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Halloween cabaret show promises to be a screamer: Celebrity queens coming to Whanganui

Liz Wylie
By Liz Wylie
Multimedia Journalist, Whanganui Chronicle·Whanganui Chronicle·
18 Oct, 2019 04:00 PM2 mins to read

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Kita Mean and Anita Wigl'it will scare the house down at Lucky Bar in Whanganui. Photo /Supplied

Kita Mean and Anita Wigl'it will scare the house down at Lucky Bar in Whanganui. Photo /Supplied

Famous drag queens Kita Mean and Anita Wigl'it won many hearts with their televised House of Drag show and now they are on their way to Whanganui.

The gorgeous, green-wigged darlings will perform their Scream Queens Halloween Special at Lucky Bar + Kitchen on November 1.

"I was wondering what kind of event to create for Halloween," organiser Julie Sandbrook said.

"I was looking for something special with a real point of difference when one of the queens from Auckland's Caluzzi Cabaret got in touch with me through my website.

"This show will be a three-hour Halloween drag spooktacular.

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"I couldn't have dreamed up anything more fun."

Lucky Bar owner Matt Edmonds said Scream Queens Halloween will be a great show and he's looking forward to it.

"We are really happy to support Julie's initiative and this show will be a first for us.

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"We have hosted very successful drag events but they were parties whereas this will be a full-on musical theatre event and I predict that people will love it."

Anita Wigl'it is said to have all the razzle-dazzle of a classic vintage showgirl and Kita Mean is known for her comic timing matched with outrageous quips.

"I am extremely excited to have celebrity queens heading to our region - this will really make our local Halloween celebrations something special," Sandbrook said.

"This drag and Halloween combination really opens up costume possibilities - drag, Halloween or 'Dragoween' - your imagination is the limit.

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"There will a prize of a $50 bar tab for best dressed."

Sandbrook launched her Whanganui-based business Lex Events NZ this year with the intention of providing entertainment that is on a par with that on offer in the main centres.

Picking up on a need for more entertainment in Whanganui and Manawatu, Sandbrook started sounding out venue owners.

"I got the sense that there are quite a lot of people in their 20s to 40s who enjoy living here but want more night-time entertainment."

Her first event was the Spring Masquerade held at Frank Bar + Eatery in September and she has plenty more ideas in the pipeline, she says.

Scream Queens Halloween: Lucky Bar + Kitchen, 53 Wilson St, Friday, November 1 from 9pm. Tickets $30 from Eventbrite.

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