The Dora Award-nominated performer’s autobiographical show runs to Nov. 12
Sandra Caldwell, centre, on stage with Tiffany Deriveau, left, and Miss Niki Nikita, right, in her autobiographical show, The Guide to Being Fabulous.“Child, this is a lot of words!” exclaimed Sandra Caldwell, while taking a pause during the opening night of her autobiographical showAfter the eclectic life Caldwell has led, she’s entitled to drop the occasional line, glance at an onstage video prompter and take a breather from her 90-minute show to just soak it all in. She’s earned it.
Learning burlesque leads to discovering the then burgeoning drag ballroom scene in New York, which leads to work at the legendary Club 82 and a meeting with iconic European drag superstar Romy Haag . When the latter extends an invitation to join her in Europe, Caldwell realizes she has no official documents. This in turn leads to one of the show’s quietest and most moving sequences in which she briefly reunites with her mother .
Director Weyni Mengesha enhances the show with her glittery yet classy staging. Anahita Dehbonehie’s set evokes nightclubs, with the four-person band to the left, the classic black stool in front, and a backdrop that resembles an oversized fan that lights up with archival images from Caldwell’s past .
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