The team celebrates 30-plus years since they founded the multi-media empire that is World of Wonder, responsible for some of our community’s most trailblazing queer content, giving voice to underrepresented artists, icons, and activists. This dynamic duo, along with their award-winning team, have not only made RuPaul’s Drag Race a mainstream success but have been designated by Variety for having the biggest impact in reality TV. Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey are superheroes of reality TV. MAYBE THIS TIME at Q (795 8th Ave) in NYC on Nov 9th 7 pm And also, be whoever you want to be and don’t apologize for it.
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Life is tough enough, you can always use a little laughter. In life… I suppose anything Tina Turner, even though it’s now been on Broadway ? What’s the most un-musical theatre song on your playlist?įor the show, I guess “My Way by Frank Sinatra,” and that has a very close, personal meaning to me. I just thought it was interesting to take new interpretations on such beloved classics. Imagine Audrey instead of having the fantasy of living in her beautiful suburbia town, singing in a slinky club a la Madonna, Dick Tracy, Jessica Rabbit. With certain songs in the show, especially “Somewhere That’s Green,” it’s such a classic that I wanted to do my own spin on it. These are new arrangements of well-known Broadway classics, how have you been these songs your own but kept still paid homage to the original? Who Won the “Legendary NYC Drag Queen We Love” Slayletto? By sharing my story, I hope that it helps people to be more comfortable to live their own truth even when it’s scary. I know that sounds cliche, but everything that’s happened – good and bad – has shaped me into the performer I am today. I wouldn’t be anywhere I am today if it wasn’t from where I came from. Probably Alex Newell and Cynthia ErivoĪudiences will be seeing a different side to Tina Burner, is that a bit nerve-wracking to be sharing intimate and personal stories from your life? Who would be your dream Broadway diva duet? I like to dance around my apartment procrastinating, while I blast “Kill the Lights” by Alex Newell.
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But I do also love La Cage aux Folles and would love to play Albin. If we’re going classical musical theater, I have always loved Don Lockwood in Singin’ in the Rain. The older I get, the easier it is to behave because the faster I fall asleep! But then again, we’ve all heard the term…a kid in a candy store. You’re going national! Do you think you’ll behave on the road? They are your harshest critics, but also your biggest fans. I feel like NYC audiences expect the most out of a performer but give the most back. What do you love about performing for New York audiences the most? They think I’m a little crazy, which is true, but also hard-working, and I appreciate them so much. My fans mostly say that I’m a drag queen who loves to push the boundaries, which also makes them laugh. I love seeing the reactions on everyone’s faces when I do my costume reveals, but there’s also nothing more pleasurable to me than making people laugh. What is your favorite moment from Maybe This Time Live? We caught up with Tina for a Metrosource rapid-fire in between her rehearsals. Tina will be showing NYC her goods with a performance at Q on November 9 th at 7 pm. After an initial brush with drag, she was bitten by the diva bug and a decade later is still leaving her mark on drag and entertainment history. Musical theatre has always been a passion of Tina, who moved to New York in 2005 to pursue a career on the stage. Because “What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play. To forget fear, live in truth, and celebrate life. There will be laughs, tears and I hope by sharing my story, the show inspires fans to be the truest version of themselves. “It will give a literal glimpse of the man behind the curtain. “ Maybe This Time Live will offer audiences a chance to see so much more of me than what they saw on TV,” Burner continues.