2024 Audience Reviews

Company: The Blair Kitsch Project
Show: DIVINE/GYPSY
Venue: Barbara Barker Center for Dance

Filthy, Glamorous, and Surprisingly Heartbreaking

I don't think the fringe festival would allow me to use the actual adjectives required to properly describe this hilarious, foul-mouthed, drag-fantasy of a show. You certainly won't see drag this filthy and surprisingly emotional at the Gay 90s or a Flip Phone brunch. This show isn't gay as in "love is love" it's Queer as in "[censored] you!" You know the 4 letter word I want to use there. The hook of the show is obviously the mashup of the iconic Queer Gypsy/John Waters source materials, which is what gets people in the doors. But the real power of the show is seeing these freshman actors deliver characters who devolve into messy, complex, and tragic humans beyond the drag. I won't spoil anything, but I didn't expect to cry 3 separate times at what I expected to be a funny drag show inspired by Pink Flamingos. This new-to-fringe trio Blair Kitsch, Mink Hole, and Pistachio Creampie deliver powerhouse performances with their clever writing, impeccable comedic timing, and surprisingly emotional deliveries of this comedic tragedy. Do NOT miss this show.