Getting a Hedda - Drag comic & singer Hedda Lettuce at Oasis
New York drag queen extraordinaire Hedda Lettuce brings her appropriately titled show, Hedda Lettuce: Gives Great Hedda to Oasis on Friday and Saturday, April 19 and 20.
Over the years Hedda Lettuce has built up quite an impressive resum�. The performer, actor Steven Polito, has appeared on MTV, Comedy Central, The People's Court, Sex and the City, and had a cameo in the hit drag movie To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar.
Polito has also been seen with Tyra Banks and Madonna, and even has a connection to President Barack Obama: Lettuce's Christmas ball ended up on Obama's Christmas tree. At the time, Lettuce was labeled as one of the top four reasons for the decline in America by Fox News!
Hedda/Polito is well known for being one of the few drag artists who sings live, as opposed to lip-synching, as most other drag queens do. Lettuce is often referred to as "The Green Goddess," but said he prefers being called The Queen Of Green.
"Because I have green hair, love money and I am so gorgeous, people are green with envy when they look at me," Polito said in a phone interview with the Bay Area Reporter.
When he takes to the stage at Oasis, Politio will be doing what he does best: making people laugh. He promises ribald improvisational comedy and sultry songs, which includes his own outrageous parodies of classic tunes.
"Hedda Lettuce is a fun time to have," said Polito. "Hedda is a comedian, and a singer. I love performing live. I think I'm mostly in my element when I have the energy of a live audience."