Joe Cosentino, welcome on the release of the fifteenth audio book in your award-winning and popular Nicky and Noah gay cozy comedy mystery series, Drama Prince.
Joe: Thank you. Doesn’t everyone love a gay cozy comedic mysterious prince?
What do you like about writing this series?
As Nicky might say, “I’m happier than a conservative politician removing environmental protections” when I write this series. It’s been such great fun watching Nicky and Noah’s relationship grow as their son grows, laughing at the antics of their best friends Martin and Ruben, visiting cozy Treemeadow College over the seasons, traveling all over the world, and of course reveling in the exciting murder mysteries. The settings have become like home. The characters are my friends and family. Best of all, I can combine my love for theatre and cozy mysteries.
Joe: After I wrote my Tales from Fairyland Anthology, I realized there was more territory to cover with gay fairytales (pun intended). Since I’m a Cinderella fanatic, I decided to use that classic story.
Why is the novel set in San Francisco?
Joe: Where better to have a gay fairytale theme park theatre? Also, San Francisco is a magical place. We get to visit some of my favorite locations in this book like the Castro Theatre, Pink Triangle Memorial Park, and Faerie Hollow.
Tell us a bit about the plot—no spoilers.
Joe: Nicky, Noah, and Treemeadow College theatre crew venture to a gay fairytale theme park in San Francisco, where they stage an original musical adaptation of Cinderella entitled, Let’s Ball. Once again, our favorite thespians use their drama skills to catch the killer before an explosive pumpkin threatens to make the show a bomb.
It's great to see our favorite characters back.
Joe: Nicky, in addition to being the director, plays King Charming, the king with a long scepter. Noah plays Nicky’s Queen—onstage and off. Their best friends, Martin and Ruben, are along for the wild ride as the Stepmother/Fairy Godmother and the Duke (who wants to grab his brother the King by the crown) respectively—but not respectfully. The two couples’ sons, Taavi and Ty, are cast as Gro and Tesque, the stepbrothers demanding full service from Cinder.
Who are the new characters/suspects/victims for book fifteen?
Joe: Things heat up pretty quickly between the actors playing Cinder and Prince Charming as well as the young men cast as the Footman and the Coachman. However, they may get a royal screw as four local detectives drop around them like a priest’s robe at conventions.
And now Drama Prince is an audio book performed by Brian Cheney!
Joe: I hit the jackpot with opera star and actor Brian Cheney. He is Nicky Abbondanza personified, and his performance of over twenty other characters in this audio book is mind-boggling. Brian has the perfect comic timing for this series. He even sings!
You and your spouse have travelled to San Francisco. Did those trips inform Drama Prince?Joe: Since my spouse and I have travelled extensively to gorgeous locations, those situations and locations often pop up in my books. I hear other things pop up as well when the readers read Nicky and Noah’s love scenes. (smile)
For anyone unfortunate enough not to have read them, tell us the titles of the series.
Joe: Drama Queen, Drama Muscle, Drama Cruise, Drama Luau, Drama Detective, Drama Fraternity, Drama Castle, Drama Dance, Drama Faerie, Drama Runway, Drama Christmas, Drama Pan, Drama TV, Drama Oz, Drama Prince, Drama Merry, Drama Daddy, Drama King.
How can your readers get their hands on the audio book of Drama Prince and how can they contact you?
Joe: The purchase links are below, as are my contact links, including my website. I love to hear from readers! So do Nicky and Noah. I tell them everything!
Thank you, Joe, for interviewing today.
Joe: It was my pleasure. As a past professional actor and emeritus college theatre professor, I know first-hand the hysterically funny antics, sweet romance, and captivating mystery in the worlds of theatre and academia. The Nicky and Noah mysteries are full of them! I know you’ll laugh, cry, feel romantic, and love delving into this crackling new mystery audio book with more plot twists and turns (as Nicky would say) than a Proud Boy hearing real news. I’m more excited (as Nicky would say) than a Catholic adoption agency discriminating against gay families to share this fifteenth audio book in the series with you. So wave your Fairy Godmother’s wand, ride coach, and head to the palace for a ball with a charming prince who has a slipper fetish! I promise you a happy ending!
And I love to hear from readers. So drop me a line. I’ll share it with Nicky and Noah and Brian!
