OMG, there is a GOD after all. Or someone/thing out in the Universe who has finally answered our prayers as THEY ARE BACK! Kiki and Herb that is. One of the greatest queer cabaret acts of all time who kind of said goodbye to us in 2004 when they gave a “farewell” performance at New York City’s Carnegie Hall …… and we’ve driven our neighbors almost mad by playing the live album ever
They are now telling us to prepare for sleighing belles, rabid yells, and tidings of joy from New York’s most iconic “octogenarian” lounge act, Kiki (Justin Vivian Bond) and Herb (Kenny Mellman). A match made in—depending on who you ask—a 1934 Western Pennsylvania children’s asylum, the 90s San Francisco club circuit, or the dawn of time, this relentlessly fabulous duo makes its BAM debut with a brand-new holiday spectacular.
Their signature cocktail of boozy banter, pop-culture shmaltz, and claws-out cultural critique has charmed this city for more than two decades. You will so kick yourself if miss this rare opportunity to witness legends in action, belting Christmas classics off their long-out-of-print 2000 album Do You Hear What We Hear (Tori Amos’s “Crucify” as part of the “Whose Child is This?” medley, anyone?) and slinging enough cheer to choke down even this helluva holiday season.
NOV 30—DEC 4, 2021<
Kiki & Herb SLEIGH at BAM
MUSIC | HOLIDAYS AT BAM
CREATED BY JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND AND KENNY MELLMAN
PS Now this next video is not directly linked to the show BUT we’ve added it as it’s one of our Editor’s very favorite performances of Mx Justin Vivian Bond when she is arguing with the equally fabulous Taylor Mac about who actually is Jesus’ husband. Its pure heaven
