DRAGWORLD returns to the UK after two victorious years of glamour, glitter and big hair, where thousands of fans from all corners of the UK and world descend on London, all ready to meet their favourite stars of RuPaul's Drag Race, the best Kings, Queens and bubbling new talent of tomorrow.
For two performances only, more than 200 singers from Seattle Men's Chorus (SMC) will bask in six decades of #1 hits. Believe: The Music of Cher runs at Seattle's McCaw Hall on March 30, 2019 at 8pm and March 31, 2019 at 2pm. It features a special appearance by the nation's premier Cher impersonator Chad Michaels who hair-flipped his way to the championship of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.
The 21st Costume Designers Guild Awards took place on Tuesday, February 19 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, celebrating excellence in film, television, and short form Costume Design as voted on by the Guild's membership. The CDG includes more than 1,000 Costume Designers and Illustrators working in motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos, and new media programs throughout the world.
Gordon Greenberg set to direct 'BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER: THE MUSICAL,' as part of the inaugural MTFestUK, taking place February 18-20. Casting announced.
In an unexpected twist, RuPaul crowned two winners in the jaw-dropping finale of “RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars” for the first-ever winning tie. After an iconic season of fierce runway battles and lip-syncs, Monét X Change and Trinity The Tuck earned the title of “America's Next Drag Superstar,” $100,000 cash each and coveted spots in the “Drag Race Hall of Fame.”
Madison's Andrew Abrams, Capital City Theatre's Artistic Director, travels to London to workshop BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER: THE MUSICAL, for which he wrote the music.
BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER: THE MUSICAL has been selected by the MTFestUK for it's inaugural showcase of new musicals.
The nominees for the 50th NAACP Image Awards were exclusively announced today at the Television Critics Association's (TCA) TV One's joint press conference with Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP and Alfred Liggins, Chairman and CEO of TV One. The winners will be revealed during the Two-Hour LIVE TV special airing on TV One on Saturday, March 30, 2019.
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.
After global sold out tours, comedy queen and RuPaul's Drag Race champion Bianca Del Rio announces North American dates for her brand new comedy show It's Jester Joke.
After global sold out tours, comedy queen and RuPaul's Drag Race champion Bianca Del Rio announces North American dates for her brand new comedy show It's Jester Joke. The self-proclaimed “clown in a gown” tells tales of her worldwide adventures and the outrageous circus that is her life in her comical “tell it like it is” voice, covering life from politics to travel, family and social media. Bianca's “It's Jester Joke” Tour will travel the continent this fall bringing her irreverent, side-splitting comedy to over 40 cities, including the first ever drag queen performance at NYC's legendary Carnegie Hall, in what will be the biggest ever solo drag show tour in North America.
TLC turns fantasy into reality in DRAG ME DOWN THE AISLE, an all-new wedding special following four of America's most beloved drag queens coming to the rescue as they make it their mission to help a struggling bride salvage her big day. Premiering Saturday, March 9 at 9/8c, this journey to the altar is a fun and emotional roller coaster ride filled with laughter, tears, frustration and joy that will surely have viewers rooting for a happily ever after.
Feinstein's/54 Below presents the return of Robbie Rozelle in Songs From Inside My Locker on Saturday, February 23 and Friday, March 1 at 9:30 pm. After creating shows for Jessica Vosk, Melissa Errico, Kate Baldwin and Nikka Graff Lanzarone, writer/director Robbie Rozelle turns the tables on himself with two performances of his debut solo show to be preserved as part of Broadway Records' Live at Feinstein's/54 Below series. Songs From Inside My Locker is written by Robbie Rozelle and features musical direction and arrangements by Josh D. Smith, with a six-piece band known collectively as 'The Two Drink Minimum.' Special guests include Bonnie Milligan (Head Over Heels) and Maya Days (Aida).
The dance company Los Vivancos, made up of brothers Aaron, Elias, Cristo, Judah, Josua and Israel, will be presented as contestants in the first edition of "The World's Best," an American TV show that seeks new talent all over the world. Next Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. CST, the audience will be able to enjoy the performance of Los Vivancos on this prime-time show. Will they go to the second phase of the talent show?
The dance company Los Vivancos, made up of brothers Aaron, Elias, Cristo, Judah, Josua and Israel, will perform their internationally reknown mix of flamenco, ballet, martial arts, street dance, theatre and acrobatics at the Harris Center on Monday, February 18.
Gordon Greenberg set to direct 'BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER: THE MUSICAL,' as part of the inaugural MTFestUK, taking place February 18-20. Casting announced.
After a critically acclaimed run in Philadelphia last summer, RuPaul's Drag Race Star Mimi Imfurst will return as Hedwig in reTHEATER's production of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's gender bending rock musical HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH. The production was nominated for a 2018 Barrymore Awatd and The Philadelphia Inquirer hailed Imfurst as giving 'a performance worthy of a rock star, at once weepy and melodramatic and infused with the fury and angst of long-endured sorrow.' It will be presented for one night only: Friday, February 15 at 7pm at The Laurie Beechman Theatre (inside West Bank Cafe at 407 West 42nd Street -- at Ninth Avenue). Tickets are $23 plus a $20 food/drink minimum. A $40 VIP ticket including priority seating and meet-and-greet is also available. To purchase tickets, call 212-352-3101 or visit www.SpinCycleNYC.com.
After the smash success of her Troop Beverly Heels premiere tour with Trixie Mattel in 2018, drag icon Peaches Christ is starting off 2019 by paying tribute to one of the most fan-requested movies in the history of Peaches Christ Productions. Here comes the world premiere tour of Mean Gays!
It's survival of the fiercest when Kimmy Chi (RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8 finalist Kim Chi), a home-schooled transfer student from South Korea, moves to an American high school ruled by drag queen girl-gang The Plastics, led by the terrifying Willam George (RuPaul's Drag Race Season 4 firebrand Willam, currently stealing scenes opposite Lady Gaga in Bradley Cooper's A Star Is Born), and her ignorant band of loyal followers, Peaches Swallows Wieners (Peaches Christ) and stoner dingbat Laganja Smith (RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6 standout Laganja Estranja, also seen in the Netflix series Dancing Queen). Will Kimmy fit in with these mean gays, or will they throw her under the school bus? Mean Gays is a hilariously irreverent live musical parody of the 2004 cult classic film Mean Girls starring Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey, and Rachel McAdams.
Audience members are encouraged to pretend it's Wednesday and deck themselves out in their pinkest attire! Care for some alcohol? If you're going to drink, please do it at the Cool Mom cocktail bar in the lobby.
Reserved seating for Mean Gays starts at $35. VIP packages are available which include a post-show meet and greet with the cast, a signed poster, two complimentary cocktails, and other surprises. Tickets are available online at https://www.themontalban.com/shows or via phone by calling (323) 461-6999, or in person at The Montalb n box office at 1615 North Vine Street in Hollywood, Monday through Friday, 1pm 6pm.
Queer|Art, the New York City-based non-profit supporting the creative and professional development of LGBTQ artists, continues the Winter 2019 season of Queer|Art|Film at IFC Center on March 4 and April 8. Queer|Art|Film, presented by HBO, is a monthly screening series in which some of New York's most unique artists present and discuss the films that have most inspired them. This season Queer Art's flipping the script by inviting celebrated drag queens to present and discuss films that have inspired their craft in post-screening kikis. Curated by Adam Baran and Brooklyn drag diva Lady Quesadilla, this season entitled 'Winter's a Drag,' serves as the sequel to the 2014 Summer of Drag season. More info is below; screenings begin at 8pm.