Nina West News

Emmy ® Award-winners RuPaul and World of Wonder (“RuPaul's Drag Race,” “Million Dollar Listing,” “Out Of Iraq,” upcoming HBO documentary “Liberty: Mother of Exiles”) hosted the third annual RuPaul's DragCon NYC at the Javits Convention Center this weekend. The drag and pop culture extravaganza welcomed 100,000 attendees between the LA and NYC events in 2019, with over 150 of the world's top drag queens mixing and mingling with fans of all ages and backgrounds. World of Wonder made major announcements out of the convention, including the news of the “RuPaul's Drag Race Live!” Las Vegas residency coming in January 2020, and the international expansion of the massively successful convention with 2020's RuPaul's DragCon UK. RuPaul's DragCon UK will make its debut at the Olympia London on January 18-19 2020, and tickets are on sale now at uk.rupaulsdragcon.com. “RuPaul's Drag Race” judge Michelle Visage announced the news from the DragCon Main Stage surrounded by stars of upcoming “RuPaul's Drag Race UK,” which premieres in the US and select territories on October 3rd on WOW Presents Plus, the exclusive place to watch day-and-date with the UK transmission. Additionally, Michelle announced that The Official “RuPaul's Drag Race UK” Season 1 Tour kicks off in November, hosted by Alyssa Edwards. Tickets are available at VossEvents.com.

Sasha Velour's a?oeSmoke & Mirrors,a?? the critically-acclaimed one-queen show by global drag superstar and theatre producer, Sasha Velour, will come to Boston on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 8pm at the Emerson Colonial Theatre as part of the show's 23-city North American tour. This is Velour's first solo tour, following her win of a?oeRuPaul's Drag Racea?? Season 9 and sold-out engagements of a?oeSmoke & Mirrorsa?? in New York City, Los Angeles, London, Australia and New Zealand this year. 

Sasha Velour's a?oeSmoke & Mirrors,a?? the critically-acclaimed one-queen show by global drag superstar and theatre producer, Sasha Velour, will come to Asbury Park on Friday, November 15, 2019 at Paramount Theatre, as part of the show's 23-city North American tour. This is Velour's first solo tour, following her win of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9, and sold-out engagements of a?oeSmoke & Mirrorsa?? in New York City, Los Angeles, London, Australia, and New Zealand this year. Tickets will be on sale to the public on SmokeandMirrorsLive.com this Thursday, September 5 at 10 am EST.

Broadway stars are headed to RuPaul's DragCon for a panel about Disney on Broadway next week!

We are pleased to let our readers know about some of the local restaurants, bars and businesses that are offering festive specialties for PRIDE weekend in NYC and some that are making donations to organizations that benefit our LGBTQ friends. Check them out and celebrate WorldPride.

World of Wonder, the Emmy-winning media company behind RuPaul's Drag Race, the MILLION DOLLAR LISTING Franchise, and upcoming documentaries Liberty: Mother of Exiles (HBO) and STONEWALL OUTLOUD (YouTube Original), today announces new summer series coming to its owned-and-operated premium streaming platform WOW Presents Plus. The programming features both longtime fan-favorites as well as stars of the just-wrapped Season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race, and joins the robust offerings on the platform including Emmy-nominated Untucked, Drag Race Thailand, and a vast library of scripted and unscripted World of Wonder-produced series and features. All-new episodes of popular series UNHhhh starring Trixie & Katya, Fashion Photo RuView, and Bro'Laska will also come to the platform this summer among other returners.

HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, which makes its triumphant return to the Short North Stage's Garden Theatre (1187 N. High Street in downtown Columbus) this June, is a musical that thrives in its awkward pauses. It is one-part comedy, two parts heartbreaking exposition of a soul-bearing torment, blended together with a pulsating rock soundtrack.

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams announced today the release of an ice cream flavor, online collection, and t-shirt in partnership with Nina West for Pride Month. In continued and long-standing support of the LBGTQ+ community, Jeni's is donating 100% of profits from each item during the month of June to The Nina West Foundation, which supports LBGTQ+ causes.

