Like most 16-year-olds, Jamie New has dreams. His are a little different from his classmates’, however; he fantasizes about becoming a drag queen.
The new film, “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie,” opening September 10 in Atlanta, is based on the celebrated stage musical of the same name with music by Dan Gillespie Sells and book and lyrics by Tom MacRae.
It stars Max Harwood as the titular character. Harwood, Lauren Patel (who stars as Jamie’s best friend Pritti Pasha) and director Jonathan Butterell recently visited Atlanta for a screening of the film and a press day.
Butterell, who — like Harwood — is out, originated the 2017 stage musical inspired by the 2011 television documentary “Jamie: Drag Queen at 16.” The director watched the.