Photo Flash: Shakina Brings ONE WOMAN SHOW to 54 Below
Following a sold-out premiere at Joe's Pub last December, Shakina made her 54 Below debut with ONE WOMAN SHOW: A Work In Progress on Feb. 20, recounting in song and story the exploits and misadventures that led to her gender transition. A story of surviving the 90s and creating a new life in a new millennium, the OC Weekly calls Shakina "a bona fide standout," and VICE magazine says, "nothing will stop her in becoming who she is." Check out a look back below!
ONE WOMAN SHOW was a benefit for Shakina's high profile KickStartHer campaign to raise funds for gender confirmation surgery. As seen in the Daily News, Gothamist, Logo's New Now Next blog, and her in-depth interview with Huffington Post Live, Shakina's public approach to her gender confirmation is living performance art with a dark, funny, and powerful cabaret edge.
Featuring gender-bending show tune standards, a few classic covers, and new songs by Sam Salmond, Julianne Wick Davis, and Nikko Benson. Jeremy Robin Lyons music directs, with Mike Rosengarten (guitar), Joseph Wallace (bass), and Jeff Roberts (drums) in the band.
For more information on Shakina's KickStartHer campaign, visit YouCaring.com/KickStartHer.
Photos by Nicki Ishmael

Jeremy Robin Lyons and Shakina Nayfack

Joseph Wallace, Jeff Roberts, Shakina Nayfack, Jeremy Robin Lyons, Mike Rosengarten

Mary Kate Morrissey, Natalie Wachen, Lauren Marcus, Shakina Nayfack, Rachel Lee, Leslie McDonel

Natalie Wachen, Amanda Savan, Shakina Nayfack, Leslie McDonel, Rachel Lee, Lauren Marcus, Mary Kate Morrissey

Natalie Wachen, Mary Kate Morrissey, Amanda Savan, Shakina Nayfack, Leslie McDonel, Lauren Marcus, Rachel Lee

Mary Kate Morrissey and Shakina Nayfack

Shakina Nayfack and Joe Iconis

Shakina Nayfack and Mira Magrill

Mary Kate Morrissey and Shakina Nayfack

Shakina Nayfack, Mike Rosengarten, Joseph Wallace

Shakina Nayfack, Mike Rosengarten, Joseph Wallace

Joe Iconis, Shakina Nayfack, Mike Rosengarten, Joseph Wallace
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