As a connoisseur of solo shows and a fan of both music and drag, this production should’ve been right up my alley. And while it turned out not to be my particular cup of tea, the audience I sat in seemed to be quite taken by this unique diva who zestily drove through a cavalcade of arias, wigs, costume changes, characters (and lifechanging events) before our very eyes.

This production is the true personal account of a man who tries to find his way in a particular musical world with very peculiar standards. There is much in our hero’s journey here that we can relate to: the self-doubt we battle when following our dreams, the expectations we put on ourselves and others, and the price of authenticity in a world that can’t always handle what makes us unique.

As a gay person myself, I have a very real connection to the art of drag and have certain tastes (and opinions) about what makes it good (for me). This is definitely a queen whose audience makeup was majority straight-presenting couples of middle age (and older), so I learned that I wasn’t necessary the target demographic for this one. At some level though, I was hearted to see how responsive the audience was to a man singing earnestly in a dress. They were laughing in one breath and captivated in another. And for that, in the year 2025, I can only call that a success.