P**n to be a Star is the new play by burlesque performer and adult film star Chris Harder, directed by David Drake. One p**n star, an o**y of viewpoints.
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"The sentiments expressed in [P**n to be a Star] are as real as a Chris Harder money shot."
-Michael Musto, Paper Magazine Get ready to get Harder with the new play by burlesque performer and adult film actor Chris Harder. Loosely based on his own experiences and observations working in the gay p**n industry, Harder takes you by the hand on an up, close and in your face search for fame followers a
nd a place to shine. Set around the annual Dirty Dish P**n Awards, Harder introduces you to a variety of adult performers, directors and even his mother, all weighing in on the coveted P**nstar of the Year trophy. Who will take home the title? The trailer park kid turned Twitter socialite, Zach Parks? Gay for pay bang bro's, Patrick and Duncan? Or maybe that home grown, homo-from-the-range Chris Harder--she'll put a camera anywhere you know. You'll have to click at the Dish to find out. Directed by Obie Award-winning performer and playwright David Drake, P**n to be a Star is funny, surprising and biting in all the right places. P**n to be a Star runs for 5 performances Nov 29, 30 and Dec 3, 6, 7 at The Stonewall Inn. Tickets and show info available at bit.ly/2humZBZ
Chris Harder is a New York male burlesque performer, writer, and adult film actor. Named "Best of the Naked City" by The Village Voice, Harder has toured his solo burlesque performances throughout the US as well as Europe and New Zealand. Crowned "Best International Male Performer" at the 2011 World Burlesque Games (London), Harder has also headlined burlesque and Gay Pride festivals in Vienna, Helsinki, New Orleans, Atlanta, Minneapolis and Fargo, ND. Chris Harder is also the writer and creator of the burlesque-theater-drag series, Nasty Drew and That Harder Boy. Find out more and at www.HarderBurlesque.com and on Instagram and Twitter. David Drake is an actor-writer-playwright best known as the Obie Award-winning playwright and performer of The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, one of the longest-running solo shows in Off-Broadway history. David also starred in Vampire Le****ns of S***m (succeeding Charles Busch for 856 performances), originated the role of "Miss Deep South" in the hit Pageant, as well as co-starring with Jim J. Bullock in End of the World Party at the 47th St Theater and with B.D. Wong in A Language of Their Own at The Public. His TV credits: The Good Wife, Law & Order, The Beat, NY Undercover. Feature films: Jonathan Demme's Philadelphia, as well as It's Pat, Naked in New York, David Searching, Bear City, Longtime Companion, and his own adaptation of The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me. As a stage director, David has twice been a Directing Fellow at the Sundance Theater Lab, and has directed new works at The Public's Under the Radar Festival, Joe's Pub, and Rattlestick, among others. Most notably, Drake directed the 2009 world premiere of Taylor Mac's The Lily's Revenge, which made the "10 Best Lists" in The New Yorker, NY Post, The Advocate, Paper Magazine, and won a 2010 Village Voice Obie Award.
19/10/2018
Super serious rehearsing today with director extraordinaire... David Drake! ⭐️
Seriously though, David has been there for me since the birth of P**n to be a Star almost two years ago. I’m truly lucky to have benefited from his mentoring, guidance and friendship.
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Join us for the LAST show of P**n to be a Star: Back in the Big Apple!! this Saturday (OCT 20) at The Wild Project!
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TICKETS available (while they last) at http://bit.ly/2A1ew41
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18/10/2018
Are you there Barbie? It’s me, Harder...🤔
Are you coming New York? It’s the LAST SHOW!
