Midnight at the Palace

The radical politics, sexual rebellion, and theatrical extravagance of a spontaneously combusting gender-bending San Francisco troupe, remembered here by one of its founding members. The Cockettes high-stepped themselves into history with a flamboyant dance routine in drag and glitter on … Continued

In 2002, David Weissman’s and Bill Weber’s documentary The Cockettes brought the eponymous 1970s San Francisco theatrical troupe back into the spotlight. In this colorful account, Tent one of the ensemble’s few “real women,” relives the glory days. Fleeing Detroit … Continued