OUTRAGEOUS! TARA PRESENTS BY POPULAR DEMAND CRAIG RUSSELL (1978) Special event poster

New York: Tara, 1978. Vintage original 23 x 16 ½” (59 x 42 cm.) poster, USA. Conserved on archival linen, minor wear addressed, near fine.

Craig Russell was an actor and self-identified female impersonator, whose roster included his takes on Bette Midler, Anita Bryant, Shirley Bassey, Judy Garland, Bette Davis and Tallulah Bankhead. By 1971 he was a regular performer in Toronto gay clubs, and soon after had a major international career. He starred in the 1977 movie OUTRAGEOUS!, which added to his reputation.

This poster is for a Carnegie Hall event one year after that film’s release.