The Little Pageant That Could
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96 minutes
6/13/2024
Overview
A documentary that chronicles the journey of L.A.’s “Best in Drag Show” to support the Alliance for Housing and Healing. The event, which started as a spur-of-the-moment spoof of Miss America thrown by a few twenty-something friends in a tiny West Hollywood apartment in 1990, grew to become L.A.’s longest-running drag benefit, including appearances by A-list actors, playing before thousands of people and grossing over $6 million to help those living with HIV/AIDS. With humor and heart, director John Carlos Frey takes us through an emotional journey of queer life and activism from the 90s to today.
Cast List
Patrick Rush
as Self
Jeffrey Drew
as Self
John Paschal
as Self
Jack Lorenz
as Self
Christina Applegate
as Self (archive footage)
Nell Carter
as Self (archive footage)
Jennifer Coolidge
as Self (archive footage)
Jon Cryer
as Self (archive footage)
Anna Faris
as Self (archive footage)
Kathy Griffin
as Self (archive footage)
Melanie Griffith
as Self (archive footage)
Kristen Johnston
as Self (archive footage)
Dot-Marie Jones
as Self (archive footage)
Kathy Kinney
as Self (archive footage)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
as Self (archive footage)
Jane Lynch
as Self (archive footage)
Chris Pratt
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Sheen
as Self (archive footage)
Martin Sheen
as Self (archive footage)
Holland Taylor
as Self (archive footage)
Vanessa Williams
as Self (archive footage)