David W. Liang '00 has a few qualms about playing a drag role.
The next logical step? Composing music for men dressed in drag.
Liang, who was selected this week to compose the music for the Hasty Pudding Theatricals' (HPT) 152nd annual show--in which actors in drag play a key part--has already set such gems as "Livin' Libido Loco" to music.
This year's HPT production "The Jewel of Denial"--inspired by the 1985 adventure "The Jewel of the Nile"--will be Liang's vehicle.
The show is first set in London, but the search for a purloined jewel drives the characters to Egypt. These exotic locales allow Liang, who is currently the musical director of the Harvard Krokodiloes, to explore a wide breadth of music.
"Although my style is jazzy, the show calls for music with influences from Broadway, Latin and Middle Eastern music," he said.
Liang's experience singing for the Krokodiloes sparked his interest in HPT.
"I have seen the [Hasty Pudding] club and the [Upstairs at the Pudding] restaurant, but this is the side of the Pudding I have never touched," he said.
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