Set in the 1930s and '40s in Bloomington, Indiana, Dr. Sex explores what happens when Professor Kinsey Brian Noonan, tired of cataloguing American gall wasps, discovers his life's work in human sexual research. The musical has a score by Larry Bortniker and a book by Bortniker and Sally Deering.
In addition to Noonan, the show features Jennifer Simard as Clara Kinsey and Christopher Corts as Wally. Jared Bradshaw, Linda Cameron, David Edwards, Chrisy Faber, Colleen Hawks and Benjie Randall comprise the ensemble.
Dr. Sex, which was a hit in Chicago a couple of years ago, began off-Broadway previews on August 26 and quickly ran into trouble. Director Pamela Hunt left the production, and Ethan McSweeny came on board to helm the piece but never took official credit.