About Dito Van Reigersberg/Martha Graham Cracker

Dito van Reigersberg was the co-founder of Pig Iron Theatre Company and has performed in almost all of Pig Iron’s productions since 1995, including the OBIE-winners Hell Meets Henry Halfway and Chekhov Lizardbrain. He was a featured soloist in Heather Christian’s acclaimed Oratorio for Living Things with Ars Nova. He is truly thrilled about Pig Iron’s upcoming Aimee Mann cabaret, Poor Judge, and the chance to sing all those glorious songs at the Wilma. Dito’s alter-ego Martha Graham Cracker is famously ‘the tallest, hairiest drag queen in the world.” She got into some hot water with the religious right when she portrayed the titular character in Jesus Drag Superstar.

Interviewers Note:

I recorded this about 11 months ago and wanted to re-record it as I was quite exhausted and didn’t feel like I listened as well and definitely talked too much. Dito was ok with releasing the original episode so I got full content to release it. I wouldn’t have put it out if I hadn’t had that. I knew Dito for around 20 years and they were flat out one of the loveliest people I ever got lucky enough to get to know. I was got to sing with Dito for a Pig Iron Benefit as Kermit singing a duet of “It’s Not Easy Being Green”. I’m putting this out today mainly for the people that didn’t know of them. I’m only releasing this now as it feels like the right thing to do to honor them, and my hope that it brings some of you joy. He dealt with cancer for years and this was a moment he was doing a bit better. They will be missed and it was such an honor to get to do this and to get to know them.

Rich Wexler

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