A dreamy, decadent atmosphere fills the stage in "Dorian," James J. Mellon's exciting new musical based on Oscar Wilde's 1891 novella "The Picture of Dorian Gray." Besides moving the story to present-day New Orleans, Mellon has shifted the emphasis from Dorian's desire to remain forever young and handsome to his wish to never again feel the pain than comes with living. Dorian's portrait is played by another actor (Adam Simmons) who, along with the morally corrupt Dorian, reveals to us the tragic consequences of being granted such a wish.

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