Join the West Coast premiere of Brandon Kyle Goodman’s HEAUX CHURCH—part sermon, part confession, part dance party! Produced by Celebration Theatre and The Elysian, in association with Lena Waithe, HEAUX CHURCH combines spirited storytelling, divine music, and all things heaux-ly to heal the parts of ourselves that shame tries to erase. Each night, former pastor’s kid Brandon leads the congregation in a rousing service on the birds, the bees, and the booty, inviting us to connect and to unleash our inner heaux. It’s the sex talk you never got, but always deserved. Can we get a heaux-llelujah?!
The show arrives in Los Angeles fresh from its Queerty-nominated and extended World Premiere at Off-Broadway's Ars Nova, joined by the full original New York company, DJ Ari Grooves and puppeteer Greg Corbino.
HEAUX CHURCH includes frank discussion of sex and sexuality, adult language, and sexual humor. Audience participation is invited but never required.
Kiki @ Curtain
Stay in your seat for the BTS epilogue!
Each night at curtain call, Brandon Kyle Goodman is joined on stage by a celebrity colleague for a brief chat: candid, juicy, behind-the-scenes conversation about the show, the making of it, and the liberation at its heart.
No extra ticket is needed. Just stick around.
Thursday, Nov 5 — Darnell L. Moore
Writer, activist, and author of No Ashes in the Fire
Friday, Nov 6 — Kid Fury
Co-host of The Read
Saturday, Nov 7 — Lena Waithe
Emmy Award-Winning Writer, Actor, & Producer
Sunday, Nov 8 — Surprise Celebrity Guest!
We're keeping this one a secret. Come find out who joins BKG at the pulpit.
All conversations follow the 7:30 PM performance and run about 20 minutes.
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Writer/Performer Brandon Kyle Goodman: As a writer, actor, host, and sexual/mental wellness advocate, Brandon Kyle Goodman (BKG, they/them) is best known for their work on Netflix’s smash hit and Emmy-nominated animated comedy series, Big Mouth, and its spin-off, Human Resources; Amazon’s Modern Love, Hulu’s Plus One, Netflix’s Feel the Beat, and ABC’s Abbott Elementary.
In 2024, BKG launched their podcast, Tell Me Something Messy! with the iHeart network. On the show, celebrity guests and experts divulge their messy stories, all with the intention of helping people lead more liberated lives. BKG continues their hosting duties, joining E! News for RE!CAP where BKG and co-hosts serve up hot takes on Hollywood’s biggest nights.
BKG shares an inspiring and uplifting message of self-love and acceptance with their first book, You Gotta Be You, released in 2022. Written in the same refreshingly honest voice as their viral Instagram posts, they explore the intersection of race, sexuality, and gender, and the lessons that would guide them to their most authentic self. They continue their writing on relationships, sex, and identity for their Messy Mondays Substack.
BKG has been featured in The New York Times, Esquire, Well+Good, OUT, Bustle, Buzzfeed, and many more. A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, BKG is currently based in Los Angeles. www.brandonkylegoodman.com
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