'Messy White Gays' play to premiere off Broadway

The comedy play written by and starring Drew Droege makes its debut in NYC in October at the Duke on 42nd Street under the direction of Mike Donahue.

The new comedy play Messy White Gays will premiere off Broadway this fall, running at the Duke on 42nd Street from October 6. Opening night is November 2.

Written by Drew Droege, Messy White Gays follows Brecken and Caden, a couple who just murdered their throuple-mate and hid the body in their Jonathan Adler credenza — just before having friends over for brunch.

Mike Donahue directs the play, which previously had a public reading at SoHo Playhouse in April 2024 and a workshop presentation at the Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College that July.

Droege starred as Karl in both previous iterations. The Off-Broadway Messy White Gays cast also includes Tony Award nominee James Cusati-Moyer (Slave Play) as Brecken, Aaron Jackson (Dicks: The Musical) as Caden, Derek Chadwick (Scream Queens) as Addison, and Pete Zias (Total Trash Live!) as Thacker. Drew Reilly and Matt Steele are understudies.

Messy White Gays will also feature set design by Alexander Dodge, costume design by James + AC, lighting design by Jen Schriever, sound design by Sinan Refik Zadar, props by Brendan McCann, puppetry by Sam Hill, and special effects by Jeremy Chernick.

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Photo credit: The cast of Messy White Gays off Broadway: Pete Zias, Zane Phillips, Drew Droege, James Cusati-Moyer, and Aaron Jackson. (Photo by Marc J. Franklin)