Damn These Heels is thrilled to welcome special guest, Miss Coco Peru, to Salt Lake City, Utah, for the Festival’s 20th anniversary celebration! With 33 years in the business as a working drag queen, Coco offers an evening of inspired storytelling and song followed by a moderated discussion that includes audience engagement.
Miss Coco Peru (aka Clinton Leupp) has been a household name in the LGBTQ+ community for over 30 years. Coco got her start in the early 90’s as a downtown favorite in NYC’s cabaret world. Since then, Coco has received worldwide acclaim for her award-winning solo shows and has enjoyed an expansive career in film, television, and digital work.
TV: Dead End: Paranormal Park (Netflix), Will and Grace (recurring role), How I Met Your Mother, Arrested Development, and two stand-up comedy specials on LOGO.
Film: Trick, To Wong Foo, and the cult classic Girls Will Be Girls.
Digital: Madame Coco Knows (LOGO), Casa Coco (a monthly streaming show during COVID lockdown), and her YouTube videos with over 13 million views.
Reserved VIP Seats with Meet & Greet include a ticket to a pre-event Meet & Greet with Miss Coco Peru.
Featuring an in-person Q&A between Festival Programming Director, Jade Velasquez, and Miss Coco Peru after the performance. Local Queen, Sequoia, is the opening act.
