The last time I interviewed Performer & Press Representative Andrea Alton's alter ego Molly "Equality" Dykeman was in 2016. I am so excited to catch up with Andrea (and Molly) to talk about her latest holiday show 'Tis The Season to be Molly Jolly.

In this NEW interview, Andrea (and Molly) once again answered my call, but this time around she shares:

• How she came up with 'Tis The Season To Be Molly Jolly
• Why someone should come see Andrea (and Molly's) new show
• Holiday traditions
• How Molly "Equality" Dykeman can bring this world together
• So much more

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Andrea Alton once again returns to the stage as Molly "Equality" Dykeman, the barely lucid, lady-loving, nacho-eating cult favorite with an all new holiday show.

Molly “Equality” Dykeman the lovable, unapologetic, barely lucid train wreck who spends her days as a security guard at PS 339 in the Bronx, and her nights seducing women across the 5 boroughs is back with an all-new holiday show! This year Molly’s inviting the teachers and staff from PS 339 to help her! Come out and celebrate the holidays and surviving another year with Molly and her motley mix of misfits.

'Tis The Season to be Molly Jolly will play at NYC's historic Stonewall Inn on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 5pm. Click Here for tickets! 

1. This December you are returning to the stage as your alter ego Molly "Equality" Dykeman in 'Tis The Season To Be Molly Jolly. How did you come up with this show? The whole thing came together very quickly. My friends Ron and Chip asked if I wanted to do a show at Stonewall. I thought about it for half a day and figured I didn’t have enough time to pull something together, so I was ready to say no.

But then ideas started popping into my head, and I reached out to my friends Irwin and Anthony to see if they could help. They’ve collaborated with me on most—if not all—of my Molly shows. They’re busy, so I assumed they’d say there wasn’t enough time, but instead they said yes! And then they had ideas.

Then a few more friends got involved. From start to finish, we’ve had less than four weeks to build this show.

It felt very much like Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in Babes in Arms: “We’ve got a barn!”—or in this case, the historic Stonewall Inn—“so let’s put on a show!”

2. With so many holiday shows playing in NYC, what will someone get from seeing your show that you feel they won't get from seeing another holiday show? I’m pretty sure Molly is the only elementary school security guard/poet doing a holiday show, so that’s already something different.

She’ll be singing, dancing, sharing her all-gay version of A Christmas Story, and she’s got some great guests joining her. It’s definitely a unique, New York–centric show—and it’s definitely not PG-13.

3. What are some of Molly's holiday traditions that you as Andrea don't do? Molly likes to spend the holidays drunk and parties a lot. I barely drink. I think Molly has more fun than I do.

Andrea Alton as Molly "Equality" Dykeman

4. Press notes state that Molly spends her days as a security guard at PS 339 in the Bronx, and her nights seducing women across the 5 boroughs. What kind of trouble is Molly getting into this year? Well, Molly’s getting older, so she’s slowed down a bit—but she’s still out there breaking hearts. Highlights from last year include nearly getting arrested for streaking in Brooklyn, but the cops decided it would be too much work to actually book her, so they let her go.

And over the summer, she stole a yacht and ran it into the Staten Island Ferry, but she didn’t get arrested for that either—she dove into the water, swam all the way to New Jersey, and the cops figured that was punishment enough.

5. What has been your favorite way Molly has seduced a woman she had her eye on? Molly has a lazy eye, so sometimes ladies don’t know where she’s looking. Because of this, she can sometimes pick up three or four ladies at the same time.

6. Molly is described as a barely lucid, lady-loving, & nacho-eating cult favorite. What struggles does Molly have that make her barely lucid? There are days when Molly isn’t all that interested in engaging with the world or the people in it, and she definitely goes through phases where she enjoys mind-altering substances a little too much.

She also works at an elementary school and claims to hate kids—though she doesn’t really. They just have a way of rattling her nerves from time to time.

7. How does Molly like her nachos? Lots and lots of cheese. You can never have enough cheese. Skip the olives. No seafood.

8. The last time we did an interview together was in 2016 when your show, A Microwaved Burrito Filled with E. coli was at the NYC Fringe Festival. Sadly, 9 years later, we are in a worse political climate & even more divided as a country. How do you feel Molly "Equality" Dykeman can help bring this country together more? Molly has a sense of humor, and I think she has a way of looking at things that show we all have a lot in common and that we are all just trying to get through the day.

Trump and his merry band of idiots lack empathy and live in a privileged bubble. Molly “Equality” Dykeman, on the other hand, is full of empathy; she loves people from all backgrounds and doesn’t judge.

Love who you want, be proud of who you are, and if someone treats you poorly or tries to take away your rights, stand up for yourself.

9. What is one lesson you feel Molly teaches that would be beneficial for us to really embrace? Don’t sweat the small stuff. If someone offers you nachos, always say yes.

10. Not everyone might know this about you, but outside of performing as Molly "Equality" Dykeman, you are also a theatrical publicist whom I've had the pleasure of working with since I started my interviewing journey. What have you learned as a press rep that has helped you promote your own shows, in a way you wouldn't know, if you didn't have that experience? It has been an absolute treat working with you as a press rep, Adam. You always ask such interesting questions and take real care with everything you do.

I’m admittedly terrible at promoting my own shows—it’s always the last thing I get to—but I constantly remind myself that if people don’t know about your show, they can’t come. And never underestimate the power of a good press photo!

11. How do you feel performing has made you a better press rep for your clients? I work with many playwrights and solo performers who produce their own work, so I understand how overwhelming it can be to wear so many hats.

When I’m the press representative on a production, my goal is to lift that burden and ease some of the stress so they can focus on the work itself.

Andrea Alton as Molly "Equality" Dykeman

More on Andrea Alton & Molly Equality Dykeman:

Molly “Equality” Dykeman (and her alter-ego Andrea Alton) first made a splash with the critically acclaimed solo-show, The F*cking World According To Molly, which premiered at FringeNYC in 2011 and made its European Premiere at the 2012 Dublin International Gay Theater Festival. The production was later produced at the terraNOVA soloNOVA Festival and at The Laurie Beechman Theatre.

Molly Dykeman has appeared all over New York with notable appearances at The Gotham Comedy Club, Comix, UCB, XL, The PIT, Stonewall, Frigid New York, and Dixon Place. She has also been seen at comedy/theatre festivals including the San Francisco Sketch Fest, Chicago Sketch Fest, DC Comedy Fest, Toronto Sketch Fest, Dixon Place HOT! Festival, and Woman’s Week in Provincetown.

Her past shows include A Molly Jolly Christmas, I Can’t Even Think Straight, A Microwaved Burrito Filled with e. Coli, Molly's World and Happy Mollydays.