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Rachel Dratch

Rachel Dratch is a Tony-nominated actress, writer, and comedian best known for her seven seasons on Saturday Night Live. She got her start at the Second City Theater in Chicago, where she co-wrote and performed in 4 mainstage revues, receiving two Joseph Jefferson Awards.

Date of Birth: February 22, 1966 (60)

Birth Place: Lexington, MA, USA

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Rachel Dratch is a Tony-nominated actress, writer, and comedian best known for her seven seasons on Saturday Night Live. She got her start at the Second City Theater in Chicago, where she co-wrote and performed in 4 mainstage revues, receiving two Joseph Jefferson Awards. New York theater credits include Love’s Labours Lost (Delacorte), Ripcord (MTC), Privacy (Public), the title role in Sylvia (George St), and her Broadway debut in POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive. Rachel has appeared in the films Click, Just Go With It and Wine Country, to name a few, and television series such as The King of Queens, 30 Rock, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as John’s wife, Wanda Jo. She is also the host of the podcast Woo Woo with Rachel Dratch.

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STAGE CREDITS

Kiss of the Spider Woman
[Off-Broadway]
2027
Featured [Replacement]
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
[Off-Broadway]
2027
Patty
The Rocky Horror Show
[Broadway]
2026
Narrator
High Spirits
[Off-Broadway]
2026
Edith
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2022
Stephanie
Celebrity Autobiography Celebrity Autobiography
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2018
Performer
Crazy for You Crazy for You
[Off-Broadway]
Manhattan Concert Production, 2017
Patricia Fodor
Privacy Privacy
[Off-Broadway]
Public Theater and Donmar Warehouse Production, 2016
Performer
White Rabbit Red Rabbit White Rabbit Red Rabbit
[Off-Broadway]
New York Premiere Production, 2016
Performer [Replacement]
Ripcord Ripcord
[Off-Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Off-Broadway Production, 2015
Colleen
Tail! Spin! Tail! Spin!
[Off-Broadway]
Culture Project Production, 2014
Wives, Tails, Beards and Barbara Walters
Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell
[Off-Broadway]
2007
Performer [Replacement]
The 24 Hour Plays 2006
[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2006
Sylvie
The 24 Hour Plays 2005
[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2005
Sissy
The 24 Hour Plays 2004
[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2004
Joyce
The 24 Hour Plays 2003
[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2003
Nancy

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Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2026 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Rachel Dratch, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

Drama League Awards - 2022 - Distinguished Performance Awards

Rachel Dratch, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive

Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Rachel Dratch, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive

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Rosie O'Donnell Returns To Broadway After 20 Years In THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Photo
Rosie O'Donnell Returns To Broadway After 20 Years In THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
by Bruce Glikas - Oct 9, 2026

Rosie O'Donnell is back on Broadway! After a 20 year absence, the Tony Award winner is filling in for Rachel Dratch as the 'Narrator' in The Rocky Horror Show. Check out photos from her first performance!
Video: Rosie O'Donnell Joins THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW on Broadway Photo
Video: Rosie O'Donnell Joins THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW on Broadway
by Michael Major - Oct 7, 2026

Watch videos of Rosie O'Donnell's first performance in The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway, featuring videos of her performing the 'Time Warp' and making her first entrance.
Bianca Del Rio to Bring IT GETS BITTER Tour to Portland Photo
Bianca Del Rio to Bring IT GETS BITTER Tour to Portland
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2026

International drag superstar Bianca Del Rio has announced the 2027 North American dates of her global stand-up comedy tour Bianca Del Rio: It Gets Bitter. Learn more here.
Bianca Del Rio to Bring IT GETS BITTER to Tobin Center for the Performing Arts Photo
Bianca Del Rio to Bring IT GETS BITTER to Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 6, 2026

Drag superstar Bianca Del Rio announced 2027 North American dates for her seventh stand-up comedy tour IT GETS BITTER, visiting more than 50 U.S. and Canadian cities. The RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE winner performs in San Antonio on February 14, 2027.
Patti LuPone and Bianca Del Rio to Perform at Kravis Center in 2027 Photo
Patti LuPone and Bianca Del Rio to Perform at Kravis Center in 2027
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 6, 2026

Patti LuPone will perform SONGS FROM A HAT and Bianca Del Rio will bring her IT GETS BITTER World Comedy Tour to the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach.
Bianca Del Rio to Bring IT GETS BITTER Tour to the Golden Gate Theatre Photo
Bianca Del Rio to Bring IT GETS BITTER Tour to the Golden Gate Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 6, 2026

Bianca Del Rio will perform her stand-up comedy tour IT GETS BITTER at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre. It Gets Bitter is Bianca's new hour of standup and marks her seventh world tour.
Bianca Del Rio to Launch IT GETS BITTER Tour Feb–June 2027 Photo
Bianca Del Rio to Launch IT GETS BITTER Tour Feb–June 2027
by Rachel Stone - Oct 6, 2026

