IT'S A DRAG: Cross-Dressing in Performance

A colorful look at performing artists who adopt the characters and dress of others. With a particular focus on theatrical history in Britain and North America, Tennant surveys the many reasons that performers have cross-dressed over the years, whether to tell stories, to amuse audiences, to create distinctive alter egos, to call attention to social and political issues, or merely for reasons of expediency. Photos, some in color.