1. John Epperson was born on April 24,1955 and is an American drag artist, actor, pianist, vocalist, and writer who is mainly known for creating his stage character Lypsinka.
15 Facts About John Epperson
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John Epperson took lessons in classical piano from an early age.
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John Epperson began doing drag queen performances at East Village nightspots such as Club 57 and the Pyramid Club.
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John Epperson returned to his position at American Ballet Theatre on a part-time basis.
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Lypsinka first appeared in 1982, and for the first time Off Broadway in September 1988 when John Epperson's act was a late-night addition to the bill of Charles Busch's Vampire Lesbians of Sodom at the Provincetown Playhouse in New York.
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At Studio Theatre in Washington, DC John Epperson performed an autobiographical theatrical solo show, Show Trash, out of drag, talking, playing the piano and singing in his own voice.
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In 1985, at The Pyramid Club, John Epperson wrote the book, music and lyrics for a musical Ballet of the Dolls, a parody of the novel and film Valley of the Dolls and the ballet world.
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John Epperson appeared briefly in that production as a reporter named Jonathan Susann.
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Also at The Pyramid Club in 1986 John Epperson had another musical, Dial "M" For Model, for which he wrote the book, music and lyrics.
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John Epperson had a larger role as a female model Mannequin St Claire.
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John Epperson played Mrs Wilson in the movie Another Gay Movie.
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John Epperson wrote a play, My Deah, his version of the Medea tale transplanted to Mississippi which debuted at the June Havoc Theater in New York in 2006.
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In 1999, John Epperson appeared in a non-drag role in the critically acclaimed verbatim play Messages for Gary written by Patrick Horrigan and produced by Paul Lucas.
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John Epperson appears in a speaking role in the 2010 film Black Swan as a rehearsal pianist for a fictional New York City ballet company.
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The latter production is autobiographical and in it John Epperson tells of growing up in Mississippi, moving to New York, working at the ballet, creating Lypsinka, etc.