Bianca Del Rio announced over 50 North American dates for her global stand-up tour IT GETS BITTER, running February through June across the U.S. and Canada. The tour marks the drag superstar's seventh world tour and celebrates her 30-year career.
Video: Just In Time for Spooky Season... Learn 'The Time Warp' from THE ROCKY HORROR Photo
Video: Just In Time for Spooky Season... Learn 'The Time Warp' from THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
by Sam Anctil - Oct 2, 2026

In this video, watch as Ben hits the rehearsal room to break down Ani Taj's Tony-nominated choreography for Broadway's The Rocky Horror Show with the help of dance captain Renée Albulario. Can you keep up?
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld September 26, 2026
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 26, 2026

Photos: Jake Shears and More in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Photo
Photos: Jake Shears and More in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 25, 2026

You can now see new photos of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, featuring Jake Shears as “Frank-N-Furter” as well as Lorna Courtney as “Janet”, Rachel Dratch as “Narrator,” Amber Gray as “Riff Raff,” and more.
24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY to Honor Thomas Kail Photo
24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY to Honor Thomas Kail
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2026

The 24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY will return to Todd Haimes Theatre to honor director Thomas Kail and benefit the organization's arts programming and educational initiatives.
Bernadette Peters & Rachel Dratch Join Netflix's A MAN ON THE INSIDE Final Season Photo
Bernadette Peters & Rachel Dratch Join Netflix's A MAN ON THE INSIDE Final Season
by Michael Major - Sep 24, 2026

Bernadette Peters and Rachel Dratch have joined the final season of Netflix's A Man on the Inside. The Ted Danson-led series is currently in production for its third and last season.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld September 24, 2026- First Look at Alaska Thunderf*ck in th Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld September 24, 2026- First Look at Alaska Thunderf*ck in the OH, MARY! on Tour and More
by - Sep 24, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 24, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Rachel Dratch & Jeff Hiller Join Encores! YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN Photo
Rachel Dratch & Jeff Hiller Join Encores! YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 23, 2026

Happiness is Encores! news! NEW YORK CITY CENTER just announced that Encores! Let ’Em Eat Cake replaces the previously announced Hallelujah, Baby! from March 17 through 28, 2027. The  production will be directed by Zack Winokur (Artistic Director, AMOC), in association with Opera  Philadelphia, with Guest Music Director Rob Berman leading The Encores! Orchestra. Hallelujah, Baby! will be presented during a future Encores! season to allow more time for creative development. 
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW to Celebrate Halloween With Special Events Photo
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW to Celebrate Halloween With Special Events
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 22, 2026

The Rocky Horror Show at Studio 54 on Broadway will mark Halloween with in-theater events throughout October, including collaborations with Nathan's Famous, local bars, and costume shops.
J. Harrison Ghee, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Joshua Henry and More Join New 42 Artist C Photo
J. Harrison Ghee, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Joshua Henry and More Join New 42 Artist Council
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 22, 2026

New 42 has added J. Harrison Ghee, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Joshua Henry, and more to its Artist Council, a group of professional artists who serve as ambassadors.
Rosie O'Donnell to Join THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW For Limited Run This Fall Photo
Rosie O'Donnell to Join THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW For Limited Run This Fall
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 16, 2026

Rosie O'Donnell will take on the role of Narrator in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW for a two-week limited run while Rachel Dratch takes a leave from the production.
Photos: Kevin McHale, Lorna Courtney, and More in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Photo
Photos: Kevin McHale, Lorna Courtney, and More in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2026

The Rocky Horror Show welcomed new cast members including Lorna Courtney, Kevin McHale, Jimin Moon, George Salazar and Valentina. Plus, current “Phantom” Paul Soileau is playing the role of “Frank-N-Furter.' Check out all new photos of the cast!
Exclusive: Watch Anania Sing 'Science Fiction/Double Feature' from THE ROCKY HORROR S Photo
Exclusive: Watch Anania Sing 'Science Fiction/Double Feature' from THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
by Sam Anctil - Sep 5, 2026

Watch a video of The Rocky Horror Show swing Anania deliver an exclusive performance of 'Science Fiction/Double Feature.' Filmed at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, she shares her rendition of the opening number with Jane Cardona on the piano.
Video: First Look at the New Stars of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Photo
Video: First Look at the New Stars of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
by Michael Major - Aug 25, 2026

The Rocky Horror Show has released a first look at the new stars in costume, including Lorna Courtney as “Janet,” Kevin McHale making his Broadway debut, as “Brad,” Jimin Moon as “Rocky”, and George Salazar as “Eddie/Dr. Scott.” Watch the video!
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Rachel Dratch been in?

Rachel Dratch has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.

How many West End shows has Rachel Dratch been in?

Rachel Dratch has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Rachel Dratch been nominated for?

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show, Distinguished Performance Awards (Drama League Awards) for POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive.

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