Legendary drag entertainer Jackie Beat is known for her bigger-than-life talent and her ballsy and blustery persona, but it turns out she managed to make a few friends along the road to her bilious stardom. Beat, who has no health insurance, needs to have both hips replaced, and faces a hospital bill of up to 50,000. Time for a benefit Joan Rivers, Debbie Harry, Parker Posey, Fred Schneider, and a gaggle of downtown …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AM on March 3, 2013