The Little Pageant That Could (2024)
A documentary that chronicles the journey of L.A.’s “Best in Drag Show” to support the Alliance for Housing and Healing. The event, which started as a spur-of-the-moment spoof of Miss America thrown by a few twenty-something friends in a tiny West Hollywood apartment in 1990, grew to become L.A.’s longest-running drag benefit, including appearances by A-list actors, playing before thousands of people and grossing over $6 million to help those living with HIV/AIDS. With humor and heart, director John Carlos Frey takes us through an emotional journey of queer life and activism from the 90s to today.
Director: John Carlos Frey
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Patrick Rush as Self |
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Jeffrey Drew as Self |
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John Paschal as Self |
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Jack Lorenz as Self |
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Christina Applegate as Self (archive footage) |
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Nell Carter as Self (archive footage) |
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Jennifer Coolidge as Self (archive footage) |
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Jon Cryer as Self (archive footage) |
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Anna Faris as Self (archive footage) |
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Kathy Griffin as Self (archive footage) |
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Melanie Griffith as Self (archive footage) |
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Kristen Johnston as Self (archive footage) |
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Dot-Marie Jones as Self (archive footage) |
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Kathy Kinney as Self (archive footage) |
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Self (archive footage) |
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Jane Lynch as Self (archive footage) |
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Chris Pratt as Self (archive footage) |
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Charlie Sheen as Self (archive footage) |
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Martin Sheen as Self (archive footage) |
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Holland Taylor as Self (archive footage) |
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Vanessa Williams as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | John Carlos Frey | Director |
| Editing | James Cude | Editor |
| Production | James Cude | Producer |
| Production | John Carlos Frey | Producer |
| Production | Randy Barbato | Executive Producer |
| Production | Fenton Bailey | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Neuendorff | Producer |