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Days away from P**n to be a Star: Back in the Big Apple!! at the Project! Join me THIS Sat (Oct 20) for a s*xy, silly, stupid, and, I guarantee, an unexpected slice of the adult industry. TICKETS at http://bit.ly/2A1ew41
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16/10/2018
I’m head over heels EXCITED to take the stage (and take it off) THIS SATURDAY (Oct 20) for P**n to be a Star! And mom... well, she’s excited too 💪🌈💁♀️
Save yourself a seat and sn**ch your tickets now for the LAST performance of my solo show at The Wild Project! http://bit.ly/2A1ew41
14/10/2018
Guess what New York? My mom--PEG HARDER--is in town this week! You can catch us this MONDAY co-hosting Chris Harder's Big Back Door: LAST SHOW! at The Slipper Room NYC. THEN... join me (and Peg) on Saturday for P**n to be a Star: Back in the Big Apple! at The Wild Project! It's the LAST show of **ntobeastar so naturally, I want my mom and YOU there. TICKETS + DETAILS here: http://bit.ly/2A1ew41
12/10/2018
(because I missed )
Here's a photo of the first play I ever wrote and directed during my undergrad in North Dakota called "Steel and Snow" (that's right, DRAMA baby.) It had everything: q***r love scenes, nightmares, snowflakes, and a dance number.
NOW... I'm closing the chapter on P**n to be a Star: Back in the Big Apple!, my solo show which also happens to feature q***r love scenes, nightmares, dance numbers, and what I would call, a "metaphorical snowflake." Some themes die hard I guess.
Join me OCT 20 for the FINAL show of P**n to be a Star at The Project! TICKETS + DETAILS: http://bit.ly/2A1ew41
10/10/2018
Your MEGA UPDATE...
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*This Saturday you can HEAR me waxing p**no-graphically on the (The Adam Sank Show)! PLUS, legendary writer Kevin Sessums!
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*Monday OCT 15 marks the FINAL Chris Harder's Big Back Door at The Slipper Room NYC! We are going out with a bang with an especially ghoulish-gayish-GORGEOUS line-up!
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*Do you have your ticket for P**N TO BE A STAR!? Last show OCT 20! Save yourself a seat HERE: http://bit.ly/2Oh8pQJ
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08/10/2018
Oh heyyyy, time for a !
Seriously, I have to occasionally post a photo of my real mom just so people understand how much better looking she is than me in a wig*.
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P**n to be a Star: Back in the Big Apple! is back for the LAST time in two weeks! Chock full ‘o eggplants, peaches, moms, Midwestern charm and musings about life in the adult industry.
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TICKETS at http://bit.ly/2Oh8pQJ and www.thewildprojectnyc.com
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*that said, fabulous wig witchery by Steven Perfidia Kirkham!
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04/10/2018
Caption this (and maybe bring me a broom...)
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to rehearsals leading up to the debut of P**n to be a Star (then called Big Bright Star) in May 2017
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After a year and a half of touring (and making messes) P**N TO BE A STAR returns to NYC, Oct 20!
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Join me at the Wild Project (I promise you won’t need a tarp.) Tickets + Details at http://bit.ly/2Oh8pQJ
01/10/2018
Back and HARDER than ever!
In case you haven't heard, P**n to be a Star is back in New York for ONE NIGHT ONLY! Join me OCT 20 at The Wild Project for a slice of the adult industry that's cheeky, charming and "as real as a Chris Harder money shot!" (Michael Musto, Paper Mag) TICKETS + DETAILS: http://bit.ly/2Oh8pQJ
30/09/2018
OH MY GAWD!
Huge HARDER thanks to BroadwayWorld for featuring P**n to be a Star: Back in the Big Apple!
It has been such an incredible year touring and continually revamping this show.
If you saw it at the Beechman,
If you saw it at the Stonewall,
If you saw it in Helsinki...
it's probably changed! New costumes, new videos (same mom!)
See it for yourself OCT 20 at The Wild Project! TICKETS on sale now (limited seating!) http://bit.ly/2Oh8pQJ
Recently featured on Fusion TV's New York P**n, get ready to literally get Harder with the new play that takes to a whole new level!
26/09/2018
Here's a fun, witty round-up of the usual messages I tend to get on my **ntobeastar homepage...
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"Sticker"
"I want to be p**n star."
"Sticker"
"What is your phone number?"
"I need job p**n hub."
