Stormé: Lady of the Jewel Box

Stormé: Lady of the Jewel Box

21 mins | Documentary | May 7, 1991

“It ain’t easy…being green” is the favorite expression of Stormé DeLarverie, a woman whose life flouted prescriptions of gender and race. During the 1950’s and 60’s she toured the black theater circuit as a mistress of ceremonies and the sole male impersonator of the legendary Jewel Box Revue, America’s first integrated female impersonation show and forerunner of La Cage aux Folles.

Stormé: Lady of the Jewel Box

21 mins | Documentary | May 7, 1991

Stormé: Lady of the Jewel Box
“It ain’t easy…being green” is the favorite expression of Stormé DeLarverie, a woman whose life flouted prescriptions of gender and race. During the 1950’s and 60’s she toured the black theater circuit as a mistress of ceremonies and the sole male impersonator of the legendary Jewel Box Revue, America’s first integrated female impersonation show and forerunner of La Cage aux Folles.
Producers Eye of the Storm Productions, Inc.
Original title Stormé: Lady of the Jewel Box
Directors Liane Rozzell, Audrey Barnes, Michelle Parkerson
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