The following was originally posted on johnraymondbarker.com On September 9, 2012, I won Cabaret Showdown. My prize was the space the following month after Cabaret Showdown. Therefore, on Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 9PM, I will be making my East Village debut with some special guests: Deena Marie Manzanares, Jillian Coneys, TJ D’Angelo and Katie …
The The following was originally posted on johnraymondbarker.com On Sunday, October 30, 2011, I produced a super fun Halloween evening at The Stonewall Inn. My brother, comedian Jason Barker, hosted. Special guests were Alexia Tate and Sammy Crawford. I performed a 30 minute pop cabaret based on the character from my YouTube and iTunes hit, …
The following was originally posted on johnraymondbarker.com Appearing in Queerty and The Bilerico Project gave “Vampire Drag Queen” a huge boost in views in October 2009.
In the fall of 2009, I got the idea of mashing up two popular things: vampires and drag queens. I wrote the song and quickly put together a plan to release it on iTunes and film a fun music video for YouTube. The video and a making of video are below. Song available on iTunes …