"Sticker"
"I want p**n star (big movie)"
"What is your phone number?"
"Sticker"
"hi"
"hii"
"hi im good in bed"
"Sticker"
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All this to say... never fear. YOU can ask me all the questions (and give me all the stickers) OCT 20TH for P**n to be a Star at the Wild Project, NYC! Mark your calendars New York friends and fans, TICKETS coming soon!
20/09/2018
EXCITING NEWS! After touring my solo show for the past year and a half, P**n to be a Star returns to NYC for ONE NIGHT ONLY at the Wild Project! Mark your calendars for Saturday, OCT 20, and get ready for a slice of the adult industry that's cheeky, charming and 100% HARDER. Directed by David Drake. Tickets go on sale next week!
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In the meantime, here's one of my favorite reviews from NYC's own Michael Musto for Paper Magazine: http://www.papermag.com/chris-harder-8-steps-p**n-251596876…
12/09/2018
MOM WOULD BE SO PROUD!
HUGE thanks once again to Ambush Magazine for supporting my recent production of P**n to be a Star in NEW ORLEANS! And thank you Brian Sands for this glowing review. Shout outs to my director David Drake, video creators Steven Willis and Thomas Blake Ramsey and also David Quinn for his one of a kind costuming. Read the whole review at AmbushPublishing.com (Pg. 32)
Photo by Thomas Trinity!
"...Harder scores. Big. Not only can Harder do leg splits while standing on his head and high-energy burlesque routines but he has a marvelously expressive face and can effortlessly metamorphose among the characters..."
"David Drake directed the 75 minute show with an astute sense of pacing, making full use of the space."
09/09/2018
I never officially announced this but the entire behind the scenes process of creating P**n to be a Star is the subject of Fusion TV's “New York P**n” documentary! The schedule for the show is always changing but if you’re a Fusion fan (and especially, a Chris Harder fan), check out Fusion.TV for the next showing of New York P**n. Special thanks to my director David Drake, The Pleasure Chest New York, The Slipper Room NYC and especially Cara and Jeff for documenting my life and work with equal parts s*x, humor and integrity. **noplay **n
PS: should I go back to blonde? 💪🍆🌈🤔👱♂️🌹
28/08/2018
Breezin' by TSA like...
NEW ORLEANS, I'm coming to you for a week of shows including P**n to be a Star in the BIG EASY! at The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret on SEPT 3! TICKETS + DETAILS here: http://bit.ly/2J8AXFL
PLUS, check me out AUG 28 + SEPT 4 for at Oz New Orleans!
10/07/2018
Oh hey NEW ORLEANS, I'm feeling especially decadent... Join me SEPT 3RD for P**n to be a Star in the BIG EASY! over Southern Decadence! I'm bringing my solo show for ONE-NIGHT-ONLY to The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret. TICKETS now on sale at http://bit.ly/2J8AXFL
10/07/2018
Just added: NEW PHOTOS from the road! Check out the latest pic's from my Provincetown Theater debut! LINK: http://bit.ly/2u9y6Ya
10/07/2018
Here's a few recent pic's from my shows in Toronto, Canada and Helsinki, Finland, plus Philadelphia and Rosendale!
25/06/2018
Hello P-TOWN! This fairy is feeling FRESH for P**n to be a Star: Provincetown Debut! this TUES + WED (June 26/27) at the Provincetown Theater! Tickets + Details HERE: http://bit.ly/2rvpXw1
Plus, I already got a taste of the nightlife, guest performing at PTown Male Call at the Post Office Cafe and Cabaret (definitely see there show!)
