Drag
Fri, 8 July 2011, 08:25 amGordon the Optom1 post in thread
Drag
Fri, 8 July 2011, 08:25 am
Our MC for the evening, John Aitken, sits in the dimly lit corner in a Victorian setting, sipping at his Jack Daniels. He tells us how, in the late 18th century, the word drag came into being. Then the disco-style flashing lights bursts into action, loud pounding music starts and the room explodes with energy as the six drag queens for the evening are introduced.
There follows a quite complex choreographic number with the artistes interweaving. The dance styles that were to follow included Michael Jackson doing one of his ‘Thriller’ moonwalks followed by high-kicking, the music was loud and exciting.
The songstresses took us from Julie Andrews ‘Favourite things’ to the powerful beat of Diana Ross’ ‘Chain Reaction’. The cast mimed with excellent precision to Lady Gaga, Britney Spears whilst giving a vibrant and energy filled routine.
The MC would take yet another swig, before introducing the next act.
Two of the girls took time out to explain that they had no desire to be women, but that they simply enjoy dressing in their stunning gowns to make them feel elegant and classy. The makeup was from beautiful to basic. The performers’ figures were variable; all had a great set of ‘pins’, one or two were Rubenesque. The busts ranged from 30A to 40DD. The wigs were superbly groomed and covered singers from Britney to Tina Turner. All of the costumes were to die for, these weren’t simply blokes in St Vinnies frocks, and they were top professional performers in this genre. There was a touch of magic when one performer took off his dress to reveal a basque and G string – the real magic was, where has ‘it’ gone?
I really wasn’t too excited about seeing this show, but when the stars came out, the show rocked. As Elixir Balls (Liam), Fab Panache (Ryan Schulz), Aria Ready (Sean), Ivy, Kodi Pendant and Swish (Dean) strutted their stuff the audience loved it.
A good clean fun night, you leave feeling that you have seen several of the world’s top female singers – but without the wardrobe malfunctions.
Our MC for the evening, John Aitken, sits in the dimly lit corner in a Victorian setting, sipping at his Jack Daniels. He tells us how, in the late 18th century, the word drag came into being. Then the disco-style flashing lights bursts into action, loud pounding music starts and the room explodes with energy as the six drag queens for the evening are introduced.
There follows a quite complex choreographic number with the artistes interweaving. The dance styles that were to follow included Michael Jackson doing one of his ‘Thriller’ moonwalks followed by high-kicking, the music was loud and exciting.
The songstresses took us from Julie Andrews ‘Favourite things’ to the powerful beat of Diana Ross’ ‘Chain Reaction’. The cast mimed with excellent precision to Lady Gaga, Britney Spears whilst giving a vibrant and energy filled routine.
The MC would take yet another swig, before introducing the next act.
Two of the girls took time out to explain that they had no desire to be women, but that they simply enjoy dressing in their stunning gowns to make them feel elegant and classy. The makeup was from beautiful to basic. The performers’ figures were variable; all had a great set of ‘pins’, one or two were Rubenesque. The busts ranged from 30A to 40DD. The wigs were superbly groomed and covered singers from Britney to Tina Turner. All of the costumes were to die for, these weren’t simply blokes in St Vinnies frocks, and they were top professional performers in this genre. There was a touch of magic when one performer took off his dress to reveal a basque and G string – the real magic was, where has ‘it’ gone?
I really wasn’t too excited about seeing this show, but when the stars came out, the show rocked. As Elixir Balls (Liam), Fab Panache (Ryan Schulz), Aria Ready (Sean), Ivy, Kodi Pendant and Swish (Dean) strutted their stuff the audience loved it.
A good clean fun night, you leave feeling that you have seen several of the world’s top female singers – but without the wardrobe malfunctions.