Send us a textCelebrity gossip has NEVER been juicer than this. Like, literally. It’s the 1660s. We just invented celebrities last week.Pepys and Valentino attend the opening night performance of The Maiden Queen at the King's Theatre Company, on invite by actress Nell Gwyn. After the show, they encounter many major players in the Restoration Era theatre scene – including King Charles II himself. Rivalries are exposed, old lovers are scorned, and Valentino begins to realize the intricacies of these proto-celebrities' lives are more complicated than he could have ever imagined...S1 of The Peek Stars: Samuel Pepys – Ethan Peña MockThe Stranger / Valentino – Charlie B. FosterJane Birch – Melissa BautistaThis episode also guest stars:Francesca Pinilla as Nell Gwyn Matthew Cubillos as Charles HartJames Kenna as Sir Thomas KilligrewAaron Dorelien as Sir William Davenant Eunan Cannon as The StagehandJames Carlos Lacey as King Charles IIJacqueline McKenna as Mary KnepAlex Ramirez Cannon as Thomas BettertonJason Maina as George VilliersMajor Curda as Edward Kynaston with additional voices provided by the above ensemble, Lee Melillo, and Melissa Bautista. Also featured in S1 of The Peek are: Anna Mayo, Kana Seiki, Celeste Samson, & Zachary Harrison PoliWritten and Directed by Lee MelilloAdditional Script Edits by Charlie B. Foster Executive Produced by Anna Mayo & Lee MelilloAssociate Produced by Adeline BlueSupport the show by Subscribing! Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/thepeekwithpepysCheck out our website: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.comEpisode transcripts here: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com/transcriptsFor social media and everything else: https://linktr.ee/thepeekwithsamuelpepysSupport the showNew episodes every other Friday at 12:00AM GMT-4. Join our social media communities @thepeekwithpepys on Instagram, BlueSky, YouTube, tumblr, and TikTok.