'Mae West': The Comeback Tour

Fringe 2026

'Mae West': The Comeback Tour

Before Britney. Before Madonna. Before Cher. There was Mae West.

History's filthiest feminist icon, live and unretired.

It's the opening night of the Comeback Tour, 2026. Sex symbol, gay icon and the O.G. Prophet of Camp is BACK (1980 death rumors are LIES — but inflation? Very real). Meet Mae West: 134, hotter than ever and now accepting Venmo.

In a time where people's rights are moving backwards, this show celebrates the original queen of the comeback — who, despite censorship (Hollywood's Hays Code was literally invented for her), blacklists and ageism, championed visibility for women, gay men, and most of all, herself. Expect all the hits, bio-queen realness and glorious unhinged chaos.

"Too much of a good thing can be wonderful." — Mae West

Strap in — let's ride.

Created in collaboration with Deanna Fleysher, star of TV's "KING OF DRAG"

★★★★★ "An Experience Unlike Any Other. Utterly Hysterical." –Broadway World
★★★★ "Brilliant Sexual Tension." –Edmonton Journal (for Uncouth)
★★★★★ "Funniest Performer I've Seen in a Long Time." –SF Arts Monthly

Fail Happy Productions is the brainchild of Wendi Wynazz — award-winning physical theatre artist, comedienne and chaos merchant. Seen on America's Got Talent, the stages of SF Sketchfest & Cirque Du Soleil's parking lot.

Plain Language Description

Mae West, a famous movie star from the 1930's, comes back from the dead for her Comeback Tour. She needs money. She performs her biggest hits. She sings, she dances (not very well if we are being honest), and generally seduces everyone. Things will get wild, crazy and fun.