The Slow Drag-- a jazz musical by Carson Kreitzer

Directed by Sheila Malone

Final Rights acquisition to this show are pending.  Tickets will be available for sale as soon as rights are finalized.

The Slow Drag is the unique story of Johnny Christmas, a jazz musician, his wife June Wedding, a sultry and sexy torch singer and their best friend Chester Kent, a singer, dancer and pianist.

Inspired by the real-life story of jazz musician Billy Tipton who upon his death in 1989 was discovered to have been a biological woman, unbeknownst to his wives and three adopted sons. 

Johnny harbours a dark secret. In order to play the music he loves, Johnny has to pass himself off as a man. This is a charade he keeps up for the duration of his life and shares with no one but June, not even to his and June's three sons. It's a charade that ultimately kills Johnny.

Meanwhile, Chester, like Johnny, is also leading a double life. As a bi-racial man he has found that many doors are shut to him. If Chester denies his heritage and passes himself off as a playboy with a  tan, he can play music in "White Only" establishments. If not, he's out of work. Like Johnny, he chooses the lie.

The Slow Drag is a fascinating story of three individuals who lived and lied for their music.