The Little Pageant That Could

A documentary that chronicles the journey of L.A.’s “Best in Drag Show” to support the Alliance for Housing and Healing. The event, which started as a spur-of-the-moment spoof of Miss America thrown by a few twenty-something friends in a tiny West Hollywood apartment in 1990, grew to become L.A.’s longest-running drag benefit, including appearances by A-list actors, playing before thousands of people and grossing over $6 million to help those living with HIV/AIDS. With humor and heart, director John Carlos Frey takes us through an emotional journey of queer life and activism from the 90s to today.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Comedy,

Documentary

Duration:

96 minutes

Year:

2024

Director:

John Carlos Frey

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Company:

World of Wonder,

Gatekeeper Productions

Cast:
Patrick Rush

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Jeffrey Drew

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John Paschal

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Jack Lorenz

Self

Christina Applegate

Self (archive footage)

Crew:
John Carlos Frey

Director

James Cude

Editor

James Cude

Producer

John Carlos Frey

Producer

Randy Barbato

Executive Producer