Chatelaine Magazine recently named Athena
Reich the “World’s Top Lady Gaga Impersonator.”
But to label her an impersonator would tell only a fraction of the
story. Reich, a talented artist in her
own right, subverts Gaga with her own unique brand of feminist and queer music
and drama – going so far as to incorporate her own pregnancy into a show called
#ARTBIRTH, where Gaga delivers a baby live on stage.
How Gaga is Reich?
Billboard Magazine once printed a photo of
her, mistakenly thinking it was Gaga. Then
there’s the fact that Gaga herself tweeted in support of Reich’s work.
In 2015 she starred as Lady Gaga in
#ARTBIRTH at the Laurie Beechman Theater in NYC, which received multiple run
extensions and a Time Out Critic's pick.
Reich is hardly limited to her impersonator
role. As a singer/songwriter, she has
released 5 full-length albums and numerous singles. Her music videos have
charted #1 on MTV LOGO and her song "Love is Love" won Best Pop Song
at the Outmusic Awards.
As an actress, her credits include While
Collar, The Perfect Murder, "An Evening with Donald Kempinski"
(Little Fella Films), "Hush: Inside the Waiting Womb" (LA / NY).
Her music can be bought on iTunes or
streamed on Spotify.