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Friday, October 14th, 2005 2:24 PM
'Ugly Coco' is transformative. The show, directed by Michael Schiralli, transcends the complaints to become Coco's personal tale of perseverance and transformation, related with biting humor and occasional interludes of song.
L.A. Times ...[Ugly Coco] at first looks like standup in heels. As the performer continues, however, first one thread and then the other are deftly picked up and woven together, and by the time it's over, elements as disparate as the Peter Pan ride at Disney World, drag as a calling, and a favorite stained-glass window at St. John the Divine synthesize into something that hearkens to the very root of theatre: storytelling as immanence. Backstage West Hilarious, inebriating and elegant all at the same time... If there were an award for most girlish and glamorous, funniest, mouthiest diva/icon/trannie/comedian, the inimitable Miss Coco Peru would win hands down. L.A. Weekly Miss Coco is a heavenly hoot... Wry and uncensored, the show is a hilarious exorcism, with music, no less. Hey, that's entertainment. Los Angeles Times A composite of dozens of creamy homegrown femmes fatales. The New York Times It is the brutal honesty behind the comic facade that makes Miss Coco Peru a special event. San Francisco Bay Area Reporter Not that I´m bragging... 2004 Los Angeles GLAAD Media Award Winner, Miss Coco Peru is Undaunted 2004 Los Angeles Ovation Award nomination for Best Solo Performance, Miss Coco Peru is Undaunted 2003 Outfest Award for Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film, Girls Will Be Girls 2003 US Comedy Arts Festival Best Actress Award, Girls Will Be Girls 2001 Los Angeles GLAAD Media Award nomination , Miss Coco Peru´s Glorious Wounds… She´s Damaged 1999 Los Angeles GLAAD Media Award nomination, Miss Coco Peru´s Universe 1998 New York GLAAD Media Award nomination, Miss Coco Peru´s Universe 1997 Los Angeles Backstage Bistro Award Winner, Miss Coco Peru´s Universe 1993 New York Backstage Bistro Award Winner, A Legend in Progress. 1992 Manhattan Association of Cabaret (MAC) Award Winner, A Legend in Progress. © 2005 Clinton Leupp |