Entertainment
30 August, 2025
Hilarity is her second name
VETERAN performer Vicki Vegas returns to Far North Queensland with a dazzling 90-minute show packed with impersonations, comedy, rhinestones, feathers and sequins. A mainstay of the Australian drag scene and one of the original Adelaide Les Girls, she has toured the country for years, lighting up clubs, theatres and pubs with her quick wit and jaw-dropping transformations.
Audiences can expect rapid-fire celebrity impressions, quick-change comedy and wall-to-wall glamour in a non-stop spectacular that’s not to be missed.
Joining Vicki on the night are Cairns locals DJ Sonya and Cosmic Sin DQ, keeping the room pumping with music and laughs while Vicki makes her lightning-fast costume changes.
With over 36 years experience in showbiz, Vicki has performed widely across Australasia.
An Adelaide local, from the age of 19, she hit the stage as Vicki Verca at the iconic Reflextions Nightclub (Nee Flamingos). Her performances were such a sensation, that Vicki took out the ‘drag queen of the year award’ within the first 12 months.
After a stint with the original Adelaide cast of Jullianne Deen’s Les Girls, Vicki joined the touring cast of Sydney Les Girls performing her favourite impersonation – Liza Minnelli.
Vicki then took her shows on the road and for the coming years performing in Melbourne, Sydney, Townsville and Cairns, under the stage name of Vicki V.
While at a dinner party in Sydney one night, hosted by the famous Carlotta of Sydney Les Girls fame, Vicki was christened Vicki Vegas by the legend Carlotta herself who, quick wittingly said “You’re bigger than Vegas itself”.
Vicki Vegas specialises in impersonations of the stars of stage and screen – think Shirley Bassey, Barbara Streisand, Joan Rivers, Bette Midler, Tina Turner, Judy Garland, Dusty Springfield and, of course, Liza Minnelli – just to name a few.
In 2009, Vicki toured her show Liza – A Lass from Vegas! – Liza Minnelli tribute show –around Australia.
The well written show and impeccable impersonation made this a roaring success.
Vicki has been seen in several TV commercials across Australia and appeared in Dannii Minogue’s film clip ‘Everlasting Night’.
Vicki also appeared on stage with Dannii at Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in front of thousands of revellers.
Now living a reasonably quieter life now in country South Australia, Vicki is still performing, but not as much as she used to.
Currently she is writing her memoirs titled – ‘Been there, done that, now what’s for dessert?’
Cazalys Cairns is hosting the night on Friday, September 5. Doors open at 6.15pm with showtime at 7.30pm.
Tickets are general admission – $20, entry from 7pm, non-reserved seating.
A two-course dinner and show is $65 entry from 6.15pm, reserved table seating with alternate-drop main and dessert.
Bookings are essential: https://bit.ly/3VjQRV2
