TransMasculine Cabaret, Starring Vulva Va-Voom (New York City Fringe 2024) Tickets

"TragiComic trans-identifying confessional" and "obscene, irreverent, maniacal burlesque comedian" might seem like incompatible themes, but Vulva Va-Voom has combined much stranger elements onstage. Creepier, stickier, Lovecraftian elements. Gritty nightclub headliner Vulva (they/them) has inhabited some bizarrely imaginative world-building over the years...but that world is still impacted by politics and culture.

Who gets to define whether someone is a drag queen, drag king, or an in-between? Vulva has mostly appeared hyper-femme throughout their onstage song-and-dance career...but why? (Mostly a matter of practicality, given that spirit-gummed facial hair and latex nipples are indescribably annoying to scrape off at 4am.) But does femme presentation invalidate nonbinary credibility?

As the comedian executes a live “female drag to male drag” transition onstage, they explore labels, identity, and their own real-world experience.

Part of New York City Fringe 2024, FRIGID New York’s flagship festival. New York City Fringe prides itself on returning all box office sales to its artists. Please note that all performances begin at the time stated on your reservation and that we cannot guarantee late seating. Please arrive 5 to 15 minutes before show time and note that refunds are not available for late arrivals or cancellations.