Bebe Zahara Benet News

Award-winning Pipeline Theatre Company will present the World Premiere of CLOWN BAR by Adam Szymkowicz, with music & additional lyrics by Adam Overett. Staged in a Lower East Side 'dive' bar, this environmental production is directed by Andrew Neisler. Previews begin February 27 at Parkside Lounge with opening slated for Friday, March 8.

After sold out shows at Fresh Ground Pepper's PlayGround Festival and Ars Nova's ANT Fest, the youthful powerhouse ensemble of Folk Wandering returns to the New York stage for a special concert performance at Joe's Pub. Tales from tenement Manhattan, Depression-era Utah, and rural 1950s Indiana are woven together in this wistful new folk musical.

XL Cabaret has announced its upcoming shows for May and June 2012, featuring RuPaul's Drag Race Winner Bebe Zarah Benet, a work by Seth Rudetsky and more. See the full schedule below.

The XL Cabaret features an eclectic variety of acts, shows and concerts by prominent artists each week in the month of April.

GLAAD, together with FV Events, brings a Brazilian carnival-themed celebration to the middle of New York City, presented by Delta & ROKK Vodka. Over 600 guests will be on hand to support GLAAD's work to share culture-changing stories of the LGBT community with Americans. FV Events has also brought samba dancers, live percussion and carnival inspired performances.

Summer school has never been this glamorous with the return of Logo's hit series 'RuPaul's Drag U.' RuPaul and his drag queen faculty help a new batch of biological women unleash their inner diva through the power of drag. This season delivers new drag faculty, new guest choreographers, more iconic celebrity guest judges and gallons of glitter! The new one-hour, 10-episode season of 'RuPaul's Drag U' premieres Monday, June 20 at 9/8c on Logo.

For reservations & advanced tickets visit www.hotfestival.org or call 212.219.0736. Tickets are also available at the door.

BeBe Zahara Benet, winner of Season One of RuPaul's Drag Race, presents her new autobiographical drag spectacular Queendom. To be held at The Tank on Thursday May 26th at 9:30pm and Friday May 27th at 7:30pm. Press is invited to both performances. Queendom features 11 original songs written and performed by BeBe Zahara Benet, and features singers La'Nette Searcy and Shirley Severe, dancers Eddie Carrington and Roger Turner, and drummer Kevin George Rusty. Media Design by Room404 Media. Written in part by Aundaray Guess. Directed by Andrew Neisler. BeBe Zahara Benet redefines her Queendom in this fast-paced, high-energy, drag extravaganza. With stunning visual transformations and fierce new music, Queendom tells of the inspiring journey of BeBe Zahara Benet: from her origins in Cameroon to the high fashion world of Paris, through her experiences on RuPaul's Drag Race and finally as a popular drag performing artist in New York City. Combining both the African customs of BeBe's upbringing, and the ritualistic traditions of drag performance, Queendom weaves a spiritual story of the search for oneself. BeBe Zahara Benet, born Marshall Kudi Ngwa, hails from the West African Republic of Cameroon. Recognized as the inaugural winner of the title "America's Next Drag Superstar", from season one of RuPaul's Drag Race, Bebe's mastery as a drag artist is impeccable. She delights audiences both Nationally and Internationally by bringing a strong, bold, beautiful and entertaining character that honors and respects the feminine persona. As a recording artist, Bebe brings to the scene an eclectic infusion of world music that mixes her West African roots with the sensibilities of traditional house, dance and R&B, to produce hits like, "I'm The Sh*t" and "Cameroon". Tickets are $12 and will be available at the door for the general public.

