PhotosPhotos: See Marc Kudisch, Alison Fraser, Taylor Trensch, More Star in Batman-Themed Gotham Rogues Reading
Hosted by Club Cumming, the show is an unauthorized Batman villain parody.
By
Margaret Hall
January 03, 2025
Christopher Borg and Taylor Trensch in Gotham RoguesMichael Cravotta
Club Cumming presented a staged reading of Paul Iacono and Marc Kudisch’s new second act of their Unauthorized Batman Parody Musical, Gotham Rogues (formerly Almost Got 'Em!), December 12, and Playbill has the pictures to prove it.
The musical, directed by Rachel Klein (High Priest, The Gospel According to Heather, Grindr: The Opera), has book and lyrics by Iacono, with additional material by Kudisch and Barrett Leddy. Music direction and arrangements are by Peter Saxe. With music by Shirley Walker, Danny Elfman, Lolita Ritmanis, and Harvey R. Cohen, the show is loosely adapted from the Batman the Animated Series episode “The Trial,” written by Paul Dini. Poster art is by Scott Lilly.
The reading starred Kudisch as The Joker, Alison Fraser as Poison Ivy and Catwoman, Taylor Trensch as The Penguin and Nightwing, Terence Archie as Two-Face, Christopher Borg as Batman, Alexa Xioufaridou Moster as Harley Quinn, EJ Garlands as Mr. Freeze and Commissioner Gordon, Leddy as The Mad Hatter and Chief O’Hara, and Iacono as The Riddler.
While act one follows Batman's most notorious enemies as they exchange stories of who has come the closest to killing their mutual nemesis (while hiding from Batman and the police), act two centers on the trial of Batman as dramatic testimonies are offered by Gothams villains, each revealing their complex relationship with the Dark Knight.
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Photos: Club Cumming Presents Paul Iacono and Marc Kudisch’s Gotham Rogues
Photos: Club Cumming Presents Paul Iacono and Marc Kudisch’s Gotham Rogues
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Paul Iacono and Marc Kudisch in Gotham Rogues
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Marc Kudisch and Alison Fraser in Gotham Rogues
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Terence Archie, Peter Saxe, Marc Kudisch, and Alexa Xioufaridou Moster in Gotham Rogues
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Peter Saxe, Marc Kudisch, Taylor Trensch, and Barrett Leddy in Gotham Rogues
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EJ Garlands, Alexa Xioufaridou Moster and XXX in Gotham Rogues