Edie, the “Mistress of Sensuality”

The Las Vegas Sun today took a little time to chat with Edie, the “Mistress of Sensuality” in Cirque du Soleil’s Zumanity:

Christopher Kenney’s job description is “Mistress of Sensuality” in Cirque du Soleil’s “Zumanity” at New York-New York. The description really belongs to his drag creation and other self, Edie, an impossibly tall, black-haired throwback to 1960s chanteuses with long, slender (and large-kneed) legs. Kenney developed those legs as a professional ballet dancer in Oregon, before creating Edie in 2000 in New York City. Kenney — and Edie — joined “Zumanity” as its hostess in January 2008.

Some of those questions?

Q. How do you make the audience comfortable?
Q. Does being in drag make that easier?
Q. How did you change your act for “Zumanity”?
Q. does the audience get drag?

Read the answers in the full article.

{ SOURCE: Las Vegas Sun }