I was going through some old photo archives today, trying to find a particular photo, when I came across this shot of Leslie Jordan, dressed as Brother Boy, and Phyllis Stewart from an Circle Theatre production of Del Shores’ stage play “Sordid Lives.”
I am not sure what year this photo is from, but from what I understand, Jordan starred in the regional premiere of the play at the Fort Worth theater in 1997. I wouldn’t be surprised if this was one of the cast photos from that production.
And since “Sordid Lives — The Series” premieres Wednesday night on Logo, I thought I would share this little piece of theatrical history with all you fans of Leslie Jordan, Del Shores, “Sordid Lives” and Brother Boy.
Is that Justine Bateman up in there?
Yes, that is a photo from our regional premiere of Sordid Lives at Circle Theatre. Leslie had his first directing “gig” at Circle with this show. Of course, he was an immediate hit with everyone. We brought Sordid Lives back the following summer and then Leslie returned a third and fourth time with his play, Hysterical Blindness and other Southern Tragedies …