See what I did there? P**n to be a Star is skyrocketing to the city of brotherly love JUNE 1ST! Join me and the hot-to-trot producing team of Pink Stallion Events for a ONE NIGHT ONLY performance of P**n to be a Star at Franky Bradley's! Written and performed by me, Chris Harder ("Burlesque's sweetest, cheekiest star," Time Out NY.) Tickets and Details HERE: http://bit.ly/2Cz6Y6B
10/05/2018
I've been having the most GAYmazing time on the road with P**n to be a Star! Here's a few BTS pics from my recent shows in Toronto and Helsinki, Finland. Next stop... PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 1ST! Join me for a one night only performance at Franky Bradley's, produced by Pink Stallion. TICKETS + DETAILS here: http://bit.ly/2Cz6Y6B
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Here's a few recent pic's from my shows in Toronto, Canada and Helsinki, Finland, plus Philadelphia and Rosendale!
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Guess what New York? My mom--PEG HARDER--is in town this week! You can catch us this MONDAY co-hosting Chris Harder's Big Back Door: LAST SHOW! at The Slipper Room NYC. THEN... join me (and Peg) on Saturday for P**n to be a Star: Back in the Big Apple! at The Wild Project! It's the LAST show of #porntobeastar so naturally, I want my mom and YOU there. TICKETS + DETAILS here: http://bit.ly/2A1ew41
Hey Big Bright Star fans: please share this new trailer for P**n to be a STAR! And if you're in NYC join me NOV 29 for the world debut of P**N TO BE A STAR! http://bit.ly/2humZBZ
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What does it take to be a star...?
Get ready to get Harder with the new play by burlesque performer, actor and former gay p**n star Chris Harder. Loosely based on his own experiences, Harder transforms himself into an eccentric, seductive and satircal line-up of characters including his p**n "nemesis," an emoji-obsessed director and even his own mother-yes, she knows!
Everyone else wants to know... “Who will take home the ‘Best P**n Star of the Year Award?’" Will it be the Twitter t***k socialite Zach Parks, or the fresh-off-the-farm (and fresh-off-parole) Cody Falls? Or what about that go-go boy Chris Harder-”Rumor is he’ll put a camera anywhere...”
Directed by David Drake (The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me), P**n to be a Star is a cheeky, charming and totally unexpected slice of the gay adult industry.
-Michael Musto, Chris Harder's 8 Steps to Gay P**n Stardom, Paper Magazine
-David Clarke, BroadwayWorld.com
-Adrienne Sowers, TheReviewshub.com
Keep checking back for more shows and tour dates below!
Chris Harder is a New York male burlesque performer, writer, and actor. Named "Best of the Naked City" by the Village Voice (2011 Michael Musto), Harder has toured his solo burlesque performances throughout the US as well as Europe and was also crowned "Best International Male Performer" at the 2011 World Burlesque Games, London. Harder is the playwright and performer of his solo show "P**n to be a Star" (Buddies in Bad Times Theater, Provincetown Theater) as well as the writer and producer of the "Nasty Drew and That Harder Boy" series (Laurie Beechman Theater, New York.) Find out more and #getHarder at www.HarderBurlesque.com and @HarderBurlesque on Instagram and Twitter.
David Drake is an actor-writer-playwright best known as the Obie Award-winning playwright and performer of The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, one of the longest-running solo shows in Off-Broadway history. David also starred in Vampire Le****ns of S***m (succeeding Charles Busch for 856 performances), originated the role of "Miss Deep South" in the hit Pageant, as well as co-starring with Jim J. Bullock in End of the World Party at the 47th St Theater and with B.D. Wong in A Language of Their Own at The Public. His TV credits: The Good Wife, Law & Order, The Beat, NY Undercover. Feature films: Jonathan Demme's Philadelphia, as well as It's Pat, Naked in New York, David Searching, Bear City, Longtime Companion, and his own adaptation of The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me. As a stage director, David has twice been a Directing Fellow at the Sundance Theater Lab, and has directed new works at The Public's Under the Radar Festival, Joe's Pub, and Rattlestick, among others. Most notably, Drake directed the 2009 world premiere of Taylor Mac's The Lily's Revenge, which made the "10 Best Lists" in The New Yorker, NY Post, The Advocate, Paper Magazine, and won a 2010 Village Voice Obie Award. Most recently, David Drake was made the artistic director of the Provincetown Theater, MA.
