RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars Mimi Imfurst & Friends pay tribute to pop princess Britney Spears.
Friday, September 9 at The Laurie Beechman Theater
"Mimi may be going to hell in a handbag… but its, definitely a trip worth taking." -- The Advocate
“It's hard to imagine a more daring and provocative drag performance than Imfurst’s" -- AfterElton.com
"If laughter is the best medicine, then Mimi Imfurst would be the cure for cancer." -- Next Magazine
Ooops!... She Did It Again. RuPaul’s Drag Race's most controversial queen MIMI IMFURST returns to New York with special guests YouTube sensation Daveo Falaveo, Cleo Phatra (Divine/Intervention), Vincent Leggett (Mr. Gay World USA 2012) and country/folk trio Siren to present THE BRITNEY PROPHECY. This unique evening features Britney Spears’ biggest hits re-worked and re-imagined in an eclectic range of song styles from polka to country to rock and roll. A sold-out hit in Philadelphia, the highlights of the show include I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman sung entirely in Latin as an aria, a seductive mashup of Lucky and Sooner or Later (from Dick Tracy), and an unforgettable rendition of I'm A Slave 4 U.
MIMI IMFURST & FRIENDS: THE BRITNEY PROPHECTY will be presented for one night only Friday, September 9 at 7pm at The Laurie Beechman Theater inside West Bank Cafe at 407 West 42nd Street -- at Ninth Avenue, accessible from the A,C,E,N,R,V,F,1,2 & 3 trains at 42nd Street). Tickets are $22 (with a $20 food/drink minimum). To purchase tickets call 212-352-3101 or visit www.SpinCycleNYC.com.
Braden Chapman (original concept/direction), best known as his drag queen alter ego MIMI IMFIRST, is a producer, director, DJ and actor. Aside from two notorious turns on RuPaul’s Drag Race, as Mimi Imfurst he has also appeared in drag on Nurse Jackie, CelebrityApprentice, Blue Bloods and ABC’s What Would You Do? He has directed and produced productions of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Rocky Horror Show, and Into The Woods, as well as Latrice Royale's Here's To Life and the bio play Divine/Intervention, which won best Overall Production at the New York International Fringe Festival in 2015. As a producer, he created the RuPaul’s Drag Race Battle of the Seasons tour and the girl group Xelle ("Party Girl", "Queen"). Aside from touring as a drag comedian and cabaret artist he has starred in several drag theater pieces including The Diary of Anne Frankenstein, Thank You For Being A Friend (an unauthorized Golden Girls parody musical), The Facts Of Life - The Lost Episode and Rhoda Heartbreak: The Musical. He currently splits his time between New York City and Philadelphia and founded the production company Faux Real Entertainment.