thekinseysicks
For well over a decade, The Kinsey Sicks, America's Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet, have served up a feast of music and comedy to audiences across the United States. Combining award winning a cappella singing, sharp satire and over-the-top drag, The Kinsey Sicks have developed a large and loyal following.
The Kinsey Sicks began in 1993 as a group of friends who went to a Bette Midler concert in San Francisco, dressed as the Andrews Sisters. Assuming they'd be among many drag queens, they found themselves to be the only ones (other than Bette, of course). They were approached that night to perform at an upcoming event. Their reply -- "we don't sing" -- was quickly disproved when they realized that all of them had musical backgrounds. They began singing and harmonizing that night, and the seed for The Kinsey Sicks was planted.
In July 1994, The Kinsey Sicks drew a large and enthusiastic crowd at their first public performance on a street corner in San Francisco's Castro District. Since then, The Kinsey Sicks have produced and performed full-length theatrical productions around the country in such prestigious venues as the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, the Nordstrom Recital Hall in Seattle, the Ogden Theatre in Denver, the Colony Theatre in South Beach, and the Wheeler Opera Hall in Aspen. They have packed the houses with shows such as The Balled Sopranos, Motel Sicks: A Dragapella Summer Vacation, Everything But the Kitsch 'n'Synch and GreatesTits, all of which premiered at San Francisco's New Conservatory Theatre Center.
In 2001, the girls produced and starred in their critically acclaimed Off-Broadway hit, DRAGAPELLA! Starring the Kinsey Sicks" at New York's legendary Studio 54. That production received a nomination for a Lucille Lortel award (the Off-Broadway Tony) as Best Musical of 2001 and a Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Lyrics.
The Kinseys Sicks have been profiled on national television, including on 20/20 and CBS Early Show with Bryant Gumbel, and were the subjects of a lengthy cover feature in the arts section of the 
New York Times. (That article is posted on their website) They have won numerous a cappella awards and have recorded five CDs: Dragapella, Boyz 2 Girlz, Sicks in the City, I Wanna Be a Republican, and Oy Vey in a Manger: Christmas Carols and Other Jewish Music.
In 2006, the Kinsey Sicks performed an extended engagement at the Las Vegas Hilton. In addition, their first feature film, "Kinsey Sicks: I Wanna Be a Republican," premiered at the 30th San Francisco International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. 
Another documentary,
ALMOST INFAMOUS! On the Road with the Kinsey Sicks following the Kinsey Sicks backstage on tour is due for release late in 2006.
The Boys Behind the Girlz:
When THE KINSEY SICKS began in 1993, its founders were a group of refugees from successful careers as professionals and activists. Original member Ben Schatz ("Rachel") is a Harvard- trained civil rights lawyer, former Director of the national Gay and Lesbian Medical Association. Schatz created the first national AIDS legal project and authored Clinton's HIV policy during the 1992 presidential campaign. Irwin Keller ("Winnie") is a University of Chicago-trained lawyer and linguist and former director of the AIDS Legal Referral Panel of the San Francisco Bay Area. Keller authored Chicago's gay rights ordinance, passed into law in 1989. The KINSEY SICKS sound was sweetened in 1998 by the addition of the golden pipes of actor/singer/theatre educator Chris Dilley ("Trampolina"). Since 2004, the KINSEY SICKS have been joined by actor/singer Jeff Manabat ("Trixie"), a veteran San Francisco performer, previously seen in "When Pigs Fly" at the New Conservatory Theatre Center.
" The hottest ticket in town ... taking the cabaret world by storm ... voices sweet as birdsong.
" If Dame Edna somehow mated with the Bobs their offspring might resemble The Kinsey Sicks, a San Francisco-based drag quartet that apparently has never encountered a tune it couldn't twist and bend to suit its own wickedly amusing purposes.... The Kinsey Sicks manage to put on quite a show.... Perfect harmony ... a spirited, crowd-cheering close.
" One of the more uniquely original (and thoroughly fun and entertaining) acts we have encountered in years... rich four-part harmony... hilarious... this is one act that should not be missed, either in person or on CD.
" The Kinsey Sicks are inventive...riotiously funny...sublime .
" These four guys are talented musicians.... The response has been incredible.
" Gut wrenchingly funny...pitch perfect a cappella harmonies
" Gloriously, proudly bad taste...gut-busting parodies and raucous shtick...high camp, unafraid, subversive...astonishing
" Hilarious lyrics, impeccable timing, precise harmonies, political savvy, Jewish humor, and stage-filling personae have made the San Francisco-based Kinsey Sicks the country's premiere drag a cappella 'beautyshop quartet.' Winnie, Rachel, Trixie, and Trampolina kid their way through gems...with style and sophistication .