About the Show
A new musical by Gary LeGault, Camera Ready follows the life of documentary filmmaker Nelson Sullivan, from his Southern roots to his final days capturing New York’s underground art scene of the 1980s. Told through music and movement, the show explores Sullivan’s obsession with discovering new talent in the nightclubs of Lower Manhattan—spotlighting figures like RuPaul, Jackie Curtis, and Sylvia Miles. Inspired by Sullivan’s relationship with Andy Warhol and set against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis, Camera Ready is a vibrant tribute to a lost era of queer creativity.Camera Ready is a bold and poignant new musical that traces the extraordinary life of documentary filmmaker Nelson Sullivan—from his Southern boyhood in South Carolina to his final, vibrant days in 1980s New York. Written and directed by Gary LeGault, a fellow filmmaker and close friend of Sullivan, the production offers an intimate and electrifying portrait of a man who obsessively captured the pulse of New York’s under
