Murray Hill is seriously having a moment, and he doesn't seem to be letting up anytime soon.
There are some who defy labels — not because they’re too good for them, but because words are just too simple to describe them. They’re more than that.At 50 years old, Hill is a longtime, beloved cabaret performer in New York City who has been dominating stages for the last 25 years. But despite being a pioneer and powerhouse in the local LGBTQ and burlesque communities, his impact wasn’t quite felt outside the city limits.
His home life wasn’t any easier, but he quickly became attached to the arts — photography specifically — and this got him out of his rigid and constricting household and to college at Boston University.“I became obsessed with going to drag clubs,” he said. “I pretended I worked at the newspaper, the Boston Phoenix, and I had my documentary camera. I went into these clubs, and I was just blown away by the whole world of it.
After moving to New York City to pursue a graduate degree at School of Visual Arts in photography and media, one moment two weeks after his arrival on the Chelsea piers really put things in a new perspective. Hill soon discovered a Meatpacking District hot spot called the Hershey Bar that had a lesbian night featuring a drag king pageant. He snuck in, pretending to be a photographer for the Village Voice. It was then he saw drag kings for the first time, but it was all so serious and heavy, steeped in masculinity. This is when he had an idea that he could become an amalgamation of camp from the drag queens paired with the toughness of the kings.
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