Queerty
Provincetown update! Drag, seafood and sex in the Monkeypox era!
Michael Musto catches The Anita Cocktail Variety Hour at the Post Office Cabaret, with Abby in the cast. His verdict: "the show was a delight."
Read on QueertyIn the press Coverage, television and a press kit for Abby Cummings
Provincetown Magazine · Cover story · September 2024
Rip Her To Shreds: The Farewell Roast of Abby Cummings
Abby on the cover as Provincetown's performers prepare to roast her on her way back to Boston. "I gave people permission to tear me apart. I can take it all."
By Steve Desroches
Coverage
The archive
Provincetown Magazine
Seven Feet From Stardom: Backstage at the Post Office Cabaret
A backstage look at The Anita Cocktail Variety Hour, where Abby, Anita Cocktail and Raquel Blake pull off a polished show from a seven-by-sixteen-foot dressing room.
Read on Provincetown Magazine
Boston.com
Drag brunch is on the rise in Boston. Here's where to find the city's best shows.
Names "drag queen star Abby Cummings" as host of Coda Bar + Kitchen's Pride drag brunch in the South End.
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Travel Channel UK
Abby's appearance on "American Times"
A segment featuring Abby on the Travel Channel UK series.
Watch the clip
Press kit
For media and event programs
Short bio
Abby Cummings is a Boston drag entertainer, host and wedding officiant performing since 2006. She has emceed the Boston Pride Festival, headlined in Provincetown and been featured by Boston.com, Queerty and Provincetown Magazine.
Long bio
Abby Cummings got her start in drag in 2006 at Avalon, the legendary nightclub on Boston's Lansdowne Street. She has performed across New England and in Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego, and in 2013 emceed the Boston Pride Festival for more than 30,000 attendees. An original cast member of Provincetown's The Anita Cocktail Variety Hour, she returned to Provincetown from 2021 to 2024 to co-revive the show at the Post Office Cabaret, while hosting karaoke, bingo, nightclub events and drag brunches and appearing in scripted productions. Now based in Boston, Abby performs, hosts events and karaoke, and officiates weddings throughout Massachusetts and New England.
Press and interview requests: themonster@abbyonline.net
Approved photos
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