The cast of queens in Lewisville Playhouse’s ‘Pageant.’ (Photos by Sean Lynch) The comedy queens rule in Pageant at the Lewisville Playhouse RICH LOPEZ | Staff writer rich@dallasvoice.com Last weekend, grown men in fabulous gowns, hair and makeup vied for top honors in Lewisville.
Nope. This wasn’t one of Cassie Nova’s shows nor a very niche beauty contest. Lewisville Playhouse opened its newest musical comedy Pageant.
Director Eddie Floresca is particularly excited about helming the show as its director. “I am Filipino and pageants for us are like the Super Bowl – especially Miss Universe,” he said. “We are so passionate about it and the country goes beserk about them.” He details a viral video where five young Filipino men were watching Miss Universe and basically lost their shit when Miss Philippines was announced as a finalist.
When Lewisville Playhouse included Pageant into its season, Floresca was all over it. “I knew I had to direct this one,” he said. “I choreographed it back in 2015 or 16 when Uptown Player did it.