Donnie Cianciotto is a performer, comedian, and director who also happens to be a transgender man. Donnie attended The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, and made his off-Broadway debut in Southern Comfort at The Public Theater (dir. Tom Caruso). He has since been seen in cabaret shows at 54 Below, The Cutting Room, Le Poisson Rouge, The Town Hall, and more. He currently produces Trans Voices Cabaret at The Duplex which features a cast of transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming entertainers, and also is behind the fake boy band, America's Favorite All-Boy Band (aka AFAB) which performs at The Tank. He has appeared in videos for NowThis and BuzzFeed, and is featured in Broadway for Orlando's "What The World Needs Now" music video. He is the subject of the Emmy award-winning documentary short film "DONNIE", debuting in 2019 as a feature length film. www.donniecianciotto.wixsite.com/actor Insta: @thedonniecianciotto
Sessions in which Donnie Cianciotto participates
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
The History of Drag on Broadway
1 hour,
11:15 AM
- 12:15 PM
New York Hilton Midtown - Beekman Room
Lecture
Rebecca Naomi Jones, Oklahoma! (Participant)
Donnie Cianciotto, Southern Comfort (Participant)
Joshua Skidmore (Anita Tony) (Participant)
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Trans and Nonbinary Actors in Musical Theatre
1 hour,
3:00 PM
- 4:00 PM
New York Hilton Midtown - 430 - PROJECTOR - Gramercy Room
Panel
Ezra Menas, Jagged Little Pill (Participant)
Esco Jouléy (Participant)
Bianca Leigh (Participant)
L Morgan Lee, A Strange Loop (Participant)
Pooya Mohseni, "Big Dogs," One Woman (Participant)
Maybe Burke, "Ramy" (Participant)
Ellie Desautels, "Rise" (Participant)
Donnie Cianciotto, Southern Comfort (Moderator)