‘The Birdcage’ and an Ode to Well-Meaning Camp

Dianne Wiest gazes at her bowl, unaware that it depicts men having sex with each other-albeit in the style of a Grecian ceramic. “What interesting china!” she exclaims. “It looks like young men playing leapfrog!” She isn’t yet aware that the woman sat next to her is actually a man in drag. “AND GIRLS, DON’T YOU HAVE ANY GIRLS?” the woman yelps in panic. It’s just one moment in an evening full of…

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