Playwright and performer Ryan Raftery presents The Ballad of JonBenet Ramsey at Joe’s Pub from Friday, September 12 -Wednesday, September 17. The play and parody lyrics are written by Raftery, with story by Raftery and Jay Turton. Stage direction is by Jay Turton and musical direction by Brandon James Gwinn.
“The story of a podcaster who went down the rabbit hole… and never came back up,” the show is a satire about our society’s insatiable obsession with true crime; it follows Jessica Feltcher, a lonely skincare marketing manager who turns her fixation on the infamous child beauty queen’s unsolved murder into a hit podcast—and slowly unravels in the process. As her fame grows, so does her detachment from reality in this high-camp musical featuring parody songs of classic tunes from Kiss, Lady GaGa, Kylie Minogue and more. It’s a hilariously unhinged look at justice, media, and the blurred line between fandom and fanaticism.
Ryan Raftery has appeared on television in “Ugly Betty,” “Malcolm in the Middle” and “Law and Order: SVU,” among others. He has written 10 shows, including the solo shows Ryan Raftery & Friends: A Solo Act and Ryan Raftery’s It Gets Worse, and celebrity bio-musicals based on the lives of Anna Wintour, Andy Cohen, Martha Stewart, Calvin Klein, Ivanka Trump, Andy Warhol and Kris Jenner.
For more information and tickets go to joespub.com. There is a $12 food / two (2) drink minimum per person per show
The Public Theater is locatedd at 425 Lafayette Street, NYC