Emmy ® Award-winners RuPaul and World of Wonder ("RuPaul's Drag Race," "Million Dollar Listing," upcoming documentaries "STONEWALL OUTLOUD" and "Liberty: Mother of Exiles") hosted the fifth annual and largest ever RuPaul's DragCon LA at the Los Angeles Convention Center this weekend. Attendees from 44 different countries mixed and mingled with over 75 of the world's top Drag Queens and other talent at the massively successful drag and pop culture convention. RuPaul's DragCon NYC tickets are now on sale for the weekend of September 6th-8th, and the convention returns to Los Angeles May 1st-3rd, 2020.

The Boch Center, World of Wonder and Voss Events announced that The Official RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 11 Tour will take the Boch Center Shubert Theatre stage on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 8:00PM. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 5 at 10:00AM.

Emmy-award winning production company World of Wonder and Voss Events present The Official RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 11 Tour, to kick off a sickening run of shows on Sunday, May 26th in Los Angeles.

The Butterfly Guild - formerly Pleasure Guild of Nationwide Children's Hospital presented Disney's The Little Mermaid February 22-24th, 2019. This is their annual broadway-style production at the historic Palace Theatre in downtown Columbus. All of the proceeds raised goes to support Nationwide Children's Hospital Hospice and Palliative Care Program.

Global superstar Miley Cyrus joins Emmy® Award-winning host RuPaul and judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews to kick off the season 11 premiere of “RuPaul's Drag Race” on Thursday, February 28 at 9PM ET/PT on VH1. The new season will feature all 90-minute episodes followed by “RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked” after show at 10:30 PM ET/PT. In the jaw-dropping premiere, Cyrus goes undercover in the workroom to spy on the new cast of queens. The first test is to create signature looks from materials belonging to former “RuPaul's Drag Race” legends.

The 11th season of Emmy(R) Award-winning 'RuPaul's Drag Race' is set to be the most fashionable, fearless and jaw-dropping spectacle in 'Drag Race' herstory. The newest queens vying for the title of 'America's Next Drag Superstar' were introduced via a VH1 YouTube Live hosted by Olympic medalist Adam Rippon and season 10 winner Aquaria. A premiere date for the new season will be announced soon.

The internationally acclaimed Stan's Cafe bring their latest show, The Capital, a bold and visual play about world inequality, to Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 24 - 27 October.

Nina West celebrated 15 years performing by featuring some of the favorite performances over the last 15 years from shows produced by Nina during 10 performances of SUPERcalidragaliciousNINAWESTadocious!

Celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, the internationally acclaimed Stan's Cafe premiere their latest show at Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 14 - 21 May (press night Tue 17 May, 8pm), followed by a tour of the North East from 24 May - 11 June. Featuring their playfully inventive style, Made Up reveals the surprising and moving relationship between a young actress and her make-up artist.

Stadium Virginium V - Generation West performed at Axis Nightclub Feb 12-20th. Virginia West has rocked you through the ages, and this time was no different.... It got louder and dirtier! They 'Spiced Up the Audience Life' when Virginia took on the 90's, all the grunge and rock of what was a new breed of music! The power rockers of the 90's ain't got nothing on GENERATION WEST!

Nineteen local Columbus Theater's gathered on Monday June 29th, 2015 to perform and support a great cause-Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Special Host Nina West introduced performances from many of the region's theater companies, including CATCO, Columbus Children's Theatre, Columbus Entertainment Productions 4 Charity, Curtain Players, Emerald City Players, Imagine Productions, King Avenue Players, Little Theatre Off Broadway, Otterbein Dept. of Theatre & Dance, Pickerington Community Theatre, Pleasure Guild of Nationwide Children's Hospital, Short North Stage, Shots in the Dark, SNAP! Performance Productions, Vaud-Villities, Warehouse Theatre Company, Weathervane Playhouse, Westerville Civic Theatre, Worthington Community Theatre.

This summer, the Columbus theater scene is full of shows that are sure to engage, inspire and entertain. From dance to live music to a variety of local productions, here is your comprehensive list of theater happenings on Columbus' summer stages.