Shelley Legs Diamond: Final Night - MASQUERADE: A Dirty Masked Affair

Last night was the final show of "Masquerade: A Dirty Masked Affair".

It was certainly with mixed emotions that the curtain came down on the show.

As the hotel wants to have regular new lineups every 6-8 weeks, with sadness, our season came to an end. It has been so much fun performing the show - certainly the cast I assembled for this production has been a winner. I've been very proud of the performers, for the hard work they put into each night of Masquerade. The show was, particularly in certain sections, a technically difficult show to perform and required their experience and skill to get them through each performance. Well done to my fellow cast members!

I should mention that I'm so very glad I get to work with these talented artists who don't like to sit back and settle the status quo, and instead get out there and try to push their talents even further. In doing so, we push - sometimes a little, sometimes a lot, the idea of what a typical Sydney drag show should be. Really it comes down to "artistic growth", and I'm so glad to see each and every one of the performers I work with achieve that, not only collectively, but also in their own personal way. We also thank the audience for going along on the journey with us, when we perform ideas that sometimes work, and sometimes don't. Thanks again my performance buddies who are also my best advisors!

In any case,back to last night! We certainly ended the show with a bang, celebrating resident DJ, Shane O. Bear's 40th birthday last night also. Shane even said some wonderful things on the microphone about the cast and show, and we thank you for that Shane. We will miss working with you!

Hopefully that won't be too far away though, as Mr Mary's has requested us to come back for another season soon, and details will be posted when they are finalized.

My thanks go out to Mark Lowe, the Mr Mary's licensee, who has been a wonderful support to the crew each night we performed. Also thanks to my partner who helped so much, in so many ways with this show.

I now look forward to seeing you at Stonewall on Saturday nights for our shows..