Celine Dion

Broadway Rave announced that they were doing an event on a boat, so Irvin wanted a thematically appropriate costume... and the only obvious choice was Celine Dion from Titanique.

Irvin has been a huge Celine Dion fan all his life, as seen in the press.  So he was very much the target audience for Titanique, and adored the show both times he'd seen it.  For the costume, aside from the ineffable Celine Dion attitude, Irvin needed to procure two things - an appropriately fabulous dress, and the Heart of the Ocean.

The latter was easy - they were being sold in Titanic Belfast when Irvin went to that museum a few months earlier, and he'd had the foresight to buy.

The dress proved harder - apparently, glittering dresses with high slits have all vanished from Manhattan's thrirft stores.  Luckily, in the sixth thrift store Irvin went to, one in Queens, the owner found the perfect dress, and she and Irvin developed quite the bond as they both tried to squeeze Irvin into it.  The dress is great, just as long as Irvin doesn't gain another pound.

Irvin's friend Maya joined in the fun as Rose, and they danced all over the Ship of Dreams and got photos from every angle.  The one Irvin was most excited about was to capture Rose floating on the door when the ship goes down, and they managed to pull it off!