Ida Gibson is a grandma and model citizen, happily concealing her shocking past… until a parade of tattooed ladies hijacks her living room to stage an otherworldly intervention. The Tattooed Lady is a rock musical about shattering taboos and a woman’s right to control her body and choose her destiny.
“Soulful melodies, the eclectic score evokes both the jazz turns of Chicago and the in-your-face rock bravado of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.”
—Julia Klein, Philadelphia Inquirer
WORLD PREMIERE
Philadelphia Theatre Company
OCT 29 – NOV 20, 2022
MUSIC & LYRICS BY MAX VERNON
BOOK BY ERIN COURTNEY and MAX VERNON
ORCHESTRATIONS BY MAX VERNON
DEVELOPMENT
Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals
Rhinebeck Writer's Retreat
Kimmel Center Residency (via The Public Theater)
“A dynamic premise for a musical that Erin Courtney and Max Vernon deliver beautifully.”
—Jillian Ivey, Broad Street Review
Torchlight (ft. Jo Lampert)
Make Your Mark (ft. Max Vernon)
Confection Coffins (ft. Margo Seibert)
Good Times (ft. Avery Leigh Draut, Michelle Geosits, and Gianna Masi)
“This is a beautiful (and funny!) story about giving the middle finger to fitting in. Hopefully it’s not too soon to start begging the creative team for a cast album.”
—Brenda Hillegas, Philadelphia Row Home Magazine