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The Kinsey Sicks and "Dragapella"
The Kinsey Sicks began in 1993 as a group of friends who went to a Bette Midler concert in San Francisco, dressed as the Andrews Sisters. Assuming they'd be among many drag queens, they found themselves to be the only ones (other than Bette, of course). They were approached that night to perform at an upcoming event. Their reply -- "we don't sing" -- was quickly disproved when they realized that all of them had musical backgrounds. They began singing and harmonizing that night, and the seed for The Kinsey Sicks was planted. In July 1994, The Kinsey Sicks drew a large and enthusiastic crowd at their first public performance on a street corner in San Francisco's Castro District. Since then, The Kinsey Sicks have produced and performed full-length theatrical productions around the country in such prestigious venues as the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, the Nordstrom Recital Hall in Seattle, the Ogden Theatre in Denver, the Colony Theatre in South Beach, and the Wheeler Opera Hall in Aspen. They have packed the houses with shows such as "The Balled Sopranos," "Motel Sicks: A Dragapella Summer Vacation," "Everything But the Kitsch 'n'Synch" and "GreatesTits," all of which premiered at San Francisco's New Conservatory Theatre Center. In 2001, the girls produced and starred in their critically acclaimed Off-Broadway hit, "DRAGAPELLA! Starring the Kinsey Sicks" at New York's legendary Studio 54. That production has received a nomination for a Lucille Lortel award (the Off-Broadway Tony) as Best Musical of 2001. The Kinseys Sicks have been profiled on national television, including on "20/20" and "CBS Early Show with Bryant Gumbel," and were the subjects of a lengthy cover feature in the arts section of the New York Times. (That article is posted on this website as well.) They have won numerous a cappella awards and have recorded three CDs: Dragapella, Boyz 2 Girlz, and their latest, Sicks in the City, which contains much of the music from their Off-Broadway show, and which will be released late in the spring of 2002. The Boyz Behind the Girlz The four musicians-actors-writers-composers who make up The Kinsey Sicks are refugees from successful careers as professionals and activists. Ben Schatz ("Rachel") is a Harvard-trained civil right lawyer and former director of the national Gay & Lesbian Medical Association. Schatz created the first national AIDS legal project and authored Clinton's HIV policy during the 1992 presidential campaign. Irwin Keller ("Winnie") is a University of Chicago-trained lawyer and linguist and former director of the AIDS Legal Referral Panel of the San Francisco Bay Area. Keller authored Chicago's gay rights ordinance, passed into law in 1989. Maurice Kelly ("Trixie"), another Harvard graduate, was a longtime marketing executive with Levi Strauss & Co. Chris Dilley, ("Trampolina") was a theatre educator and an executive assistant in the field of venture campital investment.
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