"I've wanted to do a longer run in New York since I was last here," Louryk told Broadway.com. "This piece is about the extent that a person will go to in order to externally realize what they fundamentally understand about themselves. People seem to like it very much-some people find it very funny and some people are very touched by it."
In the show, Louryk brings his lip-synched recreation of America's first famous transsexual's only recorded interview to life. George Jorgensen always knew he was different. In 1952, he traveled from New York to Denmark to undergo a sex change operation. When he returned as Christine, she was the subject of curiosity and controversy.
Christine Jorgensen Reveals is a piece about personhood and the nature of humanity in which Jorgensen--displaying extraordinary intellect, charisma, poise, and grace--speaks candidly about her sensational life. The interview used by Louryk was recorded in 1958. It took place between Jorgensen and Nipsey Russell and only exists in the form of a vinyl recording. For the stage show, Louryk lip-syncs to Jorgensen and Rob Grace appears via a pre-recorded television video lip-synching to Russell's words.
Christine Jorgensen Reveals is scheduled to run through the end of January.