Flip Phone Presents: Lord Of The Rings Drag Brunch

At City Winery NYC, “The Lord of the Rings” refers not to Peter Jackson’s film trilogy, but to a rock/pop live performance that borrows the title’s weight and familiarity. In a city where Tolkien and Jackson have long been part of repertory screenings and fan culture, the name lands with built-in associations, even when the content shifts. The setting matters, too: City Winery frames the show as an intimate, seated concert rather than a stadium ritual. The critical question is how deliberately the performance engages that mythology, instead of simply trading on it.