QUEEN FOR A DAY

QUEEN FOR A DAY
Playwright | TYLER ANTHONY SMITH
Director | STEPHANIE SHAW
Halston | WILL LIDKE
Elizabeth I | TYLER ANTHONY SMITH
Liza Minnelli | DAKOTA HUGHES
Stage Manager | JENNA SHEEHY
Scenic & Projections | TAYLOR DALTON
Costumes | RACHEL M. SYPNIEWSKI
Lighting | GARRETT BELL & TAYLOR DALTON
Sound | MIRANDA COBLE

American fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick (Will Lidke), known to the world simply as Halston, is down on his luck. He's packing up his chic-as-hell Olympic Tower office for reasons he doesn't want to discuss. To make matters worse, Elizabeth I (Tyler Anthony Smith) is knocking on his door. Yes, Elizabeth I, whose reign as Queen of England spanned from 1558 to 1603. But it's 1984 in New York City. All that time spent at Studio 54 might be starting to catch up to the King of Minimalism's brain.

Elizabeth I demands that Roy (who hates being called that) make her a new gown to die in. Oh, and she needs it by the end of the day, even though he seems to be in the midst of a breakdown. He takes her money and agrees, and the unlikely pair moves forward with the design of a lifetime. That is until Halston has to help his best friend, Liza Minnelli (Dakota Hughes), with her new act. Any questions?

QUEEN FOR A DAY premiered July 9-August 3, 2025, at the Bramble Arts Loft in Chicago, presented by Hell in a Handbag Productions.