[7] In the early 1990s, Arias covered the songs of Holiday in a show titled Strange Fruit which ran for over a year at the Astor Place Theatre on Lafayette Street in New York City and received a positive notice from John Lahr in The New Yorker.

[11][12][13] In 2003 Arias moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to star in Cirque du Soleil's Zumanity at the New York-New York Hotel & Casino.

[16] Arias with a Twist: Deluxe, a revamped and expanded version of the show, returned to New York for a limited run at Abrons Arts Center from September 14 to October 16, 2011.

[19][20] Based on the success of the show, Earl Dax collaborated with Josh Wood who produced Arias in concert at New York's Town Hall on April 21, 2010.

[24] In November 2023, Arias's album, Past Present Future, produced by Zachary D. McMillan and Tommy Karl, was released on the label Beige Records NYC.

[25] Arias’ film credits include Big Top Pee-wee, Mondo New York, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark,[4] Flawless, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything!

[26] He appeared in the German documentary Wie ich lernte die Zahlen zu lieben/How I Learned to Love the Numbers (2014) by Oliver Sechting and Max Taubert.