Doing Time with Lavinia Draper
The Show
Review by Village Sun's John Pietaro
The Show
Told from a jail cell, the new musical, Doing Time with Lavinia is the raucously boozy tale of Lavinia Draper, fallen socialite and one-time stand-by for Broadway star Betty Buckley, who is eternally chasing her pipe dream of becoming an entertainer. This is a hilarious cautionary tale of a woman whose dreams have been repeatedly thwarted
Told from a jail cell, the new musical, Doing Time with Lavinia is the raucously boozy tale of Lavinia Draper, fallen socialite and one-time stand-by for Broadway star Betty Buckley, who is eternally chasing her pipe dream of becoming an entertainer. This is a hilarious cautionary tale of a woman whose dreams have been repeatedly thwarted* by a self-sabotaging addiction to drama and other various substances. Lavinia wakes up from a black out in a holding cell in South Florida on a drunk and disorderly charge. Finding herself once again trapped by her own dysfunction, she is actually missing a real opportunity to finally prove herself as an entertainer. The infamous Lavinia Draper is a character that Ms. Campanaro has developed through her 20 plus years’ experience as a NYC gay night-life headline performer Susan (and Lavinia) have performed all over the USA including such iconic places as the Stonewall Inn, Greenwich Village, The Ice Palace in Cherry Grove and Denver Pride.
The Team
Review by Village Sun's John Pietaro
The Show
Doing Time with Lavinia is written and performed by Susan Campanaro, with an original score and lyrics written and performed by Lynn Portas.
Review by Village Sun's John Pietaro
Review by Village Sun's John Pietaro
Review by Village Sun's John Pietaro
Read journalist John Pietaro's review of Doing Time with Lavinia at the United Solo Festival 2023.