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There is something so campy about being inside a church on the Upper West Side while a model struts the runway in an orange feather wig (the Fourth Universalist Society in the City of New York, to be exact).
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Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
But because the world of Beetlejuice includes a campy depiction of the bureaucratic afterlife, Charles isn’t gone from the story.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
Throughout the delightfully campy video, Carpenter and Jenna Ortega, quite literally, fight to the death over what appears to be Ortega’s current boyfriend and Carpenter’s ex.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
From opening up for Olivia Rodrigo to this latest Lollapalooza set, her theatrical, campy and intensely physical performances have captivated audiences across the country – even those who may not have been enamored with her music off a casual Spotify listen.
—Christine Werthman, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2024
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Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
But because the world of Beetlejuice includes a campy depiction of the bureaucratic afterlife, Charles isn’t gone from the story.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
Throughout the delightfully campy video, Carpenter and Jenna Ortega, quite literally, fight to the death over what appears to be Ortega’s current boyfriend and Carpenter’s ex.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
From opening up for Olivia Rodrigo to this latest Lollapalooza set, her theatrical, campy and intensely physical performances have captivated audiences across the country – even those who may not have been enamored with her music off a casual Spotify listen.
—Christine Werthman, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Campy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campy. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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