Tracey Bell returned to her hometown of Edmonton, Alberta as a host and performer at the 2016 Edmonton Pride Festival.

It was a thrill for her to host such an important event in her hometown and share her collection of divas with a wonderful audience. Here are Tracey Bell’s thoughts on the 2016 Edmonton Pride Festival and her experiences there.

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“I have been honoured, adored, supported, and celebrated by LGBT communities.”

It was an honour to host the main stage at Edmonton’s Pride Festival on June 4^th, 2016.

Like Madonna, Cher and the other great gay icons I impersonate, I’ve been honoured, adored, supported and celebrated by the LGBT2 communities I have performed for from Miami to New York and across Canada.

In Canada, I’ve hosted Vancouver’s Gay Pride Festival stage twice. Each time, I memorably introduced politicians like NDP MP Svend Robinson, Liberal MP Hedy Fry, and former BC Premier Ujjal Dosanjh. Edmonton’s festival didn’t have political speeches, which was disappointing in some ways, but also a relief in others.

I opened with a medley of quick change impersonations of Janis Joplin, Marilyn Monroe and Tina Turner.

Dressed as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, I impersonated Gay Icon Judy Garland.

To introduce performers from The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose, I impersonated Julie Andrews and sang a re-written version of “My Favourite Things” from The Sound of Music.

“I especially enjoyed bringing interactive entertainment to the festival.”

In my corporate shows, one of the highlights of every show is audience participation. With that in mind, I especially enjoyed bringing interactive entertainment to the festival. Throughout the day, I included many people in the show and chatted in character with audience members, especially entertainers, technicians and officials. While Edmonton cover band Uptown played classic rock and dance hits, I also posed with audience members.

Midway through the afternoon, it was time for Liza Minnelli. Members of the audience and the Pride Centre of Edmonton Dance Team kicked up their heels with me to “New York, New York”.

From there, I changed in seconds to become Madonna. Some expert “Vogue”-ers from the professional dance team Snap Boys joined me on stage. These dancers had previously performed with Britney Spears impersonator Derrick Barry and RuPaul’s Drag Race runners up Pearl and Adore Delano.

While local band We Were Friends was setting up their gear, I was Dolly Parton. The show had to go on, so I interviewed the charming band members in character. In conclusion, I jumped into “9 to 5” as a sign off for the Dolly Parton portion.

Finally, I ended the show with impersonations of Celine Dion and Cher.

Above all, it was a pleasure to perform for such an adoring audience at Edmonton Pride. I’m grateful for the opportunity.

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Celebrity Impersonator Tracey Bell Entertains Edmonton on CTV Morning Live

Corporate entertainer Tracey Bell capped off her participation in the 2016 Edmonton Pride Festival with a hometown TV appearance.

The award-winning celebrity impersonator last appeared on CTV Morning Live Edmonton in 2013, but she returned with an ambitious goal.

Known for lightning-fast costume changes, Tracey Bell decided to impersonate 10 different divas this time. She chose Dolly Parton, Celine Dion, Marilyn Monroe, Tina Turner, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews, Cher, Madonna, Janis Joplin, and Liza Minnelli. As usual, each diva had her own costume and some trademark zingers.

For her Dolly Parton impersonation, she joked about busty wardrobes. As Celine Dion, she was filled with love. She noted during her Marilyn Monroe performance that CTV anchor Rob Williams had stopped breathing. During her impression of Judy Garland, she mused about lions, tigers, and bears. These were just a few highlights.

More often than not, Tracey Bell’s live television appearances feature media personalities as part of her performance. In that respect, this segment was no different as two CTV Edmonton anchors got involved. After introducing the segment, Stacey Brotzel interacted with Tracey Bell as she brought the various divas to life. Later on, CTV’s Rob Williams donned a full Sonny Bono costume and joined Tracey Bell for her Cher impersonation. Judging by his performance, Rob Williams makes a worthy addition to Tracey Bell’s Sonny Bono collection. Tracey Bell also brought CTV Edmonton meteorologist Cory Edel on as a “boy toy” for Madonna.

Just like the first time, Tracey Bell enjoyed this visit to CTV Edmonton. She and the anchors had fun, but the experience gave viewers an idea of just how inclusive and entertaining Tracey Bell’s live shows are.

Tracey Bell thanks everyone at CTV Edmonton for inviting her back to the show. Watch the full segment below!

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