The statuesque Lancaster, aka James Davis, is in demand throughout the world as a hostess in clubs, for charities, for special events and as a DJ and emcee. Riding shotgun over the madness will be Miami icon, drag diva and Real Housewife BFF Elaine Lancaster, the emcee for the Festival Stage. Best known for founding the outdoor New York City drag festival “Wigstock,” Lady Bunny has moved on to film, “To Wong Foo (Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar)”, “Another Gay Sequel”, as well as TV, in “Sex and The City” and “RuPaul’s Drag U.” Lady Bunny is a successful comedienne, emcee, singer, songwriter, actress, and spin-tacular DJ. Multi-talented drag artiste, Lady Bunny would turn heads even if looking glamorous were her only talent. Just don’t miss her performance as celebrity DJ, spinning Sunday at 4 p.m. With her glittery outfits and oversized bouffant hairdos, Lady Bunny is hard to miss. She is currently a contestant on the sixth season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” on Viacom’s Logo Network. After completing a national club tour of 20 dates around North America, she set up her new life in West Hollywood. on a visa titled “Alien Of Extraordinary Ability”.
Performing as Act, however, led to the finals, a national tour and a record deal with Sony/BMG Records. A contestant on “Australian Idol,” Act made it to the finals after having been rejected by judges when he performed out of drag under his real name, Shane Jenek. His relentless creativity soon led him to start toying around with CD mixers and eventually, producing parties and spinning in the DJ booth.ĭirect from the current season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” Australian contestant Courtney Act will perform live – yes, live – from the Festival Stage at 7 p.m. Inspired by his love of music and propelled by his interest in nightlife, Infiniti’s career began with a small collection of vinyl dance records. For more than 15 years, Miami nightlife has been danced and designed by Infiniti. Immediately after the Parade, the Festival will get started with Miami’s own DJ Alex Infiniti spinning on the Festival Stage in Lummus Park. He was to direct Michael Jackson’s This Is It concerts in 2009, but sadly Jackson died a month before the performances were to start. Ortega has also directed Cher’s Heart of Stone Tour, Gloria Estefan’s Live & Unwrapped concert, and Michael Jackson’s Dangerous and HIStory World Tours. His choreography credits include “Xanadu”, “Dirty Dancing”, “Newsies”, “To Wong Foo (Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar)”, and the three “High School Musical” films (he also directed “Newsies” and the “High School Musical” films). Kenny Ortega is a well-regarded choreographer and director. Her two most recent dance offerings, “Wepa” and “Hotel Nacional,” rose to the top of the dance charts. Twenty-five years after her solo turn, she is still active in recording both English and Spanish-language music. She boasts two #1 pop hits, “Don’t Wanna Lose You” and “Coming Out of the Dark” the former song became one of the top hits for the year 1989. While still associated with the Miami Sound Machine, she has performed on her own in a parallel solo career since 1989.
Gloria Estefan is a Miami icon, and is well-known for singing lead vocals in the group Miami Sound Machine. This year the Grand Marshals are singer Gloria Estefan and choreographer and director Kenny Ortega. along Ocean Drive between 5th and 15th Streets.īefore we get to the entertainment showcased across three different stages, let’s start with the Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade Grand Marshals. The Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade and Festival will take place Sunday, April 13, from 11 a.m. Miami Beach Gay Pride is nothing if not color filled, and adding to the vibrancy of this year’s Pride will be a cavalcade of colorful performers and entertainers who will sing, spin, lip sync and titillate.