![]() ![]() ![]() She just wishes the queens kept the “illusion” about gender illusion. “Because of the huge interest in drag because of 'Drag Race,' many queens have benefited from it, myself included. I mean Trixie Mattel’s on 'Crank Yankers'! I’m all here for the opportunities,” she said. “Latrice Royale and Willam are in a West End show, Peppermint was on Broadway. Performers included Alex Newell of "Glee," "Drag Race" winners Bianca Del Rio and Bob the Drag Queen, Justin Vivian Bond, Debbie Harry and Harris himself, reprising his Tony winner titular character from "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." Related: Cruz opened up about the impact of his "My So-Called Life" character, Rickie Vasqeuz, in an interview with TODAY. Then, in 2018, Bunny partnered with super-couple Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka on a six-hour, 50-act Wigstock spectacle on Pier 17 that was filmed for Chris Moukarbel's documentary, “Wig.” In 20, the show really moved onto the river, transforming into Wigstock: The Cruise. Bunny initially planned on ending Wigstock in 2001 but was convinced to bring it back to Tompkins Square Park from 2003 to 2005 as part of the larger Howl Festival. #Lady bunny out of drag free#“This other queen came running over with a knife and just cut the thing down.”Ĭomedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson - Backstage, Green Room and Audience (FilmMagic)īut, as the new millennium arrived and New York became increasingly gentrified, producing a free festival became a bigger and bigger lift. “Thankfully it missed her, but it was just sort of swinging there,” Bunny recalled. Live theater comes with its own risks: One year a mobile hanging over the stage came crashing down in the middle of one performer’s set. In the 1990s, pressure from then-mayor Rudy Giuliani eventually pushed the festival out of the Village and practically into the Hudson River, on Pier 17. As Wigstock grew in popularity, it moved from the park to Union Square. The name, “Wigstock,” was a campy nod to Woodstock, the three-day festival of “peace, love and music” that had defined the 1960s. Related: The trailblazing LGBTQ icon opens up about her legendary career as well as Caitlyn Jenner's run for governor of California. The following year, it became more organized, drawing a diverse mix of queens and avant-garde artists, including Tabboo!, John Sex, Wendy Wild and The Fleshtones. It had been a lark, but Bunny decided there was something to it. ![]()
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