Jeffrey Drew
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Jeffrey Drew is an American
musical theatre
dancer/actor who has performed in more than 25 musicals and, since 1995, has been a casting
associate for television. He received several "Best & Brightest Awards" from California
non-profit Aid For AIDS
for his significant fundraising support. The City of West Hollywood honored him in 2008 with the "Paul J. Starke Warrior Award" for his long-standing charitable
work in the HIV/AIDS community and his support of Aid For AIDS.
and lyrics by Tim Rice
; directed by Harold Prince and Larry Fuller
) and the Off-Broadway
production of Blessing in Disguise (writer/director, Larry Pellegrini).
In 2011, he became the director and choreographer for the annual theatre production benefit, Aid For AIDS' Best In Drag Show
, in Los Angeles.
He created the stage character, "Lotta Slots," a drag
diva for fundraising, and has regularly performed in stage benefits as "Lotta" for more than 15 years.
Drew is a casting associate at Patrick Rush Casting. His television show credits since 1995 include The OC, Men In Trees
, Privileged (TV series)
, Chuck (TV series)
, and the pilots of Human Target (2010 TV series) and Dallas (TV series)
(2011).
assistance and the recovery community in Los Angeles
. Most notably, he created the drag character, "Lotta Slots" -- a “former Miss Nevada,” in 1997 for the California non-profit Aid For AIDS
annual benefit, Battle for the Tiara
, which was a beauty pageant farce. He won the competition in 1998 with a show-stopping performance of the song, Midnight at the Oasis
, while sitting on one of the largest white camels in the United States. The 1998 fundraiser featuring Drew and the other contestants was filmed as a documentary
(Battle for the Tiara
) by Charley Lang and Eric Schiff, which won awards in the film festival
circuit, including “Audience Favorite” at the Outfest
Film Festival in Los Angeles. In 1999, Drew was invited to return in character as the show’s Color Commentator to replace the ailing Alexis Pittman, who created the annual fundraiser, Battle for the Tiara, in 1989. Following Pittman’s death from AIDS in 1999, the show stopped for two years before returning as the current, celebrity supported Best in Drag Show with the original group of volunteers and Drew as the opening musical star and one of two color commentators. He performed in these volunteer roles from 2002 to 2010. In 2011, he accepted the position of show director/choreographer. Since 2002, through his key support of the fundraiser Best In Drag Show
, he has helped a dedicated group of volunteers raise more than two million dollars collectively for Aid For AIDS in California.
United States
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musical theatre
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
dancer/actor who has performed in more than 25 musicals and, since 1995, has been a casting
Casting
In metalworking, casting involves pouring liquid metal into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowing it to cool and solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or broken out of the mold to complete the process...
associate for television. He received several "Best & Brightest Awards" from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
non-profit Aid For AIDS
Aid For AIDS
Aid For AIDS is a California-based nonprofit organization, founded in 1983 and dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by HIV disease.-Services:...
for his significant fundraising support. The City of West Hollywood honored him in 2008 with the "Paul J. Starke Warrior Award" for his long-standing charitable
Charity (practice)
The practice of charity means the voluntary giving of help to those in need who are not related to the giver.- Etymology :The word "charity" entered the English language through the Old French word "charité" which was derived from the Latin "caritas".Originally in Latin the word caritas meant...
work in the HIV/AIDS community and his support of Aid For AIDS.
Career
Jeffrey Drew’s most notable stage roles were in the last National Tour of the musical Evita (music by Andrew Lloyd WebberAndrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
and lyrics by Tim Rice
Tim Rice
Sir Timothy Miles Bindon "Tim" Rice is an British lyricist and author.An Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning lyricist, Rice is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus...
; directed by Harold Prince and Larry Fuller
Larry Fuller
Larry Fuller is an American choreographer, theatre director, dancer, and actor.Fuller began his career as a dancer/actor, appearing on Broadway in Carousel, The Music Man, Kean, Bravo Giovanni, and Funny Girl...
) and the Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
production of Blessing in Disguise (writer/director, Larry Pellegrini).
