West Stockbridge— On Saturday, September 20th at 7:30 p.m., The Foundry presents “EDIE, Showgirl Unleashed!”
What does life hold for a queen whose 13-year Cirque du Soleil show closed permanently during Covid? “Unleashed!” tackles “what’s next?” as Edie takes a look back at what led her from her hometown to the Entertainment Capital of the World. The show is a high-energy, high-kickin’ semi-autobiographical look at a performer’s career through song, stories, comedy, videos, and lots of dance.
Edie is best known from Cirque du Soleil’s hit show “Zumanity,” where she starred as the emcee, the “Mistress of Sensuality,” in Las Vegas. During its 13-year run, Edie performed over 5,600 shows for over 6 million people. Edie began her professional dance career at the age of 17 with Ballet Oregon. For the next eleven years she danced with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Ballet Chicago, and Pennsylvania Ballet before moving to New York to pursue musical theater. She quickly became a fixture in New York City where she racked up a bevy of awards including “Best Drag Queen” (HX Award.) “Best Dance Artist” and “Entertainer of the Year” (Glammy Award.) She starred in her autobiographical, off-Broadway show “LEGS!,” performed on the MTV Video Music Awards, appeared on “Sex and the City,” was featured at Wigstock and Broadway Bares, and made her Broadway debut alongside Cyndi Lauper and Alan Cumming in the Tony-nominated revival of “The ThreePenny Opera” at Studio 54.
The performance is on Saturday, September 20th at 7:30 p.m. at The Foundry, located at 2 Harris Street in West Stockbridge. The doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets and more information can be found online.