It's Not Right But It's OK

Los Angeles California. San Francisco based artist Cliff Hengst embarked from The Beverly Hilton to perform "It's Not Right But It's OK," perhaps the first ever historic autobiographical semi-fictionalized disembodied drag double decker bus tour. His body was the vessel for the spirit of Whitney, flowing with the bus all the way across town to MacArthur Park. The performance wove a continuous monologue from architectural history factoids, the trials of her career, and one liners aimed at pedestrians, punctuated by lip-synched versions of her greatest hits.

Riders of the Starline Bus Tour sat transfixed as Cliff’s body was taken over by the soul of Whitney Houston. Starting at the Beverly Hilton, Whitney reminisced down memory lane on a double decker tour bus and takes one last look at the legendary boulevard of luxury, industry, and Subway sandwiches. The tour concluded at MacArthur Park, which is currently melting in the dark. Then the bus returned the audience back to the starting point at the Beverly Hilton.

The event was part of Machine Project’s Field Guide to L.A. Architecture.

Watch the live performance.

See more on the Southern California PBS website.