MISS COCO PERU - "SHE'S GOT BALLS" in Long Beach

Miss Coco Peru returns to Long Beach with her latest show "She's Got Balls", which sold out in NY, Los Angeles and Seattle! Ticket link: http://MissCocoInLongBeach.brownpapertickets.com In MISS COCO PERU: SHE'S GOT BALLS, drag sensation Coco Peru reflects on her early childhood dreams of being a stripper, why she left her beloved hometown of NYC, and her summers spent on a nude beach with her husband, Rafael (he’s from Spain). Inspired by her mother Helen’s advice to have the balls to say whatever the hell she feels like saying, Coco is on a quest to do just that and, in the process, make the world just a little more beautiful. Miss Coco Peru, aka Clinton Leupp, grew up in the Bronx and got his/her start as a downtown favorite in the cabaret world of New York City in the early 1990s. On screen, Miss Coco is best known for her roles in Jim Fall's Fineline feature film trick (Sundance 1999) and Richard Day's IFC feature-length comedy Girls Will Be Girls. For this film Coco shared the Best Actress Award with co-stars Jeffery Roberson and Jack Plotnick, at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival and the Best Actor Award at Outfest Film Festival. Other films: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar; and Straight-Jacket. In the Disney animated feature The Wild, Coco voiced Mamma Hippo! She just completed shooting the highly-ish anticipated sequel to Girls Will Be Girls, which is expected to be released this summer. TV appearances include: How I Met Your Mother, Arrested Development, Twins, Will & Grace, New York Undercover, Detroit 1-8-7, and an Orbitz commercial that was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award. On BRAVO, Coco has been seen on Boy Meets Boy, Bravo’s Sexiest Moments in Film, Welcome to the Parker and Watch What Happens Live. Coco also has appeared on LOGO in two stand-up comedy specials: Wisecrack and Dragtastic. Coco’s live, solo shows include: Miss Coco Peru in My Goddamn Cabaret, Miss Coco Peru: A Legend in Progress (’92 MAC and Bistro Award), Miss Coco Peru at the Westbeth Theatre (’95 MAC Nomination), Miss Coco Peru's Liquid Universe (‘98 GLAAD Nomination), Miss Coco Peru's Universe (’99 LA GLAAD Nomination), Miss Coco Peru’s Glorious Wounds…She’s Damaged (’01 LA GLAAD Nomination) Miss Coco Peru is Undaunted (’04 GLAAD Award Winner, Ovation Nomination), UGLY COCO and Miss Coco Peru: THERE COMES A TIME. These shows have been performed to sold out audiences in Theatres, Clubs, Restaurants, Ballrooms, Yachts, Living Rooms, Backyards, Nudist Camps and Cabarets throughout the US and abroad. Now Miss Coco brings her unique brand of humor to the LBC in a NOT TO BE MISSED night of entertainment to benefit AIDS/Lifecycle - Team Long Beach! Date: Saturday, April 13 Time: VIP Reception 6:00 Coctail Hour 7:00 Showtime 8:00 Location: Ernest Borgnine Theater @ The Long Beach Scottish Rite Event Center Tickets: http://MissCocoinLongBeach.brownpapertickets.com