty Dancing), Badia Farha (Little Shop of Horrors), Warren Kelley (Birdman), Jeff Kready (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), Whit K. Lee (Junie B. Jones Essential Survival Guide), Alexandra Palkovic (Smokey Joe’s Café)
Emily Jeanne Phillips (Elf The Musical), Catherine Walker (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), and Jayme Wappel (West Side Story).
With choreography by Melissa Zaremba, and music direction, arrangements, and orchestrations by Benjamin Rauhala, the show's creative team includes Paul Tate dePoo III (set design), Tracy Christensen (costume design), Travis McHale (lighting design), Josh Liebert (sound design), and Shawn Duan (projection design).