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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pasulka, Nicole, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drag shows--New York (State)--New York--History.

Drag shows.

Drag queens--New York (State)--New York--History.

Drag queens.

Drag kings--New York (State)--New York--History.

Drag kings.

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--History--21st century.

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.).

Physical Description:

x, 319 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

Other Title:

Ten years of drag madness in Brooklyn

Place of Publication:

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2022.

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.

Contents:

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.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Pasulka, Nicole. How you get famous.

ISBN:

9781982115791

1982115793

OCLC:

1281581239

Publisher Number:

99991412077