First Look $27 (incl. a $2 fee): January 9 & 10

Beverly Johnson: IN VOGUE

Archived Show

Overview

Produced by:: ACT II Playhouse in association with Bud Martin
Dates:: January 09 - February 04, 2024
Run Time:: 1 Hour, 15 Minutes
Intermission:: No
Theater:: Showing in Theater
Tickets:: $44-$64 (incl. a $4 fee) | 59E59 Members: $30-$50

Show Info

Written by Beverly Johnson and Josh Ravetch
Directed by Josh Ravetch

Exactly fifty years ago, Beverly Johnson made history as the first Black woman to appear on the cover of American Vogue. The iconic supermodel has graced more than 500 magazine covers and worked in theater and TV while mingling with some of the biggest stars of the last fifty years from Elizabeth Taylor to the great Ella Fitzgerald.

IN VOGUE takes us on a journey through her super-modeling career, her unimaginable tumultuous relationships, the truth about Bill Cosby, and her involvement in the #MeToo movement. Like Johnson herself, this show is funny, fearless, and unapologetic while illustrating how she bucked trends and broke through barriers, blazing a trail that continues to burn brightly today. In this intimate “live-autobiography” Johnson takes the stage to share her personal dispatches in the ever-shifting but never dull fashion and entertainment industries which all began just blocks from 59E59 Theaters.

Photo by Fadil Berisha

Beverly

Johnson

Josh Ravetch,

Director/Projection and Sound Design

Joey Moro,

Lighting Design and Technical Director

Eszter Zador,

Production Stage Manager

Isabel Perez,

Make-up

Photo Caption: Beverly Johnson in IN VOGUE
Photo: Richard Termine

Producing Company

ACT II Playhouse

Act II Playhouse is committed to theatrical programming that is both accessible and entertaining. Act II is committed to creating and producing original, classic, and contemporary plays, musicals, and cabarets (both comedic and musical) that reflect the highest artistic standards, and presenting them in our intimate venue that draws audiences and performers into a unique, vibrant and dynamic interaction.

Reviews

"Johnson brings personality, celebrity, and high-octane experience to her evening of reminiscences."
"It's awfully refreshing to spend 75 minutes or so with someone who actually led a ground-breaking existence." – New York Stage Review

"Ms. Johnson's impossible elegance and surprising earthiness make a consistently endearing combination." – New York Sun