Emerson Collins, left, and his partner in life and onstage, BlakeMcIver Ewing, bring their Christmas cabaret to Uptown Players Emerson and Blake are back to serve ‘Christmas Actually’ with Uptown Players RICH LOPEZ | Staff WriterRich@DallasVoice.com Uptown Players is having quite the holiday season this month.
First, the company kicks off its festivities — not to mention its new season — with A Queer Carol, opening Friday, Dec. 6, and running through Dec.
15. The show is under the direction of B.J. Cleveland and stars Patrick Bynane, Stephanie Felton, Doug Fowler. The show is a retelling of the Charles Dickens classic — but, you know, gay.
This adaptation is written by Joe Godfrey, and it reimagines Scrooge as “Ben” Scrooge, a wealthy interior decorator estranged from everybody.