A love letter to all the DIVAS and the GAYS who stan them! Born in New York City as a closeted kid, Alexis is forced to follow his family to... rural Germany. Ugh. Diva down. Discovering women online is his only salvation: Céline, Whitney, Mariah, Beyonce, Aretha... you name em, he got em. They are his MOTHERS. They teach Alexis everything he knows and he becomes an EXPERT on them, setting him on the path to finding his own inner diva. With 10 original songs, sung and played live on keyboard, Alexis shares the queer joy he discovered in stanning, while also confronting the hardships (somehow being obsessed with women makes you... gay?! News to me...) Join Alexis as he navigates the culture clash and finds out what it truly means to be a stan... and how it may not be so good for you after all. Does this queer Bo Burnham have what it takes to be... a lil gay diva?!

MORE ABOUT ALEXIS:

Alexis Sakellaris (@alexis_sakellaris) is a queer international artist with Italian, Greek and Austrian roots. Born in New York and raised in rural Germany, culture clashes have shaped his entire life, including UK boarding school (problematic), a botched attempt at medical school in Salzburg (do not recommend) and an undergraduate degree in German musical theater in Vienna (huh?). Performing, especially a deep love for singing and acting, have been the one constant.

A STAN IS BORN! is Alexis' debut show, written as a thesis while studying Musical Theatre at Mountview Academy in London. Despite not having been encouraged to write before, he decided to give it a shot after starting a part-time job at Soho Theatre, a comedy venue in central London. It was there that comedian Matt Rogers (known for the podcast Las Culturistas) heard Alexis singing in the office and offered him a gig on the spot, supporting him in the UK and US tours of his musical comedy show "Have You Heard Of Christmas?".

This experience inspired Alexis so much, he decided to focus on his original material and expand A STAN IS BORN! After successful runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and numerous London venues (including a sold-out Soho Theatre show), Alexis is writing a new show with drama school friends (ACHILLES: A New Musical, centered around the Trojan War) and is hoping to take this and A STAN IS BORN! back to Edinburgh Fringe this summer.

Comedyhaus and CET are hosting this talented artist for a special show! Don't miss out!