A drag queen's fever dream starring Hollywood's most unhinged character actress — and it's ALL true.
"It's a little raw and crude right now, but I want this to be 'My Rotten Life' as a dessert, not as a liver pill." Cult film actress Susan Tyrrell (Fat City, Forbidden Zone, Cry-Baby) performing her one woman semi autobiographical musical show at La Cage, Los Angeles, 1992.
Acting
Tyrrell's volcanic, unfiltered stage presence — terrifying and magnetic.
Direction
Schenck captures intimate chaos without sanitizing it.
Director
Rocky Schenck
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tyrrell was Oscar-nominated for Fat City (1972) before Hollywood discarded her for being 'too weird' — this show is her revenge.
La Cage was a legendary West Hollywood drag venue; Tyrrell, a straight woman, became its most unexpected headliner by out-camping the queens.
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