Bradford Scobie and Steve Hayes in "Seussical" at Connecticut Rep

Bradford Scobie

A couple of The Work Room's favorite guys have headed out of the city for a few weeks and onto the stages of Connecticut Rep for "SEUSSICAL".

From the website: 

The exuberant imagination of Dr. Seuss is alive on stage when the musical, mischievous, trouble-making Cat in the Hat magically appears to romp through this tuneful tale of Horton the Elephant. Set to a gumbo of musical styles, ranging from Latin to pop, swing to gospel, and R&B to funk, all ages will enjoy this unforgettable madcap celebration of music, spectacle, and laughter. Master comedians Steve Hayes - winner of the Backstage Bistro Award for Comedy Performer of the Year, and three time winner of the MAC Award for Outstanding Comedian and International Performance Artist Bradford Scobie lead a cast of vibrant comic and musical performers in this 80 minute family musical that is sure to delight kids and kids
at heart.

Steve Hayes

Go see Bradford Scobie and Steven Hayes take the stage from June 16th through June 26th. Click here for more information on tickets. 

James Felix McKenney Interview ALL THINGS HORROR

James Felix McKenney & Michael Rooker on the set of HYPOTHERMIA

Here is a great interview with James Felix McKennney discussing low budget filmmaking, working in extreme elements and working with the amazing performers and people we've been lucky enough to work with. There is also a fun "what movie would you make if you had a blank check" section. I would love a blank check. 

Wall Street Journal chats with James Felix McKenney

Steve Dollar from the Wall Street Journal talks with writer/director James Felix McKenney about Satan Hates You which he says " walks a fine line between campy laughs and sincere appreciation." This article chats about the inspiration of the film Satan Hates You, performances by Larry Fessenden, Bradford Scobie and the amazing Angus Scrimm and more. Check out the full article here.

Great review in Variety

"Barreling into the intersection of horror, comedy and religious sanctimony, "Satan Hates You" is a clever collision of flamboyant gore and social commentary that never goes too far with anything save mordant wit."---John Anderson, VARIETY

You can check out the full article here.

New Project Announcement-THE GIRL FROM MARS Film

We are thrilled to announce the next film project we are working on which is called THE GIRL FROM MARS starring Pauley Perrette who is one of the stars of the top rated CBS television series NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service. THE GIRL FROM MARS tells the story of a lonely geek whose life is transformed when he meets the girl of his dreams (Perrette) who claims to be a visitor from another planet.

The film is written and directed by DIY auteur James Felix McKenney, whose previous features include the retro sci-fi flick, AUTOMATONS and the upcoming HYPOTHERMIA from Dark Sky films, starring Michael Rooker ("The Walking Dead").

McKenney will be sharing producing chores with the team at The Work Room Productions. The Director of Photography will be Eric Branco, who lensed both McKenney's HYPOTHERMIA and SATAN HATES YOU for New York-based production company Glass Eye Pix.

Says McKenney about working with Perrette, "We've wanted to do something with Pauley in the lead for quite a while now. She has such a powerful presence with so much energy and compassion, it's infectious. Writing this part was all about trying to capture that combination of kindness and enthusiasm that makes Pauley so special as a person and distill it all into a character that audiences will really respond to."

We're currently planning on shooting Spring 2011, please check back here or the official site www.thegirlfrommarsmovie.com for information as it happens.













Moisty the Snowman Save Christmas December 3, 4, 10 & 11th

The Work Room Productions produced our first original musical in the New York Musical Theatre Festival last year. It was a crazy sold-out three nights of a Bradford Scobie original play called Moisty the Snowman Saves Christmas.

Moisty the Snowman Saves Christmas is an adorable and hysterical musical  that tells the tale of how, with enough tenacity and tinsel, one little gay snowman can make a difference of Christmas proportions.

Written and performed in the style of the old rankin and bass Christmas specials, Uncle Murray (downtown Drag King Legend Murray Hill) gathers the audience to tell them the fable of Moisty the Snowman (Bradford Scobie, Gorgeous Morons, Turkey Day with Pilgrim William, Wake Up America with Brad & Lori!), a filthy little city snowman compiled of snow, cigarette butts, White Castle wrappers, fecal matter and mulch. Instead of a top hat, Moisty wears an enchanted orange traffic cone that brings him to life. And, boy oh boy, is he full of life! Moisty is enthusiastic, optimistic, kind-hearted, intensely self-centered, and queenier than Johnny Weir at a Fire Island tea dance. What’s more, Moisty simply adores Christmas! So you can imagine his horror when he learns that Christmas has been cancelled by the town’s meanie-pants mayor, Mayor Bloomburger-Meisterburger (Patricia Dell, Mame, 42nd Street, The King and I) with the help of her hulking henchman, Snow Monster (Stephen Vara, She-Devils On Wheels, Trilogy of Terror)!


Determined to save Christmas, Moisty embarks on a journey, in search of Santa Claus (Steven Hayes, Tired Old Queen at the Movies, The Big Gay Musical, Trick). Along the way, Moisty makes new friends who join him on his Christmassy crusade: Yoyo the Elf, a teenaged, Brooklyn homeboy elf with an insatiable appetite for a certain somthin-somthin’ of the female anatomy (The adorable Dorian Shorts, Nickelodeon’s The Backyardigans Live, Captain Louie), Jaggedy Ann, the toxic, lesbian rag-doll whom he meets on the Island of Recalled Toys (Deanna Glover, Bye Bye Birdie, Hairspray), and of course, the Baby Jesus himself (a prop)! When our heroes finally meet Santa, they are shocked to discover that he has undergone a dramatic…change? Oh dear! Will Christmas ever be saved? Laughs! Music! Trannies! Nog! It’s the musical-comedy holiday show that is both naughty and nice.

The Dixon Place Lounge will be offering drink specials from 8pm to 1am the evening of each performance. Show your program at the bar and get $1.00 off your drink and enjoy a very special Moisty Martini, the “Moistini”. The audience is also encouraged to stay after the show to meet the cast!

The tickets are on sale now by visiting here. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 day of show although judging by the speed in which the show sold out last year, I don't know if we will have tickets day of. Buy ahead! We hope to see you there.

Tales from Beyond the Pale in the New York Times

I keep calling Tales from Beyond the Pale "horror gone audio" because we've got some of the most prolific and exciting writers of the horror film and book genre and we're having them create original screenplays to be recorded with actors and distributed through digital downloads and an eventual anthology CD in December. 

Tales has been a really fun project, bringing together such amazing talents as Gary Pulin to create all the key art and a unique poster for each of the ten episodes we are producing. We've been working with a variety of actors includign some old school veteran New York character actors like Bill Weeden to John Speradkos to Nick Damici right through some really well known actors like Shea Whigam, Doug Jones, Vincent D'Onofrio and Ron Perlman.

We got a great little mention in the Television section of the New York Times and am hoping people are enjoying the programs as much as I am enjoying producing them.