The crown placed on Gisèle Lullaby’s head at the end of the final season of Canada’s Drag Race made her a symbol of excellence. And she lives up to that title Gisèle Lullaby – investigative journalist and woman of the peoplea brand new show that is one of a kind and most importantly, downright hilarious.
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It’s been almost a year to the day since Gisèle Lullaby rose to the top echelons of the drag community by becoming the first Quebecer to win the popular Canada’s Drag Race competition. Since then she has traveled the world with her art and has visited stages from the United States to Australia including Paris, London and many other European cities where she is revered.
But today it’s Quebec that the drag queen is setting her sights on with Gisèle Lullaby – investigative journalist and woman of the people – on her first major solo tour. What can one expect from this project, which kicked off with great enthusiasm on Thursday evening at the Cabaret du Casino de Montréal?
Humor, dance, theater etc.
In a recent interview with Le Journal, she promised us a mix of theater, music, stand-up and lip-synching. A summary that can be confusing on paper. But in reality, Gisèle Lullaby – investigative journalist and woman of the people – proves to be surprisingly coherent, fluid and entertaining.
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The premise is simple: during the 90-minute show, the drag queen tries to solve the mystery of the suspicious disappearance of her precious crown.
By donning the identities – read here: wigs – of various characters, Gisèle Lullaby will advance her investigation, always with big bursts of sparkling sequins, deliciously absurd gags and lively musical numbers. And she casts a very wide net when it comes to her musical selection, borrowing the successes of Cher, Céline Dion, Dua Lipa, Marie-Mai, Fiona Apple, The Weather Girls, Juliette Armanet and other Marion Cotillard to always be flawless Circles of four dancers performing.
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Undeniable charisma
However – and unfortunately – they represent the weak link in the show, as their demeanor struggles to compete with that of Gisèle Lullaby at the top of her art. It has to be said that the drag queen has the looks of a real star; On stage she shows an impressive lightness, she is also incredibly charismatic and lovable. And here we discover an innate talent for humor, adopting a lyric from Marla Deer that rivals many one-man shows currently running across the province.
In short, Gisèle Lullaby is more than just a drag queen. She is an artist in her own right, multidisciplinary and above all to keep in mind. For it is clear that his crowning glory in Canada’s Drag Race was in fact just the beginning of a great and long adventure in the spotlight here and elsewhere.
- Gisèle Lullaby is back on stage at the Cabaret du Casino de Montréal tonight (Friday) and tomorrow. She is also expected on October 19th at the Théâtre Capitole de Québec and on November 10th at the Théâtre du Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau.