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MIRKALA ON STAGE01/28/08

Sybil's show is completely sold out
By René Hill Published: November 2. 2007 09:54AM

The Queen of Bermuda is at it again with yet another Blowpop production — Sybil's Pussycat Dream Dolls.

If you don't already have tickets for tonight, don't even give it another thought, as the show is already sold out. But there is still hope for the two performances tomorrow night.

Show times for Sybil's Pussycat Dream Dolls are 8 p.m. for this evening's performance, and 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. respectively for tomorrow evening's showcases at the City Hall Theatre.

Sybil's Pussycat Dream Dolls' special celebrity guest Clarice Taylor, who is an actress, was unable to attend, but Sybil Barrington a.k.a. Mark Anderson told The Royal Gazette that although he was disappointed, he did understand.

Mr. Anderson went on to explain that he had invited Ms Taylor, best known for her role as Cliff Huxtable's mother on 'The Cosby Show', as she was instrumental in his US career growth.

"She was my mentor and she was the one that got me my first gig at Cotton Club," explained Mr. Anderson.

"I ended up at the Apollo and then the most popular was at Copeland's Restaurant and it is where I opened for Cathy Sharpton, who was the original singer for James Brown and now she is Rev. L. Sharpton's wife."

However, the show still has a marvelous line up of female impersonators as well as local singer Rochelle Simons Lecomte, who was one of the first Bermudian women to be signed with a major international recording label, and the Two Fools, Nadanja Bailey and Jahrizno Simmons."

The female impersonators include Tyra Colbaire, Mirkala Crystal, Kika Couture and Dominique Shappelle.

"We are doing 'Dream Girls'," he said.

"Tyra is going to sing some songs from the new and the old Dream Girls."

Tickets are $50 advance and $60 at the door. They are available from Shannon's Boutique and at www.boxoffice.bm.

SCENE AND HEARD

ALL THE NEWS THAT FITS, WE PRINT.

It may be holiday time, but last Wednesday it was more like Gay Pride as a bountiful group of drag stars brought Yule tidings—and their most glamorous pageant gowns—to Times Square. So, what brought divas Peppermint, Epiphany, Britney Houston, Jiggly Cliente, Ariel Sinclair, Sahara Davenport, Mirkala Crystal, and Melinda Thomas out into the cold? It was all a big promotion for the new WB reality show Crowned, which debuted that night after the finale of America's Next Top Model (yay, Saleisha!). Considering the queens in Times Square were highly entertaining—and the actual Crowned TV show was a total, royal bore—we think they should make a new reality show based on these drag stars instead! Peppermint turned up in as many places this week as the little candies she's named for did, both in their holiday incarnations. Monday night at Barracuda she celebrated her one-year anniversary at the venue, and in addition to handing out pieces of her weave and pizza, she dazzled the crowd till 3am with a wide variety of performances accompanied on and offstage by DJ T-Boy.

Mirkala Crystal On Ch-41

Despierta America / Wake up America

At Lips Restaurant

Despierta América <link>

Mirkala Crystal en Lips Restaurant con su presentacion en despierta America para el canal 41 Univision

Mirkala and the morning show segment for Wake up America on Ch 41 Univision Spanish TV.

The Miss WEB Pageant 2005

Year of The Cock! Who could resist 14 go-go "Dragons" the house of super Divas. Mr. and Ms. Web 2005 and Mr./ Ms. Asia America 2005 all in the house for the Web Idol contest? we couldn't.. When all was said and done...the victory went to Mirkala Crystal. Bo Bice and Carrie Underwood got nothing on this fierce, reigning queen. Review from Hx. Magazine. June 3rd. Issue #177 with thanks.

The most popular style of DRAG performance is a lip-sync act. Every performer expresses "her" own individual and unique style through her choice of material. It could be an eye popping, jaw dropping show stopper from Broadway's past, or perhaps a 80's disco classic or a wild Latin number with a sexy dance to go with it. "Like Mirkala's award winning performances" Your private parties and Club entertainments will never be forgotten when you bring on stage or on your party floor the best.

DESCRIPTION: About Mirkala Crystal Female Illusionist
Professional, Reliable, Experienced performer that will work with you and take whatever time is necessary to help you plan your event and then deliver a remarkable performance. Mirkala's words: I never book multiple events on the day of any event. I thrive through loyalty to my customers not # of gigs a day. So if you have an event coming up don't leave the Drag Performer for last, book as soon as possible because 2008 looks already like a busy year. You'll receive my total dedication to the success of your event. You put a lot of time and money into planning your event. You have the right to expect your booked entertainment to put that same quality into your event, even exceeding your expectations. That’s my goal. I run a very organized entertainment business and I will work with you to plan your event so that everything flows smoothly. You will be satisfied, I guarantee it. For further info. Call 718-639-0134 or email to mirkalac@mirkalacrystal.com

Homo Dish - April 29, 2005 HX Mag.

Finally, we ended the week the way we like to end our days, with scary drag queens yelling at us. That’s right, we hit Trannyshack NYC at Splash, where everyone’s favorite tranny hostess Sweetie turned it out as usual with her nasty verbal antics and deliciously dirty ways. Her first victim - er, we mean performer - of the night was the blood-spitting Duch, who spewed her way through a track by the rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs; next was the colorful scenester Rainblo, who gave us an equally colorful monologue about scat (mmm!). Mirkala Crystal wowed the crowd with her take on “Sweet Dreams,” this Latin energetic beauty is for real. Her performances around town are very refreshing and while a gent named Will performed “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” on his fiddle while showing off his own fiddle in barely there underwear. The final contestant? Snow White, sans dwarves, who sleazed through a cover of “Material Girl.” Just as Walt Disney would have liked it, we’re sure. Now, back to business as usual.…

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LONG ISLAND JOURNAL; Curtain Up! A New Season For Hedonism - Mirkala Crystal

LONG ISLAND WEEKLY DESK/ May 28, 2000, Sunday... LONG ISLAND JOURNAL NEW YORK TIMES; Curtain Up! A New Season For Hedonism. By MARCELLE S. FISCHLER (NYT) 1617 words Late edition-final, section 14LI, page 1, Column 1 ABSTRACT - Long Island Journal column: scene at Ice Palace, nightclub at Grove Hotel in Fire Island's Cherry Grove community described as Steve Aviles (AKA) Mirkala Crystal and other drag queens open summer season: beach town's history traced; Photo (M) Article below:

Article: Steve Aviles, 25, a cosmetologist from Queens, didn't need a wig. he scooped his shoulder-length, curly reddish hair into a ponytail on top of his head and fastened it with a sparkling rhinestone wrist cuff. Rummaging through his makeup bag, he peered into the dressing room mirror and out-lined his sultry lips, then added one more coat of mascara to his already impossibly thick fake lashes. Standing behind him, Mr. Bobby Ojeda a hospital professional from Queens, admired his long time companion. He smile as Mr. Aviles did a pirouette in his purple long lame gown (size8), showing off cleanly shaven legs, slim hips and stiletto pumps. Mr. Aviles clipped on oversized rhinestone earrings. With a final touch of hair spray, Mr. Aviles, known in such attire as MIRKALA CRYSTAL, was ready for opening night at the Grove Hotel in Cherry Grove on Fire Island. we'll be out quite often this summer, "said Mr. Ojeda, who is also Ms. Crystal's manager, lamenting on the high cost of the gowns and makeup necessary to keep his partner on the drag-show circuit. Last year, (1999) Ms. Crystal was crowned Miss. Cherry Grove twice in three years. Mirkala also represented New York City as Miss City Lights Continental (NYC) in the Miss. Continental U.S.A. pageant, a drag version of the Miss Universe contest. For the complete article, check the Archives of The New York Times (May 28, 2000 Sunday

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Third appearance for Mirkala Crystal with Sybil Barrington the Queen of Bermuda 2007

Hear her roar: Mirkala Crystal graces the stage in her Cher outfit during Sybil's Pussy

Cat Dream Dolls on Saturday night. Nov 7. 2007

Scintillating Sybil ... and company in Bermuda City Hall.

By René Hill Published: November 7. 2007 08:46AM

Sybil's Pussy Cat Dream Dolls was a joy to behold.

The show featured seven female impersonators, three from Bermuda, while the other four were from overseas.

The female impersonators included Miss Mirkala Crystal, Miss Kika Couture, and Miss Domanique Shappelle, better known as The French Doll. Locally there was Joseph (Joe) Ascento aka Miss Summer Isis, Dean Minors also known as Miss Daffodil Daisy, and Ms Sybil Barrington aka Mark Anderson.

Also gracing the stage was Rochelle Simons Lecomte. She was the only one to sing and did she sing, she performed her rendition of the Supremes' 'River Deep Mountain High', and Barbra Streisand's 'People'.

Mirkala Crystal, Kika Couture and Domanique Shappelle all carried off their acts with professionalism and aplomb.

The theme throughout the night was based on the movie and stage play 'Dream Girls', with Miss Sybil Barrington as the character Effie.

The audience was also treated to Domanique Shappelle, in the most fabulous dresses ever, she had a gold floor length number that showed just about every curve imaginable, while her others included a white halter-styled hip-hugging sheath. Many of her other frocks were of the same very elaborate scale.

Miss Barrington had the crowds laughing with her comedy act, as she spoke about Middle Town versus other more aesthetically pleasing neighbourhoods. "I live for drama, but not that sort of drama, I don't need!" she said.

Also performing were the Two Fools – Nadanja Bailey and Jahrizno Simmons – who offered renditions of Michael Jackson and (the late) James Brown. Hilarious, is about the only word that I can use to describe their antics.

They both did excellent renditions of the two, with Mr. Bailey carrying off the soft voice and Moon Walk of Michael Jackson with ease, while Mr. Simmons was chatting in the quick talking fashion of the late great – donned in a sky blue suit with the American flag across his vest. Miss Shappelle was perfect in her little red feathered and beaded number as she performed to 'Nookie Real Good'.

Some of the other songs included 'I Am Changing', and the Dream Girls' song 'And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going', while the second half opened with 'One Night Only', 'Wind Ya Body Up' and 'Don't Stop the Music'.

The Saturday early show was compact, did not begin too late and offered up many talented individuals.

"Oct 29 2005". Female Impersonators in Bermuda

Blow Pop Productions Presented a one of a-kind FEMALE Impersonators on stage @ The Island Famous CITY HALL THEATER

Your MC and Gracious Hostess The Bermuda Show <<Lots of Photos here.

Sybil Barrington joined by top headliners from across the mainland.

The Queen of Bermuda

Some of the performers included Ms Kenya Black, who Miss Barrington referred to as a "Raving' beauty", Josephine Ascento, Princess Onika Van Hamburg, Miss Mirkala Crystal Latin Diva from NYC. Miss Bermuda 1991 Diva Elizabeth Sanchez the Third, Miss Michelle Dupree "a former Miss Continental USA". Miss Luscious, Miss Kit Holiday and Miss Tyra Colbaire.

The female impersonators at the Blow Pop Production, in City Hall Theatre, on Saturday night, wore a host of skimpy and not so skimpy outfits for the show. They performed everything from rock to Reggae with a few jazz, soul gospel classics tossed in for Good measure.

Miss Michelle Dupree played •singer/actress Marilyn Monroe with quivering lips et al - the impersonation was excellent, she had on a to die for* ivory silk gown with sequins and stones.

Ms Barrington lip synched to Patti LaBelle number, while Miss Kenya Black, who hails from California, came out in shortly short blue boy shorts, pink stockings and an orangey colored top. ! She shook herself up the aisle and onto a few unsuspecting audience members laps. ', Miss Kit Holiday, who sang songs from jazz diva Billy Holiday, was an older woman, but came out with pure drama in her little 1930s red revealing duress with a few flowers in her Hair.

As Cher donned in rhinestones and draw stringed-legged trousers, was Miss Mirkala Crystal. She was impressive and from a distance one could have easily been confused by the resemblance.

The last time Miss Luscious performed in Bermuda was during the Clay House Inn days, said Miss Barrington. She wound up her hips and waved with intensity as she Performed dancehall moves like Signal de Plane and others. Wearing a hot pink dress and while seated on a chair with candles at her feet, Tyra Colbaire lip synced to Sweet Love by Anita Baker.

Just One Thing by Amerie was carried off graciously by Princess Onika Van Hamburg, while local Miss Josephine Ascento danced about the stage in a white wedding gown - train and all - to Cindy Lauper's Girls Just Want to Have Fun.

The audience screamed for her although she got into a little trouble with Miss Sybil for raising her dress a little too high. „ Miss Victoria Sanchez the Third dressed in a black see through slip dress performed a bit of gospel. Slipping from out of the curtains was Miss Kenya Black again. This time she was in a little hot pink tankini with matching bikini bottoms to finish the ensemble. What happened next will remain 'in the show'. Miss Michelle Dupree came back out with something completely different. This time she was sporting a fitted jacket that was draped with red and silver sequins and a ten-inch high wig, while she lip synced Original Sin by INXS to screaming and applause. Shirley Bassey's song I Am What I Am, which became a gay torch song, was performed with all the style and class of the great Welsh diva by Miss Kit Holiday. A performance of Li'l Kim; Miss Luscious was highlighted -when she came out dressed in classic non-suicidal orange over alls with jailbird written on the front. She soon removed her gear only to reveal a sexy black leather number with chains all over.

Not last and not at all least was a futuristic performance by Miss Mirkala Crystal, who with dramatic effect, performed-Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of- These) by Annie Lennox.

She wore a silver bodysuit with a mirrored corset, shockingly blue contact lenses, and an expanding and contracting. Silver-grey-sphere headpiece. There were several other great performances by all, but far too many to mention in this piece. All in all it was a great night filled with laughter and Barrington-filled drama.

Marilyn, Cher, Lil’ Kim and more at City Hall Bermuda

By Leah Furbert
(Entertainment from 2005-10-28 Edition)
The Bermuda Sun is a locally produced newspaper which publishes every Wednesday
and Friday. www.bermudasun.bm
Marilyn Monroe will be here on Saturday. 10/29
Actually, Marilyn Monroe’s real name is Michelle Dupree, and she’s not exactly a ‘she’. Put it this way: Sybil Barrington and her popular female impersonators are back again. This time, there’ll also be a Cher impersonator "Mirkala Crystal", and a Lil’ Kim impersonator (“We had to bring her from jail,” laughs Sybil).
Sybil’s stylist, Tyra Cobair, will also present a fashion show of her designer line during the show. The clothes are, Sybil assures us, outfits that women could wear every day and out to special events.
“There will be evening gowns, swimwear, casual wear... She makes all my pieces, so I know they’re to die for,” she said. “I do know that a lot of genuine women cannot wear the costumes that we portray onstage because of theatrics, but I do know that the line that she’s created, they can wear to a wedding, or out to Hamilton Princess — that’s if their husband takes them out, because all my girlfriends are deserving of a good dinner and a good night out!” Sybil said.
Presented by Blow Pop Productions, the event also gives Sybil, the Queen of Bermuda, the chance to speak her mind.
“I’m going to talk about the homeless situation, especially women sleeping in cars with children. I want to talk about the Trimingham’s situation — you have people that have faithfully worked at these companies for years, and they have been made redundant or laid off, but people still need to pay their bills.”
Sybil says last year’s show was well attended — even by men. She hopes this year will be equally successful, and says that she wants to thank the men who attended from the top of her hair to the bottom of her heel.
She added, “I like to call it the love and laughter show, because that’s what it’s all about — love and laughter and just having fun." __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Topics: Impersonations, Tribute

For Mirkala Crystal being Simply the Best comes natural. Mirkala started as the Gloria Estefan of the nineties and transformed her image as a multi talented Latina Female illusionist. Simply put, she is "Simply the Best" Olga Tanon, Cher, Celine Dion, and Gloria Estefan impersonator you will ever see. Her looks, her hair, her make up and her costumes replicate the real-life persona of today music world celebrities she impersonates . For the last ten years she has toured in Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Chicago, Washington DC, Allentown Pa., and of course New York City.
For over a decade, Mirkala Crystal has mesmerized audiences with her high-energy performances. Since the mid 90s, she has amassed an extraordinary catalogue of collaborations and achievements.

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Mr. Johnny Calderon Designer for New York City's Divas.

Mirkala's personal dress designer

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Mirkala at Wigstock

Mirkala Crystal contributed to the overall drama with her routine from Lips Restaurant,

and then went backstage for an interview with New York One News.

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Click HERE to view other photos (Boricua Pride)

From JED Diary below

Miss Sunset 2001 Fire Island, NY

By the time you read this, you'll have about one month of summer left. If you haven't been to Cherry Grove yet, here's an example of what you missed on Saturday, July 17th 2004: DJ Denise "Twisted Dee" Gurney kept the huge crowd at Cherry's moving and shaking with her play list of current hits and retro disco classics. The place was packed! Cherry's also showcased

Latina lovely Mirkalaand LI's own Dee Robert

Acknowledgment by Angel Losada

Fragments from his upcoming novel
Don't Let Me End Up ALONE and EMPTY
translated by Emily Maguire

End it, end it all now: I’ll go to Central Park to listen to the Dalai Llama and I’ll spend hours seated in the lotus position take deep breaths mortifying my flesh and remembering everything that they did to me and in an act of almost total surrender I’ll forgive them and I’ll ask them publicly to forgive me for having hated them so much. Afterwards I’ll enter Club Atlantis 2010 inhaling and exhaling deeply, guiding myself by my third eye, I’ll ask for Mirkala Crystal the show goddess and then I’ll get on the microphone and order everyone to practice compassion, detach themselves from the material world and throw themselves into the void..

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In the photo Mirkala Crystal from Lips Restaurant is presented with a limited print of "Rainbow House" painted by famed Lambertville artist Ed Adams on behalf of Life Ties, for her performances at a fund raising during a rain storm in New Hope, Pa. 2002

#1 MISS CHERRY GROVE '99 #2 MISS CHERRY GROVE '01/03(TWISE IN 3 YEARS) #3 MISS CITY LIGHTS CONTINENTAL #4 MISS LONG ISLAND, Miss New York City 2004 and MISS WEB 2005

Note: From licktheweb.com........by Priscilla Pride

AUNTIE M's STAFF SHOW: article from licktheweb.com by Priscilla Pride

"Also appearing on stage was the venerable noteworthy female illusionist Mirkala Crystal."

"Miss Long Island", one has to perform in this event, went to Miss Mirkala Crystal! Her rendition of Annie Lennox's and The Eurhythmics song "Sweet Dreams" rocked The Bunkhouse. The crowd went wild when she performed and was crowned. I am so weepy writing this, she is my soul sister! You go Mirkala; you finally got the crown! Well deserved too and she should have been last year's winner in my judging opinion, but the scandal will never be resolved! I know, let it go, let it go...breathe, deep breaths!

I was ready to start crying! But before I had a chance, Mirkala Crystal appeared to perform "I Will Love Again." With her tiara and sash intact,

this diva reminded us why she won the Miss Auntie M's Award for 2001! Auntie M's "Now Closed" had achieved an envied position in the Long Island gay nightlife scene. In a relatively short time, the owners of the bar had acquired what most nightspots try their hardest to achieve and don't always succeed:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR 2002. During the Miss Fire Island Pageant.

AT THE GROVE HOTEL IN FIRE ISLANDAT THE ICE PALACE POOLSIDE

Miss. Cherry Grove 2007

A PROFESSIONAL FEMALE IMPERSONATOR FOR SERIOUS ... it's hard for me to describe my shows because I bring anything from Latin, rock , classic disco , soulful diva vocals to the tribal rhythms. I try not to limit myself to specific genres , and I just perform from the heart. Being a club performer since the early 90's, I know that when people go to a club to see a drag show they want to enjoy themselves, and leave the everyday hassles behind for a few hours. So when I'm on stage, I do not just perform ... I take people on a journey of drag show education , keeping everyone dancing in tribal harmony. Then I know I've succeeded in doing my job. Mirkala

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MY DOCUMENTARY PHOTOS

Made in Queens. A film about Mirkala Crystal by Joseph VanHarken

While a student at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, Dawn Weiner, Nicole Still and I, Joseph VanHarken shot, produced and edited a film about Mirkala Crystal, a Puerto Rican drag queen who celebrated three years of consistent, successful performances at Manhattan's legendary gay bar The Stonewall. Gaining intimate access to Mirkala's life as Steve, we showed how a normal gay Queens resident changes himself into an award-winning female impersonator. The film won the John M. Patterson Documentary Television Award. To view the transformation scene in mp4 format, please click below. You will need either QuickTime or Real Player.