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starring
Sasha Velour
K.James and Vigor Mortis
Sasha Colby
Vander Von Odd
Neon Calypso
Untitled Queen
Miss Malice
Shea Couleé
Peppermint
Aja
Alexis Michelle
Amanda Lepore
Lypsinka
Bob the Drag Queen
Biqtch Puddin’
West Dakota
Zenobia
Horrorchata
Patti Spliff
Lucy Balls
Miz Jade
Pierretta Viktori
Pearl Harbor
Francesca
Elle McQueen
Zoe Ziegfeld
Lady Quesa’Dilla
This show celebrates the 5 year anniversary of Velour’s world-renowned drag showcase NightGowns founded in Brooklyn in August 2015. This program features 30 show-stopping sets from the NightGowns vault, featuring never-before-seen footage, freshly edited for the first time.
In August 2020, when this show first aired, over 75,000 people tuned in for the 3 hour special. Together the audience raised nearly $17,000 for the following organizations supporting Black Trans Lives ($3,400 each!):
The Trans Justice Funding Project, Brave Space Alliance, For the Gworls, G.L.I.T.S. Inc., The Okra Project
Director and Project Editor: Sasha Velour
Assistant Project Editor: Johnny Velour
Performance Editors: Sasha Velour, Miwa Sakulrat, Nick Alciati
Colorists: Jessica Dunn Rovinelli and Jeremy Stebens
STAGE PRODUCTION CREDITS
Special Thanks:
Untitled Queen, K.James, Miss Malice, Vander Von Odd, Neon Calypso, and Sasha Colby! Jo, Gabby, Tom, Gabi, and the team at The Documentary Group. Charles Hagaman and the team at National Sawdust. The staff of Bizarre Bushwick who took a chance on us.
Quibi and Roku
Vigor, Robbie, Diego, Zoe, Miwa, James Sheppard, Gina, Nicole, AJ, Mettie, Hysteé, dreamboi, Aaron Ethan Green, Florence, Nancy, Vincent, Queen Robert, Tyler Wallach, ISLYNYC, Iru, Rachel, April, Kelsey, Ohni, and the many many members of the NightGowns family
Produced by House of Velour (Sasha and Johnny Velour)
Direction: Sasha Velour
Performance Lighting Designers: Sasha Velour with National Sawdust’s Christian LeMay and Amy Elliott
Footage provided by:
House of Velour: Ken Castaneda and Donald C. Shorter Jr.
National Sawdust: Charles Hagaman, Technical Coordinator
The Documentary Group: Gabriela Cavanagh, Alex Pritz, Alison Joy, Leila Weikel, and Grace McNally
Additional Footage Provided By: Drag Coven, Absolutely Podcast, and Monae Leonard