Ginger Minj presents
The big gay cabaret
AT VENUS CABARET tHEATER
The Big Gay Cabaret presented by “RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Ginger Minj, is a new series focusing on LGBTQIA+
performers, playing once a month, to celebrate all aspects of the queer community. The Big Gay Cabaret will
feature well known singers, drag performers, comedians, musicians and more.
MIZ CRACKER
Miz Cracker is a New York City drag queen—and a writer, foodie, and comedienne. She launched her drag career in 2011 while participating in marches for marriage equality in Times Square. She went on to compete in RuPaul’s Drag Race Season Ten, landing a spot in the top five and becoming a fan favorite. She later appeared in RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season Five, landing a spot in the top 3. Today, she tours the world with her one woman shows; delights fans on her YouTube channel; lectures on drag at top universities; writes for publications like Slate, ArtForum, Vice and GQ; and engages nearly 1.5 million followers across social media. She recently completed a summer residency in Provincetown, Massachusetts and is freshly back in NYC following a tour of her one woman show in Asia.
Meet and greets available!
DANNY FRANZESE
Best known for his role as Damian in Mean Girls, Daniel Franzese was also the lead of other indie cult classics Bully I Spit on Your Grave. He was most recently a contestant on RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race Season 2, finishing top 5. Previously, he was a series regular on Mark Gordon ABC series, Conviction, and prior to that a series regular on the Freeform series RecoveryRoad. Originally from Brooklyn, Daniel has become a well-known proponent and speaker for the LGBT Community. He reached 8 million views on his YouTube video series Sh*t Italian Moms Say. His comedy tour Yass! You’re Amazing! as well as his one-man show based off his YouTube Series, Italian Mom Loves You! have toured continentally with shows in Europe as well. He is also the co-host for his faith and sexually affirming podcast Yass, Jesus! which is now a part of World of Wonder in 2023.
Meet and greets available!
LEA DELARIA
Lea Delaria was the first openly gay comic on television in America and is an accomplished Jazz performer who has performed in concert venues all over the world. She is best known as ‘Big Boo’ from Orange is the New Black (3 SAG Awards). Lea can currently be seen in the indie feature film Potato Dreams of America, and in the Indigo Girls jukebox feature film, GlitterDoom. She most recently starred in the Off-Broadway Revival of Tennessee Williams play, The Night of the Iguana, directed by Emily Mann. TV credits include East New York, The Blacklist, Physical, Reprisal, Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Shameless, and Broad City. Film credits include Cars 3, Support The Girls, and First Wives Club. Broadway credits, POTUS Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive (Bernadette), The Rocky Horror Show (Eddie/Dr. Scott) and On The Town (Hildy), Obie and Theatre World Awards. @realleadelaria www.leadelaria.com
Meet & Greets available!
ALEXANDRA BILLINGS AND HONEY WEST
Alexandra Billings is an actress, singer, author, teacher and activist. Alex starred as “Madame Morrible” in the Broadway production of Wicked, the first trans actor to portray the role. She previously starred on Broadway in Manhattan Theatre Club’s The Nap at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater. Ben Brantley of the NY Times called her performance “a sensational Broadway debut” and “a marvel of glamorous menace.” Alex starred in the Amazon television series The Peripheral, and in the award-winning Transparent. She has been a recurring guest star on The Conners, Never Have I Ever, and many other television series. She stars in and is the Executive Producer of the upcoming feature film release Queen Tut, for which she has been nominated for Best Lead Actress/Comedy by the Canadian Film Awards. She will Executive Produce and star in the limited series Liz, the story of Elizabeth Carmichael, creator of the ill-fated 3-wheeled car the Dale. Ms. Billings was honored to receive the Visibility Award from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). She is the recipient of five After Dark Awards and a Joseph Jefferson Award. She moderated a panel during Transgender Awareness Month at the Obama White House; she won the TPA Award, The Rainbow Spirit Award, and was inducted into the Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame in Chicago. Her autobiographical memoir This Time for Me is published by Amazon Books. Alex is a Professor of Theater at USC. She is a Viewpoints Associate at The Steppenwolf Theater Company.
Honey West can be seen in the upcoming A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC as Madam Armfeldt at Theo Ubique. Before that in CLUE and as Bernadette in PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT at Mercury Theater Chicago, the role she previously received a Jeff Nomination for best supporting actress in addition to a best actress award from Broadway world .com. LA CAGE AUX FOLLES as Jacqueline, U/S Albin at Music Theater Works, Danni in IRVING BERLIN’S Holiday Inn at Drury Lane Theater and Mrs. Cratchit and Electra in GYPSY at Porchlight Music Theater. She stared in DIRTY DREAMS OF A CLEAN-CUT KID, VAMPIRE LESBIANS OF SODOM, DIVA DIARIES, JERRY’S GIRLS, TONY AND TONY’S WEDDING, AS YOU LIKE IT, PUSSY ON THE HOUSE for which she received a Best Actress Award from BroadwayWorld.com, and TONY AND TONY’S WEDDING. She was a 2012 inductee into the “Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame”. Currently she is working on a new Cabaret Act, and an autobiographical one woman show. She also landed a co-starring role on FOX, PROVEN INNOCENT.
Meet & greets available!
CLAYBOURNE ELDER
October 18th & 19th at 8pm
October 20th at 5pm
Claybourne Elder currently plays John Adams on HBO’s hit series The Gilded Age and was most recently seen on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning revival of Company starring Patti Lupone. He is a Grammy, Screen Actors Guild Award, Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel nominee and is known for his performances on Broadway in Bonnie and Clyde, Sunday in the Park with George, Torch Song and Sondheim on Sondheim at the Hollywood Bowl. He began his career originating the role of Hollis in Sondheim’s Road Show, he also originated the role of Ollie in Tennessee William’s One Arm. Other credits include: Do I Hear A Waltz at City Center, Allegro atClassic Stage, Two by Two (Starring Jason Alexander), Venice at the Public Theatre, Georgio. In Passion, Tony in West Side Story, Joe in Angels in America, Curly in Oklahoma, Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince in Into the Woods, and Gaston in Beauty and the Beast. He also played Pete O’Malley in the CW’s The Carrie Diaries. His solo show has played to sold-out crowds across the country and in London. Recently he launched an initiative called City of Strangers to provide free tickets to Broadway shows for people who might not have the means. They have given away over 3,000 tickets and have gained unexpected attention nationally being featured on This American Life, CBS This Morning and The Kelly Clarkson Show. @claybourneelder
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JUDY GOLD
Judy Gold has had stand-up specials on HBO, Comedy Central and LOGO. She was a part of Netflix Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration. She is the author of Yes I Can Say That: When They Come For The Comedians, We Are All In Trouble, a critically acclaimed book about free speech and cancel culture which debuted as the number one comedy release on Amazon and was featured in the New York Times Book Review. Judy is also host of the hit podcast, Kill Me Now with Judy Gold. You can also check out her website, JudyGold.com or follow her on Twitter, Instagram or Tik Tok - @jewdygold
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