In 2011, he became the director and choreographer for the annual theatre production benefit, Aid For AIDS' Best In Drag Show
Best In Drag Show
Best In Drag Show is an annual fundraising event in Los Angeles, California, benefiting the California-based non-profit, Aid For AIDS.- History :...
, in Los Angeles.
He created the stage character, "Lotta Slots," a drag
Drag
- In science and technology :* Drag , the force which resists motion of an object through a fluid* Drag equation, a mathematical equation used in analyzing the magnitude of drag caused by fluid flow...
diva for fundraising, and has regularly performed in stage benefits as "Lotta" for more than 15 years.
Drew is a casting associate at Patrick Rush Casting. His television show credits since 1995 include The OC, Men In Trees
Men in Trees
Men in Trees is an American romantic television dramedy series which premiered on September 12, 2006 on ABC and starred Anne Heche who played relationship coach Marin Frist. The series was set in the fictional town of Elmo, Alaska and concerned Marin Frist's misadventures in relationships...
, Privileged (TV series)
Privileged (TV series)
Privileged is an American television drama that premiered on The CW Television Network in the USA and Citytv in Canada on September 9, 2008. The series stars former Reba star Joanna García and is based on the Alloy Entertainment book How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls by Zoey Dean...
, Chuck (TV series)
Chuck (TV series)
Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central...
, and the pilots of Human Target (2010 TV series) and Dallas (TV series)
Dallas (TV series)
Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing...
(2011).
Charitable Work
Jeffrey Drew has organized and starred in numerous fundraisers for AIDSAIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
assistance and the recovery community in Los Angeles
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. Most notably, he created the drag character, "Lotta Slots" -- a “former Miss Nevada,” in 1997 for the California non-profit Aid For AIDS
Aid For AIDS
Aid For AIDS is a California-based nonprofit organization, founded in 1983 and dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by HIV disease.-Services:...
annual benefit, Battle for the Tiara
Battle for the Tiara
Battle for the Tiara is the original name for the Aid For AIDS fundraiser, Best In Drag Show, held annually in Los Angeles. It also is the name of the award-winning 1998 documentary film that chronicles the fundraiser.-History:...
, which was a beauty pageant farce. He won the competition in 1998 with a show-stopping performance of the song, Midnight at the Oasis
Midnight at the Oasis
A version of this song was recorded by the group Brand New Heavies, attributed to "Brand New Heavies featuring N'Dea Davenport". This version reached #13 in the UK in 1994 and was their biggest hit up until the departure of Davenport, when Sometimes made #11....
, while sitting on one of the largest white camels in the United States. The 1998 fundraiser featuring Drew and the other contestants was filmed as a documentary
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
(Battle for the Tiara
Battle for the Tiara
Battle for the Tiara is the original name for the Aid For AIDS fundraiser, Best In Drag Show, held annually in Los Angeles. It also is the name of the award-winning 1998 documentary film that chronicles the fundraiser.-History:...
) by Charley Lang and Eric Schiff, which won awards in the film festival
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
circuit, including “Audience Favorite” at the Outfest
Outfest
Outfest is an LGBT-oriented film showcase and festival in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1982 as the "Gay and Lesbian Media Festival and Conference", the name was changed to Outfest in 1994.-Programs:...
Film Festival in Los Angeles. In 1999, Drew was invited to return in character as the show’s Color Commentator to replace the ailing Alexis Pittman, who created the annual fundraiser, Battle for the Tiara, in 1989. Following Pittman’s death from AIDS in 1999, the show stopped for two years before returning as the current, celebrity supported Best in Drag Show with the original group of volunteers and Drew as the opening musical star and one of two color commentators. He performed in these volunteer roles from 2002 to 2010. In 2011, he accepted the position of show director/choreographer. Since 2002, through his key support of the fundraiser Best In Drag Show
Best In Drag Show
Best In Drag Show is an annual fundraising event in Los Angeles, California, benefiting the California-based non-profit, Aid For AIDS.- History :...
, he has helped a dedicated group of volunteers raise more than two million dollars collectively for Aid For AIDS in California.
External links
- Aid For AIDS website - aidforaids.net http://www.aidforaids.net/index.html
- Dakota Filmworks website http://www.dakotafilmworks.com/dakotafilmworks/Home_Page.html