Drama Prince (the 15th Nicky and Noah mystery) by Joe Cosentino now an audio book performed by Brian Cheney
Listen to a sample of the audio book performed by Brian Cheney:
At a gay fairytale theme park in San Francisco, the
Treemeadow College theatre crew stage an original musical adaptation of Cinderella
entitled, Let’s Ball. The adorable actors playing Cinder and Prince Charming
fear they may not get a happy ending as local detectives drop around them like
a royal flush. Once again, our favorite thespians will need to use their drama
skills to catch the killer before an explosive pumpkin threatens to make the
show a bomb. You will be applauding and shouting Bravo for Joe Cosentino’s
fast-paced, side-splittingly funny, edge-of-your-seat entertaining fifteenth
novel in this delightful series. It’s a blast! So hurry to your seat. The stage
lights are coming up in the royal kingdom of Fabulous on a king with a long
scepter, a queen who is a real queen, a fairy godmother with a roving wand, a
stepmother who grabs them by the crown, a servant left alone to stimulate
himself, two stepbrothers demanding full service, a prince with a slipper
fetish who is seeking a royal screw, and murder!
Joe Cosentino was voted Favorite MM Mystery, Humorous, and Contemporary Author of the Year by the readers of Divine Magazine for Drama Queen, the first Nicky and Noah mystery novel. He is also the author of the remaining Nicky and Noah mysteries: Drama Muscle, Drama Cruise, Drama Luau, Drama Detective, Drama Fraternity, Drama Castle, Drama Dance, Drama Faerie, Drama Runway, Drama Christmas, Drama Pan, Drama TV, Drama Oz, Drama Prince, Drama Merry, Drama Daddy, Drama King; the Player Piano Mysteries: The Player and The Player’s Encore; the Jana Lane Mysteries: Paper Doll, Porcelain Doll, Satin Doll, China Doll, Rag Doll; the Cozzi Cove series: Cozzi Cove: Bouncing Back, Moving Forward, Stepping Out, New Beginnings, Happy Endings; the In My Heart Anthology: An Infatuation & A Shooting Star; the Tales from Fairyland Anthology: The Naked Prince and Other Tales from Fairyland and Holiday Tales from Fairyland; the Bobby and Paolo Holiday Stories Anthology: A Home for the Holidays, The Perfect Gift, The First Noel; and the Found At Last Anthology: Finding Giorgio and Finding Armando. His books have won numerous Book of the Month awards and Rainbow Award Honorable Mentions. As an actor, Joe appeared in principal roles in film, television, and theatre, opposite stars such as Bruce Willis, Rosie O’Donnell, Nathan Lane, Jason Robards, and Holland Taylor. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Goddard College, Master’s degree from SUNY New Paltz, and is a happily married emeritus theatre professor residing in New York State.
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Brian Cheney, hailed by KUSC Los Angeles as the “next great tenor”, protégé of legendary tenor Jerry Hadley, has gained international acclaim for his portrayal of characters such as Radamés in Aida, Don José in Carmen, Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca, Rodolfo in La bohème, the Duke in Rigoletto, and Canio in Pagliacci. “It is tenor Brian Cheney as the brave painter Cavaradossi who really blew me away. Cheney has that terrific tenor sound: the power, richness, and vocal color of a high baritone combined with ringing, awe-inspiring high notes” (Stage and Cinema.) Highlights from last season include Mr. Cheney’s creation of the role of Victor Frankenstein in the world premiere performance of Gregg Kallor’s Frankenstein in New York to critical acclaim and his National Philharmonic debut as the tenor soloist in Leonard Bernstein’s Mass and West Side Story. “Cheney’s ringing tenor voice carried well in the stone catacombs, conveying the fear that the deep bass sound of the monster summoned. And as the section of the sketches went on, Cheney’s voice bloomed to match the action and threats of the creature.” (Operawire) Recent engagements include Radamés in Aida with Virginia Opera, Antonin Scalia in Derrick Wang’s Scalia/Ginsburg with Toledo Opera, and Salute to Vienna performances in Miami, West Palm Beach, Nashville, and New York City (Lincoln Center). In audio books, Mr. Cheney performed several Nicky and Noah Mystery novels, All the King’s Men by Scott Leddy, Swarm by Guy Morris, The Last Ark by Guy Morris, and Pressure by Barry Napier. www.briancheneytenor.com
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