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MY ONLY ANSWER IS THAT I AM MORE OF A WOMAN THAN A MAN.”
George Jorgensen always knew he was different. In 1952, he traveled from New York to Denmark to undergo a sex change operation. When he returned as Christine, she was the subject of curiosity and controversy, and the most famous woman in America.

Christine Jorgensen Reveals has gone on to win numerous awards, both in New York and abroad, including a 2006 Drama Desk Award. The show has continued to astonish audiences and critics alike in varied productions since it began its commercial life at 59E59 Theaters.
Though her name is generally unknown today, in the mid-fifties Christine Jorgensen was arguably the most famous person in the world. Her very public life after her 1952 surgery was a model for other transsexuals for decades; she was ahead of her time in understanding gender identity as a social construct, and as something in need of constant iteration. She forced the world to reconsider the boundaries of personhood. In Christine Jorgensen Reveals, Bradford Louryk brings his lip-synched recreation of America’s first famous transsexual’s only recorded interview to life. The result is a disarming and enlightening new play about the nature of humanity in which Ms. Jorgensen – displaying extraordinary intellect, charisma, poise, and grace – speaks candidly about her sensational life.



Christine Jorgensen Reveals has been presented at the Dublin Gay Theater Festival, The Theater Offensive (Boston), Theatre Row (New York), New World Stages (New York), The Assembly Rooms (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), and 59E59 Theaters (New York).
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS


WINNER 2006 DRAMA DESK AWARD UNIQUE THEATERICAL EXPERIENCE
WINNER 2006 The Hilton Edwards Award 2006 Best Achievement in Production, Dublin Gay Theater Festival
NOMINEE 2006 GLAAD MEDIA award, Outstanding New York Theater
TOP 5 PLAY OF 2005, H/X MAGAZINE