“Showbiz!” is not only actor and nightlife legend Murray Hill’s signature catchphrase — it’s a perfect descriptor of the besuited Somebody Somewhere star’s Old Hollywood charm.
Hill has been a cabaret host and Lower East Side fixture since arriving in New York City more than 20 years ago. It was at a lesbian dive called Hershey Bar that Hill was first exposed to drag kings (women impersonating men). “It was all about masculinity and passing, very heavy and dark,” says Hill. “It wasn’t camp or comedy like the drag queens I’d seen. It wasn’t euphoric.” Detecting an untapped market, Murray Hill was born, the name adopted from Hill’s actual East Side neighborhood at the time.
Anyone who’s seen Hill onscreen or onstage — or simply sat down for a cocktail with him — is sure to notice the positivity emanating from him in waves. “Camp humor...
Hill has been a cabaret host and Lower East Side fixture since arriving in New York City more than 20 years ago. It was at a lesbian dive called Hershey Bar that Hill was first exposed to drag kings (women impersonating men). “It was all about masculinity and passing, very heavy and dark,” says Hill. “It wasn’t camp or comedy like the drag queens I’d seen. It wasn’t euphoric.” Detecting an untapped market, Murray Hill was born, the name adopted from Hill’s actual East Side neighborhood at the time.
Anyone who’s seen Hill onscreen or onstage — or simply sat down for a cocktail with him — is sure to notice the positivity emanating from him in waves. “Camp humor...
- 6/13/2023
- by Hilton Dresden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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