You know, it's a
it's a Celine Dion fever dream of what really happened in her eyes
on the Titanic on that fateful night, which is low key, a gay
fantasia of chaos.
Okay.
So we were all unemployed actors doing ratchet dinner theater in Los Angeles.
Alex and I.
Kathy. Kathy works.
Kathy works. She’s booked and blessed.
So we were doing these movie, two musical parodies in Los Angeles
like True Beverly Hills, Scream, Devil Wears Prada.
And one night, Constantine Rousouli, who plays Jack Dawson, came up to me
and Alex with a glass of wine, and he was like, Okay,
the next musical we're going to do is Titanic, all Celine Dion songs.
Marla you're going to be Celine.
Alex you're going to be Rose and I'm going to be Jack.
And at the time, I was like.
LOLOLOL this isn't ever going to happen.
But also. Okay. Yeah.
I also like I mean, like no one in in L.A., you can't even,
like, get lunch together without flaking, let alone write a musical.
So I was like, this is absolutely not going to happen.
So we sat on that idea for two years, and then two years later, Tye Blue,
the director
texted Connie, and I was like, I'm still thinking about the Celine Dion idea.
And we started writing it
literally for fun because we weren't booked and blessed, like, Kathy Deitch.
And we just did it literally to make ourselves laugh.
And we started doing these pop up readings in Los Angeles,
and I was like, Is this actually Los..
Is this just Los Angeles funny or is it New York funny?
Let's take it to New York and see.
And we did a week long reading in New York.
They were sold out, Eva Price
Broadway’s Eva Price came and she was like,
Yeah.
She was like, I came just as a friend
and I didn't have any intention of producing this.
But now that I've seen this, I have to.
I have to be involved. Yeah.
And then all the word caught on and all these, like,
very important, magical people to help move
the show just started to show up, and it was kind of seamless.
It just kind of really took off, and we were like going that way.
It's happening or it's happening again. Oh, we're moving it.
We're moving it.
So once the ball rolled. It never stopped rolling.
And it's still rolling, which is wild to witness even on stage every night.
We're like, Oh, my God, it's weird. It's crazy.
Yeah. So I'm Alex. I play Rose Rose Dewitt Bukater
And she's just a quirky little ingénue trying to find her way.
Oh, that's a great way of describing her. Thanks, Marla.
I'm Marla Mindelle
I play Celine Dion, and I am also a quirky ingénue just trying to find her way.
Honestly, Celine Dion is like the quirkiest of all ingénues
Yeah, that's true.
I play the
Unsinkable Molly Brown.
Really
Kathy Bates as the Unsinkable Molly Brown.
And that's where all of my isms come from, because.
I'm also obsessed with her
and have played a young version of her before, which is like random
and amazing.
Okay, girlfriends
This is a little taste of my show
It’s when Rose
seeks dvice from The Unsinkable Molly Brown in one of my favorite songs of all time.
Tell him. Shall I go for it?
I'm scared.
So afraid to show I care
will he think me weak
if I tremble when I speak?
I’ve been there
with my heart out in my hand
But what you must understand
You can’t let the chance
To love him pass you by
Tell him Tell him that the sun and moon
Rise in his eyes
reach out to him.
And whisper Tender words so soft and sweet
Hold him close to feel his heart beat
Love will be the gift you give yourself
Molly.
I have to tell you something.
I've never been with a man before.
Can you teach me?
Touch him
With the gentleness you feel inside
Your love can't be denied
The truth will set you free You'll have what's meant to be
All in time you'll see
I love him
I'm not much I can be sure
I don't think I could endure
If I let him walk away
When I have so much to say
Tell him
Tell him that the sun and moon
rise his eyes reach out to him
And whisper Tender words so soft and sweet
Hold him close to feel his heart beat
Love will be the gift I give myself.
Love is light that surely glows
In the hearts of those who know
It's a steady flame that grows
Feed the fire with all the passion you can show
Tonight love will assume its place
This memory time cannot erase
Your faith will lead love where it has to go
Tell him Tell him that the sun and moon
Rise in his eyes Reach out to him
And whisper Whisper words so soft and sweet
Hold him close to feel his heart beat Love will be the gift you give yourself
Never
let him go
I’ll never let go.
Thank you so much for watching.
Thank you, Playbill, for having us. And get your tickets at
titaniquemusical.com
We're playing at the Asylum Theater.
Otherwise known as the basement of a Gristides.
I love you so much.
Goodnight!