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| Amanda Pushawn |
No one's going to be lip-syncing for their life at Priscilla @ Priscilla's. Instead, expect to see a high energy show with lots of classics from the timeless movie. "I Will Survive," "Color My World," and "Downtown," to name a few. And of course, what's a drag show without some fabulous costume changes?
We chatted with Amanda over the phone to get more details about the exciting night and to talk more about how Aussie drag differs from the kind of drag we're used to seeing in North America.
Updated! Pride show July 26.
PRISCILLA @ PRISCILLA'S
1047 Davie St
$5 at the door
For reservations, call 604 687 3333
F: Dinner theatre
(and live drag, for that matter) is very rare in Vancouver. What inspired you
to put this show together?
A: The restaurant where I’m doing it at in the last year
changed their name to Priscilla’s. So I thought it would be great to have a
Priscilla show done there. It’s the perfect venue for it. They have their own
little stage and sound equipment and all that stuff. So I thought, “Why not a
live show?”
I’ve been singing since I’ve six and I’ve been doing drag shows for
the last eight or nine years. Within the last four years I’ve been doing
over-the-top drag which I learned in Australia when I was living there for a
year.
F: How is Australian
drag different from North American drag?
A: What I’ve discovered is a lot of North American drag
queens like to impersonate females. It’s female illusion,
trying to get the authentic female look. Whereas a lot of drag queens in
Australia, they like to do over-the-top drag. Out of the box. Anything that’s
big and beautiful and lots of feathers and big wigs and big costumes and
anything flashy. They’ve been doing that for years and that’s where I see the
difference is.
I had the opportunity when I
was over there to learn some of that stuff. So when I came back to Canada, I
incorporated that into my act and it’s been a huge success. I always get a lot
of attention when I go out and it’s this niche that I’ve developed. I’m the only one in North
America that makes foam wigs, that I know of.
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| Amanda at Wiggle |
F: How long does it take to make one of your foam wigs? I realize it probably varies, so how long did it take to make the Ferris Wheel wig from Wiggle?
A: About a week, a week and a
half. If I had a little longer time I would make it rotate. But you can only do
so much! [laughs]
F: In Priscilla, the queens
end the show with larger-than-life animal-inspired drag. If you had to do one
from local Vancouver wildlife, which one would you do?
A: Probably an orca. That would be
great! It’s big and over-the-top and you can make it flamboyant!
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| Out of the box. Over the top! |
F: They’re letting you recast a current version of Priscilla, who would you cast as the three drag queens?
A: I’d say Channing Tatum would
play Felicia. He would be awesome in it. For Bernadette… the current actor on
Broadway right now, his name is Tony Sheldon. Does an awesome job with
Bernadette, so I would cast him. And for Tick/Mitzi, that’s a hard one. Because
he’s the in-between character, so there would be a few people who would be able
to take that role… I dunno, someone like Tom Cruise. With all the rumours
flying around, that would add fuel to the fire [laughs].
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