Nora Brigid Monahan (she/they) is a playwright and performer best known for creating and starring in the cult-hit solo musical DIVA: Live From Hell (music & lyrics by Alexander Sage Oyen), which has been published, licensed, and performed around the world. Other produced works include the LGBT comedy Aunt Jack and the musical Tyrants (music & lyrics by Alexander Sage Oyen), which chronicles the life of Edwin Booth. As an actor, Nora regularly appears in new work and has originated roles by Charles Busch, Ken Urban, Randy Sharp, and James Presson, and most recently garnered acclaim for portraying John/Jean Kenley in the new musical A Complicated Woman by Jonathan Brielle and Ianne Fields Stewart at Goodspeed's Terris Theatre. Nora is currently an MFA student in the Playwriting program at Hunter College.
Upcoming:
DIVA: LIVE FROM HELL Brazilian premiere in Rio de Janeiro (April 2025)
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