GLAAD, MAC & Bistro Award winning drag star presents the Philly premiere of her newest solo show.
Friday, Oct. 10 & Saturday, Oct 11 at Voyeur
“Coco is a heavenly hoot.” -- Los Angeles Times
“It's not often a drag queen scares you with her intellect, but Miss Coco Peru isn't just any drag queen. Hers is a deep, dark drag performance... Don't miss it.” -- The Stranger, Seattle
MAC, Back Stage Bistro and GLAAD Media Award-winning drag sensation Coco Peru will present the Philadelphia Premiere of MISS COCO PERU: HAVE YOU HEARD? Written and performed by Clinton Leupp, it will be performed Friday, October 10 and Saturday, October 11 at Voyeur (1221 St. James St., just off Locust -- accessible from the PATCO 12-13 & Locust). Doors open at 7:30pm and showtime is at 8:00pm. Tickets are $22 at 866-811-4111 or www.SpinCycleNYC.com. A limited number of $40 VIP tickets, which includes a post-show meet-and-greet and reserved seating, are also available.
HAVE YOU HEARD? Coco Peru loves to reminisce. In fact, she’s very good at it. In HAVE YOU HEARD? Coco performs some of her favorite monologues and songs spanning her long career, as well as some new stuff too. Whether you’ve heard all or some of these stories, or if you’re a Coco virgin, come see why Lily Tomlin called Coco “one of the last great storytellers” and experience the trailblazing Queen who elevated drag whilst still wearing sensible heels.
Storyteller/monologist Miss Coco Peru aka Clinton Leupp grew up in the Bronx and got his/her start as a downtown favorite in the cabaret world of New York City in the early 1990s. On screen, Coco is best known for her roles in the films Trick and Girls Will Be Girls. For Girls Will Be Girls, Coco shared the Best Actress Award with his co-stars at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival and the Best Actor Award at LA’s Outfest Film Festival. Other films: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar; and Straight-Jacket. In the Disney animated feature The Wild, Coco voiced Mamma Hippo! Coming soon, the highly-ish anticipated sequel to Girls Will Be Girls. TV appearances include: How I Met Your Mother, Arrested Development, Twins, Will & Grace, New York Undercover, Detroit 1-8-7, and an Orbitz commercial that was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award. Coco has been seen on several reality shows on the BRAVO network and also has appeared on LOGO in two stand-up comedy specials: Wisecrack and Dragtastic. Coco’s live, solo shows include: Miss Coco Peru in My Goddamn Cabaret, Miss Coco Peru: A Legend in Progress (’92 MAC and Bistro Award), Miss Coco Peru at the Westbeth Theatre (’95 MAC Nomination), Miss Coco Peru's Liquid Universe(‘98 GLAAD Nomination), Miss Coco Peru's Universe (’99 LA GLAAD Nomination), Miss Coco Peru’s Glorious Wounds…She’s Damaged (’01 LAGLAAD Nomination) Miss Coco Peru is Undaunted (’04 GLAAD Award Winner,Ovation Nomination), Ugly Coco, There Comes A Time, and most recently, She's Got Balls! These shows have been performed to soldout audiences in Theatres, Clubs, Restaurants, Ballrooms, Yachts, Living Rooms, Backyards, Nudist Camps and Cabarets throughout the US and abroad.
Coco hosts an on-going live series of shows at the Renberg Theater in Los Angeles called Conversations With Coco in which Coco interviews and celebrates the lives and careers of the GLBT community's favorite icons. Miss Peru's guests have included Liza Minnelli, Jane Fonda, Bea Arthur, Lily Tomlin, Karen Black, Lainie Kazan, Lesley Ann Warren, and Charles Busch. Coco’s recent online YouTube videos have almost 2 million views.