HARDCORE TINA BEAUTY & THE BEAST OPERA A gut-wrenching, live opera rendition of the childhood Disney classic Beauty & the Beast that is sure to leave your blood and fists pumping.

Poster for Omaha show designed by me and silkscreened by Dan Crane

Poster for Omaha show designed by me and silkscreened by Dan Crane

Me and David Nance at the live performance of Hardcore Tina Beauty & The Beast Opera at Outrspaces in Omaha, NE, October 2019.

Me and David Nance at the live performance of Hardcore Tina Beauty & The Beast Opera at Outrspaces in Omaha, NE, October 2019.

TBD Dance Collective as “beasts” at the live performance of Hardcore Tina Beauty & The Beast Opera at Outrspaces in Omaha, NE, October 2019.

TBD Dance Collective as “beasts” at the live performance of Hardcore Tina Beauty & The Beast Opera at Outrspaces in Omaha, NE, October 2019.

Alyssa Rivera of TBD Dance Collective as “beast” at the live performance of Hardcore Tina Beauty & The Beast Opera at Outrspaces in Omaha, NE, October 2019.

Alyssa Rivera of TBD Dance Collective as “beast” at the live performance of Hardcore Tina Beauty & The Beast Opera at Outrspaces in Omaha, NE, October 2019.

TBD Dance Collective as “beasts” at the live performance of Hardcore Tina Beauty & The Beast Opera at Outrspaces in Omaha, NE, October 2019.

TBD Dance Collective as “beasts” at the live performance of Hardcore Tina Beauty & The Beast Opera at Outrspaces in Omaha, NE, October 2019.

Tashi Condelee as “Beast” and me Hardcore Tina live @ Tom of Finland “Daddy’s Bar” Annual Party, 2019. Photo by Jessica Calleiro.

Tashi Condelee as “Beast” and me Hardcore Tina live @ Tom of Finland “Daddy’s Bar” Annual Party, 2019. Photo by Jessica Calleiro.

Alicia “McDazzler” McDaid as “Beast” live @ Tom of Finland “Daddy’s Bar” Annual Party, Los Angeles, 2019. Photo by Jessica Calleiro.

Alicia “McDazzler” McDaid as “Beast” live @ Tom of Finland “Daddy’s Bar” Annual Party, Los Angeles, 2019. Photo by Jessica Calleiro.

Swirly as “Narrator Beast” live @ Tom of Finland “Daddy’s Bar” Annual Party, Los Angeles, 2019. Photo by Jessica Calleiro.

Swirly as “Narrator Beast” live @ Tom of Finland “Daddy’s Bar” Annual Party, Los Angeles, 2019. Photo by Jessica Calleiro.

Alicia “McDazzler” McDaid & Bruce Bundy as “Beasts” live @ Tom of Finland “Daddy’s Bar” Annual Party, Los Angeles, 2019. Photo by Jessica Calleiro.

Alicia “McDazzler” McDaid & Bruce Bundy as “Beasts” live @ Tom of Finland “Daddy’s Bar” Annual Party, Los Angeles, 2019. Photo by Jessica Calleiro.

Swirly & Tashi Condelee backstage @ Tom of Finland “Daddy’s Bar” annual party, Los Angeles, 2019. Photographed by Jessica Calleiro.

Swirly & Tashi Condelee backstage @ Tom of Finland “Daddy’s Bar” annual party, Los Angeles, 2019. Photographed by Jessica Calleiro.

(clockwise starting from upper-right) Rachel Blomgren, Swirly, me, Alicia “McDazzler McDaid & Bruce Bundy backstage @ Lisa Carver show, Los Angeles, 2019.

(clockwise starting from upper-right) Rachel Blomgren, Swirly, me, Alicia “McDazzler McDaid & Bruce Bundy backstage @ Lisa Carver show, Los Angeles, 2019.

Alicia “McDazzler” McDaid backstage @ Lisa Carver show, Los Angeles, 2019.

Alicia “McDazzler” McDaid backstage @ Lisa Carver show, Los Angeles, 2019.

Rachel Blomgren & Swirly as “Beasts” backstage @ Lisa Carver Show, Los Angeles, 2019.

Rachel Blomgren & Swirly as “Beasts” backstage @ Lisa Carver Show, Los Angeles, 2019.

Bruce Bundy as “Beast” and me HARdcore Tina live @ All Sex Workers Go To Heaven Prom, Los Angeles, 2019. Photo by Jessica Calleiro.

Bruce Bundy as “Beast” and me HARdcore Tina live @ All Sex Workers Go To Heaven Prom, Los Angeles, 2019. Photo by Jessica Calleiro.

Live @ The All Sex Workers Go to Heaven Prom, Los Angeles, 2019. Photo by Jacki Calleiro.

Live @ The All Sex Workers Go to Heaven Prom, Los Angeles, 2019. Photo by Jacki Calleiro.

Working on Beast costumes at my studio, Los Angeles, 2019. Photo by Jessica Calleiro.

Working on Beast costumes at my studio, Los Angeles, 2019. Photo by Jessica Calleiro.

Jess Calleiro & Alicia “McDazzler” McDaid doing makeup at my studio, Los Angeles, 2019. Photo by Jessica Calleiro.

Jess Calleiro & Alicia “McDazzler” McDaid doing makeup at my studio, Los Angeles, 2019. Photo by Jessica Calleiro.

Me getting ready with “Beasts” Clem Creevy, Alicia McDazzler McDaid, Bruce Bundy, & Swirly backstage at “Weirdo Night”, Los Angeles, 2019. Photo by Abby Banks.

Me getting ready with “Beasts” Clem Creevy, Alicia McDazzler McDaid, Bruce Bundy, & Swirly backstage at “Weirdo Night”, Los Angeles, 2019. Photo by Abby Banks.