Drag Superstar Dixie Longate Loves Sharing Her Tupperware Story

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The pandemic couldn't have ended soon enough for Dixie Longate. Forced to be with her three children – Wynona, Dwayne, and Absorbine, Jr. – for the duration (which on her website she calls "the meanest thing anyone has ever done to her"), she welcomes the return to live performance with her current tour. Her next stop is Boston's Emerson Colonial Theatre, where "Dixie's Tupperware Party" plays on Friday, April 21, 2023. (For more details, follow this link.

Dixie "looks a bit as Little Bo Peep might if she fell down Alice's rabbit hole and emerged several days later – in drag," writes the New York Times. In reviewing the show, Broadway World called it show "hilarious." Adding, "I guarantee you will be laughing from start to finish, and perhaps even more since Dixie greets her party guests in the lobby beforehand and sells Tupperware there following most performances."

EDGE caught up with Ms. Longate recently to talk all these Tupperware and how it has changed her life.

EDGE: Who is Dixie Longate?

Dixie Longate: I'm just a single gal from Mobile, Alabama. I'm in my late twenties to mid-thirties to early forties. Well, somewhere in there. I've got three kids. I'm just going about my days making sure that people have their creative food storage needs met, because that's what I do. I'm a giver.'

EDGE: How did you get involved with Tupperware?

Dixie Longate: I started selling Tupperware about 21 years ago now. It was part of the conditions of my parole. I had to get a job. My parole officer, an adorable lesbian, said I needed a job in order to get my kids back. I didn't want them back, but it's better than going to prison. It's so stupid. I don't like that law. She is the one who suggested that I start selling Tupperware. Because of my many restraining orders, I was not allowed in people's homes, but she worked her magic so I could do it. At my first party, somebody's asked if I wanted a drink. Of course, I said no because I was working. They said, "It's a party!" so I was hooked. A friend told me that I should host my parties on stage as a show to entertain more people. I ended up going off Broadway with it. Turned it into a whole show in 2007, and then the tour started in 2008, and it just keeps going like a damn freight train.

EDGE: Why were you on parole?

Dixie Longate: Which time? You know, things happen. You're in a store and then a turkey falls into your handbag when it's Thanksgiving. One thing leads to another, and then you're sitting behind bars with a bunch of people who are street walkers, and six of them you know. Honestly, nothing major. I've never been indicted in any of the murders of my husbands. I think that's a very important to note. Just because you're holding the axe doesn't mean you've used it. Just little things. Nothing major. Nothing that you can't white out on a resume.

EDGE: Do you have a favorite Tupperware product?

Dixie Longate: Where do you start? I have so many. First of all, I think the Jell-O shot caddy is amazing. You can take your Jell-O shots to church. It's one of the best things in the world, and it makes the service go so much faster. I love my wine opener because it makes a great stocking stuffer. Give 'em to your kids, and you are giving them a life skill. I've found plenty of things in the Tupperware catalog that I just adore, and these products will change your life.

EDGE: What is something that Tupperware should never be used for?

Dixie Longate: I can't think of a thing. I've used it for everything. For example, my reverend came in and he said, "What's all that Tupperware doing under your bed?" I said, "Why are you in the bedroom? It's not Thursday." I just use it for everything. When I'm on the road I have certain pieces that I pack and travel with because I can't be without them.

EDGE: Your parties involve a lot of audience participation. What do you enjoy most about it?

Dixie Longate: I never know what I'm going to get. Every show is always fresh and fun because I never know who's going to share something with me. I never know what kind of response I'm going to get when I ask a question. I've got a little section in the middle of the show where I just ask questions from the audience. I want to know what their favorite piece of Tupperware is, or if they have a favorite memory about Tupperware. People have shared not only the sweetest memories, but some of like craziest and weirdest memories with me, too. That's the best thing about the show. It always keeps it fresh and exciting for me and I never get bored.

EDGE: Will this your first time in Boston?

Dixie Longate: Yes, it will be. I'm so excited. I've tried to get into Boston for ages. I am excited about the Emerson theatre. It's such a big venue that it makes me all tingly in my lady parts. I'm so happy to have Boston just wrap their arms around me. I just can't wait to cuddle with them all.

EDGE: What are you looking forward to the most while on tour?

Dixie Longate: I love going to a new city and exploring it. I always put out a little alert when I'm coming so the locals will give me ideas of places to visit and places to eat. It just saves me time on having to find things on my own.

EDGE: What makes you a great Tupperware lady?

Dixie Longate: Booze! Its the number one thing to make any party better. I not only love the product, but I love people. I want to connect them together. Tupperware will save you time and money. I also love sharing the Tupperware story. At the end of the day, this show is about finding the great parts of yourself that you may have forgotten about and taking them to the surface and going out into the world and making it a little bit better.

EDGE: Tell us something people would be surprised to know about you?

Dixie Longate: I think everybody knows everything about me. It's pretty much on the surface when I walk into a room. Most people are like, "Gosh, she sure is pretty," and I say, "I know. Jesus was in a good mood when he made me." My life's pretty much an open book, and it's on record so that people can read it at the courthouse. All you have to do is go in and just read the court dockets.

"Dixie's Tupperware Party" plays on Friday, April 21, 2023 at the Emerson Colonial Theatre, 106 Colonial Street, Boston, MA. For more details, follow this link.