Case Closed: The Dorian Corey Story

It’s 1967 in New York City and gay life is oppressed to say the least. Parents disown their gay children, you can be arrested just for being in a gay bar, and homosexuality is still classified as a mental disorder. In this hostile climate a famous female impersonator named Dorian Corey redefines family and creates a safe haven for others in her small Harlem apartment. After she died in 1993 a mummified corpse was found in her closet and that is where the investigation begins.

This is the true story of Dorian Corey and a few of the colorful characters she called family. The play is a surreal murder mystery with a comedic twist! In the end the audience will learn the true meaning of loyalty as they take a nostalgic peak into this fabulous world.