{"id":5127,"date":"2017-07-21T14:39:39","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T18:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bathhouseblog.com\/?p=5127"},"modified":"2017-07-21T14:39:39","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T18:39:39","slug":"gay-baths-ruby-powers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bathhouseblog.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/21\/gay-baths-ruby-powers\/","title":{"rendered":"At The Baths With Ruby Powers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ruby Powers<\/strong><\/a> celebrates the music and mischief of the Continental Baths and Pangea NYC. Music Director Yasuhiko “Yaz” Fukuoka at the piano and Bill Solomon on Percussion.<\/p>\n

QLife magazine calls the show “sweet,” “funny,” “scandalous,” and “hopeful.” “Believe me, you ain’t lived till you’ve seen a drag queen blowing a melodica!”<\/p>\n

Says Brent Lomas, the man behind Ruby Powers.<\/p>\n

“I was always mesmerized by stories of wild nights at the Baths. Now that I’ve done the show live, I get that titillating taste of freedom and fun that was so thrilling to research. When I first envisioned the piece, I wanted to help preserve an important, explosive period in queer history. The joy factor became the easy part.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bette Midler has always been a heroine for Lomas, though he notes “At the Baths” is not a tribute show.<\/p>\n

“I adored ‘The Rose’ as a kid and just thought Bette was fearless. My show will celebrate many of the artists who performed at the Baths, but Bette obviously shines bright as a reference point and inspiration-especially since you can see a 1971 black and white version of her full set with Barry Manilow on youtube!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Watch the entire performance at the video below<\/p>\n