Telly Leung on reinventing the gay BFF, extended makeout sessions & his Andrew Lloyd Webber dream role
My Best Friend’s Wedding at Ogunquit Playhouse. Telly Leung (George Takai’s Allegiance, Aladdin, Rent) joins Matt Doyle (Company) and Krystal Joy Brown (Merrily We Roll Along) to bring the 1997 rom-com to life with the help of Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s music catalog.
Leung plays George, gay BFF to Julianne (played in the film by Julia Roberts). Critics are raving about Leung’s performance, with Broadway World‘s Dan Marois writing that Leung “is a natural comic … His rendition of ‘What’s New Pussycat,’ is like no other you have ever heard or seen.
You will never experience the song in the same way after seeing Leung’s version.”Queerty caught up with Leung just before opening night to chat about the production, his favorite theatermakers, and onstage mishaps.
Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.The Burt Bacharach and Hal David songbook is like a well-tailored wedding tuxedo for this production.
