Stormé: Lady of the Jewel Box
Stormé: Lady of the Jewel Box

Stormé: Lady of the Jewel Box

May 07, 1991 | 21 min

“It ain’t easy…being green” is the favorite expression of Stormé DeLarverie, a woman whose life flouted prescriptions of gender and race. During the 1950s and '60s she toured the black theater circuit as a mistress of ceremonies and the sole male impersonator of the legendary Jewel Box Revue, America’s first integrated female impersonation show and forerunner of La Cage aux Folles.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Stormé DeLarverie

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