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[[File:Joey Arias 2009 Howl Festival 1 by DS.jpg|thumb|Joey Arias at the 2009 HOWL! Festival in New York's [[w:East Village, Manhattan|East Village]].]]'''Joey Arias''' is a [[New York City]] based [[performance art]]ist, cabaret singer, and [[drag (clothing)|drag]] artist. |
[[File:Joey Arias 2009 Howl Festival 1 by DS.jpg|thumb|Joey Arias at the 2009 HOWL! Festival in New York's [[w:East Village, Manhattan|East Village]].]]'''Joey Arias''' (born October 3, 1949)<ref name="imdb">{{citation |title=Joseph Arias - IMDb |accessdate=2011-6-17 |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0034700/}}</ref> is a [[New York City]] based [[performance art]]ist, cabaret singer, and [[drag (clothing)|drag]] artist. |
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Born in [[Fayetteville, North Carolina]], he was six when he moved with his family to [[Los Angeles]]. After singing with the rock band "[[Purlie]]" on [[Capitol Records]] and a stint with famed improvisational group the [[Groundlings]], he moved to New York City as a teenager and eventually got a job at the [[Fiorucci]] designer clothing store. He and other store staff were known to first ever perform live (dance & model clothes) in the shop window's. While working at the store he became friends with alternative icon [[Klaus Nomi]], singing backup and designing sets and costumes. While in New York he also performed with a band called Strange Party which recorded and performed in various night clubs. |
Born in [[Fayetteville, North Carolina]], he was six when he moved with his family to [[Los Angeles]]. After singing with the rock band "[[Purlie]]" on [[Capitol Records]] and a stint with famed improvisational group the [[Groundlings]], he moved to New York City as a teenager and eventually got a job at the [[Fiorucci]] designer clothing store. He and other store staff were known to first ever perform live (dance & model clothes) in the shop window's. While working at the store he became friends with alternative icon [[Klaus Nomi]], singing backup and designing sets and costumes. While in New York he also performed with a band called Strange Party which recorded and performed in various night clubs. |
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Revision as of 13:15, 17 June 2011
Joey Arias (born October 3, 1949)[1] is a New York City based performance artist, cabaret singer, and drag artist.
Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, he was six when he moved with his family to Los Angeles. After singing with the rock band "Purlie" on Capitol Records and a stint with famed improvisational group the Groundlings, he moved to New York City as a teenager and eventually got a job at the Fiorucci designer clothing store. He and other store staff were known to first ever perform live (dance & model clothes) in the shop window's. While working at the store he became friends with alternative icon Klaus Nomi, singing backup and designing sets and costumes. While in New York he also performed with a band called Strange Party which recorded and performed in various night clubs.
Arias, who is openly gay,[2] gradually became involved in the burgeoning 1980s New York performance art scene, appearing regularly at Club 57 and other downtown venues. During these years he also began crafting a successful career in cabaret, based on his talent for channeling the vocal style and mannerisms of the legendary Billie Holiday. He has since recorded several albums and pursued an international nightclub career.
Upon the death of his dear friend and artistic collaborator, Joey became executor to the Klaus Nomi (Sperber) estate. A tribute to his friend is held in Berlin every year. A film on the life he shared with Klaus is currently in the works.
Arias is also notable for his portrayal of Joan Crawford in New York productions of Christmas with the Crawfords, an original holiday spoof of Christina Crawford's book Mommie Dearest. The San Francisco based production premiered Off-Broadway at the Grove Street Playhouse in 2000 starring Arias as Joan. Arias also starred in a 2001 revival of the play at the Chelsea Playhouse.
Arias can also be seen along side performers Miss Sherry Vine and Raven O at the Bar d'O annual reunions held at Indochine on Lafayette Street in New York City.
Film credits include Big Top Pee-wee, Mondo New York, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Flawless, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar and Wigstock: The Movie.
His most recent work was performing in Arias with a Twist, a collaboration with puppeteer Basil Twist, at HERE Arts Center[3] in New York and before that as the Mistress of Seduction in the Las Vegas show Zumanity, an "adult-themed" Cirque du Soleil show running at the New York-New York Hotel & Casino.[4]
References
- ^ Joseph Arias - IMDb, retrieved 2011-6-17
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Kaufman, Sarah (October 21, 2004), "The Daring Young Man Off the Flying Trapeze", The Washington Post, retrieved 2007-11-06
- ^ Brantley, Ben (June 19, 2008), "Effigies and Aliens Cavort in a Cross-Dressing Wonderland", The New York Times, retrieved 2008-07-14
- ^ Friess, Steve (November 11, 2003), "Heavenly host" (– Scholar search), The Advocate, retrieved 2007-11-06
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