Dorian's Closet

“Dorian’s Closet” is a new musical  based on the life of Dorian Corey, the legendary female impersonator. The story is a fictionalized account of Dorian’s life and what lead to the discovery of a mummified body in the closet of her Harlem apartment after her death in the early 1990’s. Confronted with ridicule and prejudice she persisted in her quest for love and fame. From Dorian’s early days touring the drag circuits of the 1970s, through her rise in the underground club scene in New York City in the 1980s and beyond, “Dorian’s Closet” takes us on a musical journey that explores just how far we will go to make our dreams a reality.