Save for intermission but including encores, Rufus Wainwright performed for two-and-a-half hours, using that necessary break for a costume change into lederhosen. Musical efforts, meanwhile, began with the lush, like the frustrated “Going to a Town,” and concluded with an encore that saw a white-robed solo performance of “Poses” lead into the diva himself breaking into lipstick ’n’ heels Judy gear, lip-synching to “Get Happy” while his backing band literally tumbled over one another in choreographed fun.
But Wainwright’s campy humor and style are matched by a flawless voice. At a time when Britney and Amy are plagued by media and addiction, Wainwright is, quite frankly, the most reliable diva we’ve got.