GHOST OF JOHN McCAIN
Book by Scott Elmegreen, Music & Lyrics by Drew Fornarola
Conceived by Grant Woods and Jason Rose
Choreographed by Sunny Min-Sook Hitt, Music Directed by Vadim Feichtner, Scenery by Lawrence Moten III, Costumes by Mieka van der Ploeg, Lighting by Colleen Doherty, Sound by Uptown Works/Daniela Hart, Wigs by Ashley Rae Callahan, Props by Jackson Berkley, Dramaturgy by Andrew Neisler, Associate Director Mary Cynthia McGowan, Associate Choreo Kim Savarino, Casting by Jason Thinger, General Managed by LiveWire Theatrical, PSM Ralph Stan Lee
Produced by Jason Rose, Max Fose, and Lynn London at SoHo Playhouse
In GHOST OF JOHN McCAIN, the former senator awakens in the afterlife not at heaven’s gates but trapped inside the mind of Donald Trump. McCain must fight for his freedom by engaging in a high stakes debate over life, legacy, and American values. Along the way he gathers a coalition of characters living rent free in Trump’s head, from Hillary Clinton and Lindsay Graham to Kanye and Grizabella, who rebel against the president’s constant demands for affirmation. This wacky political comedy is a psychological exploration of two larger than life rivals who represent the full spectrum of human nature, the roads we take to power, and the prices we pay to “win.”
Photos by Evan Zimmerman (MurpheyMade) and Lawrence Moten III, featuring Jason Tam, Lindsay Nicole Chambers, Ben Fankhauser, Zonya Love, Luke Kolbe Mannikus, and Aaron Michael Ray