Punk rock legend Danny Fields and former Andy Warhol Enterprises, Inc. Vice President Vincent Fremont have signed on for a Q&A portion of La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club's upcoming High Priest reading. The reading is set for March 18 at 7 PM, with Rachel Klein (The Gospel According to Heather) directing.
Paul Iacono's High Priest chronicles young gay performance artist Warhol Superstar Ondine (Robert Olivo)'s role in the rise and fall of the Silver Factory, Andy Warhol's legendary 1960s studio. Ondine comes to the Big Apple with one goal in mind: to become a star.
The cast features Paul Iacono as Ondine, Andy Mientus as Andy Warhol, Alexa Xioufaridou Moster as Edie Sedgwick, Zane Pais as Billy Name, Doug Plaut as Paul Morrissey, Kayli Baldasre as Brigid Polk, Katherine Crockett as Nico and Valerie Solanas, Corey Rogers as Gerard Malanga, Keith Rapp as Lou Reed, Philip Embury as Rotten Rita, Luke Preute as Freddie Herko, and Justin Elizabeth Sayre as Henry Geldzalher and Judy Garland.
Tickets to the reading are sold out, but those interested can visit LaMaMa.org for waiting list information.