The Crystal Lite Show - Interview With Chris Edwards And Michelle Ross

The Crystal Lite Show - Interview With Chris Edwards And Michelle Ross

Link to the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX2mAUxaafY <br /><br />In a 2003 talk show interview for drag queen Crystal Lite’s television show “The Crystal Lite Show”, produced by PrideVision.TV, Michelle Ross and Chris Edwards, two legendary drag performers in Toronto discuss their recent work and how they started doing performances in the mid ‘70s. This clip depicts Michelle talking about her experience with Tony Brown, another well known drag queen, who mentored her and taught her the art of gender performance. Crystal Lite shares that Michelle joined the Manatee, a popular gay club on St Joseph street, right off of Yonge Street which operated from the mid to late ‘70s. Tony noticed her and brought her backstage to help her with her makeup and look, helping shape her into what soon became a Toronto legend, showing the importance of taking care of one another in the community since, for many, this was the family they had.

The Crystal Lite Show, PrideVision TV

Crystal Lite. “Chris Edwards and Michelle Ross on ‘The Crystal Lite Show’ for Pridevision. Summer 2003.” YouTube, March 19, 2023, video, 10:02, https://youtu.be/VX2mAUxaafY?si=QspKb-BIB3EFJt4P.

Summer 2003

YouTube

Talk Show