BeBe Zahara Benet, winner of Season One of RuPaul's Drag Race, presents her new autobiographical drag spectacular Queendom. To be held at The Tank on Thursday May 26th at 9:30pm and Friday May 27th at 7:30pm. Press is invited to both performances. Queendom features 11 original songs written and performed by BeBe Zahara Benet, and features singers La'Nette Searcy and Shirley Severe, dancers Eddie Carrington and Roger Turner, and drummer Kevin George Rusty. Media Design by Room404 Media. Written in part by Aundaray Guess. Directed by Andrew Neisler. BeBe Zahara Benet redefines her Queendom in this fast-paced, high-energy, drag extravaganza. With stunning visual transformations and fierce new music, Queendom tells of the inspiring journey of BeBe Zahara Benet: from her origins in Cameroon to the high fashion world of Paris, through her experiences on RuPaul's Drag Race and finally as a popular drag performing artist in New York City. Combining both the African customs of BeBe's upbringing, and the ritualistic traditions of drag performance, Queendom weaves a spiritual story of the search for oneself. BeBe Zahara Benet, born Marshall Kudi Ngwa, hails from the West African Republic of Cameroon. Recognized as the inaugural winner of the title "America's Next Drag Superstar", from season one of RuPaul's Drag Race, Bebe's mastery as a drag artist is impeccable. She delights audiences both Nationally and Internationally by bringing a strong, bold, beautiful and entertaining character that honors and respects the feminine persona. As a recording artist, Bebe brings to the scene an eclectic infusion of world music that mixes her West African roots with the sensibilities of traditional house, dance and R&B, to produce hits like, "I'm The Sh*t" and "Cameroon". Tickets are $12 and will be available at the door for the general public.

Summer school has never been this glamorous with the return of Logo's hit series 'RuPaul's Drag U.' RuPaul and his drag queen faculty help a new batch of biological women unleash their inner diva through the power of drag. This season delivers new drag faculty, new guest choreographers, more iconic celebrity guest judges and gallons of glitter! The new one-hour, 10-episode season of 'RuPaul's Drag U' premieres Monday, June 20 at 9/8c on Logo.

Some of the stars of PRISCILLA - Tony Sheldon, Sherry Vine, Bianca Del Rio, Will Swenson, Lady Bunny, Nick Adams and BeBe Zahara Benet - took Out.com behind the scenes of their recent photo shoot and spoke about the production. 'It's about finding family and finding nontraditional family and about finding yourself,' Swenson said. Watch the video below!

Hot off the success of Lil' Kim's Nicki Minaj Diss, FornabaioVoss Events will host LOGO TV Network's official "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season Three Launch Party at Rockit. Taking place on Friday, January 28th, the show will feature performances by nine cast members from all three seasons of the hit series. These divas will kick off their competition before a crowd of the Chelsea hotspot's attendees.

This January, Logo starts 2011 with a bold, glittered step into the new year by honoring the drag community with its third annual 'National Drag History Month.'

Hot off the success of Lil' Kim's Nicki Minaj Diss, FornabaioVoss Events will host LOGO TV Network's official "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season Three Launch Party at Rockit. Taking place on Friday, January 28th, the show will feature performances by nine cast members from all three seasons of the hit series. These divas will kick off their competition before a crowd of the Chelsea hotspot's attendees.

This January, Logo starts 2011 with a bold, glittered step into the new year by honoring the drag community with its third annual 'National Drag History Month.'

This January, Logo starts 2011 with a bold, glittered step into the new year by honoring the drag community with its third annual 'National Drag History Month.' This year's 'National Drag History Month' will include the world premiere of 'One Night Stand Up: Dragtastic NYC,' drag-themed marathons and multiplatform content all leading up to the Monday, January 24th season premiere of 'RuPaul's Drag Race.'

Queendom plays Monday, December 13, 2010; 9:30 - $10 at The Tank at 354 W. 45th Street, New York, NY 10036 A, C, E, to 42nd Street; 1, 2, 3, S, 7 to Time Square

Queendom plays Monday, December 13, 2010; 9:30 - $10 at The Tank at 354 W. 45th Street, New York, NY 10036 A, C, E, to 42nd Street; 1, 2, 3, S, 7 to Time Square

Bryan Batt, Bethenny Frankel, Andy Cohen, and Chely Wright were among the celebrities who joined the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to honor American Airlines, legendary Advertising Age critic Bob Garfield and outstanding images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in advertising at the 2nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Advertising in New York City.

HAIR began preview performances on Friday, March 6th, and celebrated its official opening last night, Tuesday, March 31, 2009. After a smash-hit run at Central Park's Delacorte Theater last summer, HAIR returns to Broadway for the first time in over 30 years.