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How ‘Big Gay Jamboree’ and ‘Titanique’ Creator Marla Mindelle Became the Queen of Off-Broadway: I’m ‘the Homeless Man’s Lin-Manuel Miranda’
"Titanique" creator Marla Mindelle has cemented herself as the queen of Off Broadway with her new show "The Big Gay Jamboree."
In 2022, she co-created “Titanique,” a low-fi musical parody of James Cameron’s disaster epic “Titanic” that uses Celine Dion’s discography to retell the movie’s events from the pop chanteuse’s perspective. Upon graduating, she booked the 2007 “The Drowsy Chaperone” national tour before landing small Broadway roles in 2008’s “South Pacific” revival, 2011’s “Sister Act” and 2013’s “Cinderella.” But eight performances a week took a toll, so she relocated to Los Angeles to pursue screenwriting. The show serves as a campy (and raunchy) send-up of classics like “The Music Man,” “Oklahoma!” and “Brigadoon” while stuffing in niche pop culture references to Jennifer Lopez’s durable career, “Real Housewives” — and a filthy “Do Re Mi” parody.
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