About This Show

Limited Engagement November 10-February 25

MAKE ME GORGEOUS

The True Story Of Kenneth “Mr. Madam” Marlowe

A New Play by Donnie

Starring Darius Rose aka Jackie Cox

A Trailblazer Before There Was A Trail To Blaze

The fabulous and incredible true story of Kenneth Marlowe, an oft-overlooked trailblazer in LGBTQ history. Described as one of mid-Century America’s gayest and most openly homosexual personalities, Marlowe took on many roles in life. Kenneth was private hairdresser to the stars; the madam of a notorious gay prostitution ring in Hollywood; an author; a hustler; a female impersonator; a private in the U.S. Army, a call boy; a Christian missionary, a mortuary cosmetologist; a newspaper columnist … and for the final decade of an incredibly lived life, Marlowe was a woman, having transitioned to become Kate Marlow.

Show Details

Dates: Opening Night: November 10, 2023 Final Performance: March 24, 2024
Location: Playhouse 46 at St. Luke's, New York City

308 West 46th Street,

New York,

10036

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Theatermania Review

| | January 16, 2024
Wade McCollum delivers a stunning performance as entertainer and trans pioneer Kenneth/Kate Marlowe.

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