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How you get famous : ten years of drag madness in Brooklyn / Nicole Pasulka.

Pasulka, Nicole, (author.).

Summary:
"A madcap adventure through a tight-knit world of drag performers making art and mayhem in the greatest city on earth. Ten years ago, an aimless coat check girl better known today as Merrie Cherry sweet-talked her boss into giving her $100 to host a drag show at a Brooklyn dive bar. Soon, kids like Aja were kicking their way into the scene, sneaking into clubs, pocketing their tips to help mom pay the mortgage, and sharing the stage with electric performers like Thorgy Thor and Sasha Velour. Because suddenly, in the biggest, brightest city in America, drag was offering young, broke, creative queer people a chance at real money-and for thousands or even millions of people to learn their names. In How You Get Famous, journalist Nicole Pasulka joyfully documents the rebirth of the New York drag scene, following a group of iconoclastic performers with undeniable charisma, talent, and a hell of a lot to prove. The result is a sweeping portrait of the 21st-century search for celebrity and community, as well as a chronicle of all the struggles, fights, and disappointments along the way. A rollicking account of the quest to make a living through an art form on the cusp of becoming a cultural phenomenon, How You Get Famous offers an unmissable romp through the gritty and glamorous world of Brooklyn drag"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982115791
  • ISBN: 1982115793
  • Physical Description: x, 319 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2022.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Welcome to New York City -- "Work harder, girl" -- DragNet, get caught in it -- There's no place like Sugarland -- The first annual Bushwig Festival -- Supermodel of the East Village -- A reality TV show is born -- Vote Krystal for Drag Race -- The BK to the RDR -- Mr(s) Williamsburg -- Call me mother -- "Wear a crown, fuck with gender." -- The velourian scream -- Monsters reign -- Super queens -- Go, West -- The Rosemont Kids -- Feeling Thorgeous -- "Your makeup is terrible" -- A professional party girl -- We love you, Merrie Cherry -- Hello, Bushwig! -- Take it to the runway -- Proud Merrie -- Bitch, I won.
Subject: Drag shows > New York (State) > New York > History.
Drag queens > New York (State) > New York > History.
Drag kings > New York (State) > New York > History.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > History > 21st century.

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Albright Memorial Library 792.7 PASULK (Text) 50686016178522 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cambria County Library 792.702 P293h (Text) 85131001830091 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Martin Library Adults 792.7 PAS Arts Literature (Text) 33454005887864 2nd Floor Available -
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