David Pevsner

 by tlagay

Charles Dickens’ holiday classic gets a queer interpretation in Scrooge & Marley

“This touching and clever Carol is sure to be a queer Christmas classic!” – Mike Wood, Instinct Magazine

“This Christmas Carol will gayly ring in the Holidays and so it should!” – Janet Davies, ABC-7 News

“A sweet and distinctive spin on a holiday standard.” – Alonso Duralde, “Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas”

 

From co-directors Richard Knight, Jr. and Peter Neville, Scrooge & Marley is a modern-day variation on Charles Dickens’ classic holiday story A Christmas Carol.

On Christmas Eve, Ben Scrooge (David Pevsner), the man who hates the holidays, is given the chance to begin again when he is visited by three spirits – the Ghosts of Christmas Past (Ronnie Kroell), Present (Megan Cavanagh) and Future (Jojo Baby). Revisiting the tragic missteps of his life enables Scrooge to rediscover the joy of the holiday season and make a journey back to love.

Interpreted with a gay sensibility – while adding a ton of heart, comedy and music – the magic of Dickens’ timeless tale comes alive in Scrooge & Marley. The film adds a fresh perspective on a well-known story that will appeal to audiences of all persuasions. Originally released in 2012, the film is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, Dark Star Pictures is releasing a newly restored version.

Watch the original trailer for Scrooge & Marley below and click here to pre-order your copy. The film is coming to DVD October 18th – well in time for the holidays!

 

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 by tlagay

Out This Week: Musical Comedy Whore!

Musical Comedy Whore! is the live filming of the stage musical written by and starring Los Angeles based actor David Pevsner.

David’s show is about sex, love…and musicals! In this completely original entertainment based on his true story, he opens up with remarkable shamelessness into some intensely intimate sexual milestones, all leading up to a life-altering choice: at age 38, while performing in high profile off-Broadway theatre, he became a male prostitute for “Maturity Escorts.” He was, literally, a “musical comedy whore,” and the double life set him off on a difficult, emotional, and hilarious road to the ultimate acceptance.

From his early innocence of sexual and emotional discovery to the extremes of monetizing his sexuality and delving into the darkness of sex, love, aging, and eroding self-esteem, David comes out the other side sadder but wiser, learning that you have to own your choices and never let anyone make you feel like crap… especially yourself.

With great candor, surprising introspection, and a lot of droll, daring, and dirty ditties, Musical Comedy Whore! is a funny, touching, relatable, and brutally honest evening of storytelling. Pevsner can sell it, on-stage and off. Filmed live at the famed Colony Theatre in Burbank, this mix of drama, humor, and musicality is an evening of terrific theater… for mature audiences ONLY!

 

The trailer for Musical Comedy Whore! is now available. Watch it below and click here to order your copy. The film available on DVD starting this week.

 

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 by tlagay

Prolific character actor David Pevsner gets candid about life and sex-work in the one-man show Musical Comedy Whore!

Musical Comedy Whore! is the live filming of the stage musical written by and starring Los Angeles based actor David Pevsner.

David’s show is about sex, love…and musicals! In this completely original entertainment based on his true story, he opens up with remarkable shamelessness into some intensely intimate sexual milestones, all leading up to a life-altering choice: at age 38, while performing in high profile off-Broadway theatre, he became a male prostitute for “Maturity Escorts.” He was, literally, a “musical comedy whore,” and the double life set him off on a difficult, emotional, and hilarious road to the ultimate acceptance.

From his early innocence of sexual and emotional discovery to the extremes of monetizing his sexuality and delving into the darkness of sex, love, aging, and eroding self-esteem, David comes out the other side sadder but wiser, learning that you have to own your choices and never let anyone make you feel like crap… especially yourself.

With great candor, surprising introspection, and a lot of droll, daring, and dirty ditties, Musical Comedy Whore! is a funny, touching, relatable, and brutally honest evening of storytelling. Pevsner can sell it, on-stage and off. Filmed live at the famed Colony Theatre in Burbank, this mix of drama, humor, and musicality is an evening of terrific theater… for mature audiences ONLY!

 

We’re still waiting on a trailer for Musical Comedy Whore!, but you can check out the poster below. And make sure to click here to pre-order your copy. The film is coming to DVD and VOD in September.

 

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Coffee House Chronicles: The Movie (c) Dekkoo Films
 by tlagay

Coming Soon: Coffee House Chronicles

Coffee House Chronicles: The Movie is a comedy that explores the many ways LGBT people connect in the world of the Internet, social media, and of course coffee houses. The movie, based on the successful web series from writer-director Stewart Wade, features nine vignettes and covers two days and one night of love, hookups, heartbreaks, and hopes in gay Los Angeles.

 

In Secret Asian Man, a meet-cute takes an unexpected turn when Darin (Mykee Steen) gets to the house of Matthew (Cesar Cipriano) and discovers that the hottie in the wrap-around shades is Asian – and Darin doesn’t “do” Asians. In An Exception, Jeff (Darryl Stephens) is haunted – literally – by his perfect ex (Chris Salvatore). Can his quirky and less-than-perfect BFF, Anthony (Drew Droege), get him to leave behind the idealized past in exchange for a messy, imperfect future together?

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