When Hailey Met Sally: The Queer Rewrite

I’ll have what she/they’s having! This straight romcom gets a queer reboot from Reductress contributors & proud dykes, Amanda Melhuish and Cat Montesi. Celebrate New Year’s Eve with a ~New Queer~ take on Nora Ephron’s iconic New Year’s Eve film. We’ve also replaced the interviews with real sappy love stories from real LGBTQ+ couples, to shine a light on every letter. <3

Featuring an all-LGBTQ cast…

Cat Montesi (she/her) is Hailey

She hosts a monthly comedy show in Brooklyn called “Wolfpack,” featuring primarily Queer, Women comedians. At the Magnet Theater, She wrote sketches and played for years on house teams Stockton and Student Government. She completed the Improvisational Comedy and Sketch Comedy programs at Magnet, in addition to being a featured performer in many of their Sketch, Stand-Up, and Improv shows. At UCB Hell’s Kitchen, She was featured on the “OSFUG” Sketch Comedy show, and was a regular at “Open Michelle.” She has done Stand-Up Comedy at venues across New York City, including “DeAnarchy” at Union Hall, “Funhouse Comedy” at Pete’s Candy Store, and “Dyke Mic” at Ginger’s Bar.

Amanda Melhuish (she/they) is Sally

Amanda Melhuish is a comedian, actor and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. She’s a writer/performer with the Magnet Theater sketch house teams and has over 10 years of improv experience. Her one-genderfluid-show “Guilty Pleasure” was most recently presented by UCB as a Spank. Amanda has also contributed satire to Reductress, Daily Women in Comedy and Weekly Humorist. Amanda also has amassed over 160,000 followers on TikTok, where her “Wicks & Dicks” series achieved over 5 million views. Follow her @amandahasbangs.

Allie Kroeper (they/them)

Allie is a poet, playwright, and comedian from New Jersey. They earned an SNL scholarship from SNL and The People’s Improv Theater in 2021. Currently, they produce The Anti-Gay Agenda: A Satirical Sketch Show across New York City.

Eliya Briane (they/them) is Marie

artwork by Lauren Kaelin <3