The recent episode of RuPaul's Drag Race featured one of the hardest challenges of the season: the Rusical, which was based on Annie this year. Jane Don't, who played Miss Shananigans, reveals what she thinks is the key to winning the Rusical.
RuPaul's Drag Race alums Jinkx Monsoon and Plasma lend their voices to Jinkx & Plasma’s Gay Adventure, a new animated short released in honor of Pride Month. Watch it now!
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo reunited on last week's episode of RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars to guest judge a special Wicked challenge! On episode seven of season 10, the queens were tasked with creating a look inspired by Wicked: For Good, working in pairs with one Queen creating a 'Good Witch' look and the other creating a 'Bad Witch' look. Watch highlights in this video!
During the season finale 17 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, which aired on Friday, RuPaul crowned Liza Minnelli as the winner of the 'Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award' on the show’s iconic main stage. Watch her appearance now!
In the highly anticipated season finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” season 17, RuPaul will present Liza Minnelli with the Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award on the show’s iconic main stage.
Will Suzie Toot make it to the finale? Fans will have to tune in to find out. In the meantime, she checks in with BroadwayWorld to discuss everything from her awesome Rusical performance to her theater roots.
When it comes to the great art of rusical theatre, perhaps no one knows more than Jamal Sims. The director/choreographer extraordinaire returned to RuPaul's Drag Race last night to take the helm of every theatre nerd's favorite challenge- the Rusical.
'Glitz and Giggles' combines the best of drag artistry and stand-up comedy, showcasing Alyssa Edwards' incredible talent and charisma (and nerve and uniqueness). Fans can expect a night of jaw-dropping performances, glittering costumes, and side-splitting stories that only Alyssa can deliver. This tour is a celebration of self-expression, individuality, and the joy of drag.
It's monsoon season on Broadway! As BroadwayWorld reported last week, Jinkx Monsoon will soon make a return to the New York City stage. To celebrate the news (x2) we've rounded up just a few videos of our favorite Broadway adjacent Jinkx performances!
The hills were alive with the sound of rusic last week as RuPaul's Drag Race contestants participated in the most anticipated challenge for all Broadway-lovers, the Rusical. How do you solve a problem like casting a Rusical? Well it isn't so much a problem with a true theatre queen like Plasma to lead the company.
RuPaul's Drag Race's 'Rusical' was a parody of The Sound of Music, directed by Hairspray director Adam Shankman. Watch the video, with Melissa McCarthy and a 'You Can't Stop the Beat'-style finale. The Rusical features Dawn, Megami, Mhi’ya Iman Le’Paige, Morphine Love Dion, Nymphia Wind, Plane Jane, Plasma, Q, Sapphira Cristál, and Xunami Muse.
Mrs. Kasha Davis checks in with BroadwayWorld to chat about the message of her new song 'Breakdown', her hopes for the future of Imagination Station, and her rich relationship with theatre.
RuPaul's Drag Race star Alexis Michelle checked in with BroadwayWorld to chat more about her background in theatre, current Broadway inspirations, and more!
Monsoon, who broke box office records starring in Chicago on Broadway earlier this year, and BenDeLaCreme will embark on a 30-city international tour, marking the duo’s biggest tour yet, featuring more cities, more shows, and even bigger theaters (including the iconic Dolby Theatre).
The remaining contestants on RuPaul's Drag Race season 15 parodied Footloose in the season 15 Rusical, Wigloose, during the most recent episode of the hit MTV series. Watch a video of Anetra, Loosey LaDuca, Luxx Noir London, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, Salina EsTitties, and Sasha Colby taking on the Rusical now!
The remaining contestants on RuPaul's Drag Race season 15 are competing in the annual Rusical! This season, the Rusical is titled 'Wigloose,' a takeoff on the classic musical Footloose. Watch a sneak peek video of Anetra, Loosey LaDuca, Luxx Noir London, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, Salina EsTitties, and Sasha Colby preparing for the challenge!
Many queens wrap up their experience on RuPaul's Drag Race with big dreams of what comes next. For some, that dream is Broadway (see Jinkx Monsoon slaying as Mama Morton in Chicago). Marcia Marcia Marcia has already been there done that... but really. As the resident Broadway baby of Season 15, Marcia let their theatrical talents shine throughout their time on the show, which sadly concluded last week.
On February 2 and 3, The Green Room 42 will present the nightclub debut of Blair St. Clair, the drag star, recording artists and vocalist, in 'Legally Blair,' a new show about their life, liberty, and the pursuit of dreaming wide awake. Blair recently checked in with BroadwayWorld to chat all about the new show!
Which RuPaul's Drag Race stars have been on Broadway? Which drag queens have dreams of making in big in musical theatre? BroadwayWorld chatted with many of them about their big Broadway dreams!
The worlds of drag and Broadway are about to collide in a major way with Drag: The Musical- a full-length, herstory-making show from the minds of songwriters Tomas Costanza, Ashley Gordon, and drag superstar Alaska Thunderfuck. Today, the studio cast recording was released in advance of several forthcoming live event workshops this June at The Bourbon Room in Los Angeles.
Last summer, when live entertainment everywhere came to a screeching halt, two of the world's most beloved drag queens were looking ahead... to the holidays.
The queens of Season 13 of RuPaul's DragRace have got star quality, but perhaps none are shining as brightly as the luminous Olivia Lux. Before hitting the workroom, this New York City queen worked it out on the stage, and now she's drawing on her musical theatre roots to shantay her way to the crown.
Tina Burner has already taken New York and now the fire is spreading. The self-proclaimed 'Manhattan monster with a heart of gold' is burning up the competition on Season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race, constantly drawing on her rich background in performing and calling on inspiration from the city she calls home.
Cancel your plans to troll on her crusade. Rosé has arrived on RuPaul's Drag Race and nobody's gonna rain on this theatre queen's parade! The New York City-based drag star has already proven herself the triple-threat of Season 13, showing off her vocal prowess, quick wit, and command of the stage week after week. Will she snatch the crown and the title of 'America's Next Drag Superstar'?
As the pandemic continues to sweep the world, bringing a second wave of lockdowns, Drag icon Nina West and Walt Disney Studios animator Dan Lund ( Frozen, Frozen 2) have teamed up to ask people to 'Mask up, Stay home, and Watch a Musical' with the release of their new, made-at-home musical short, Quarantine Dream.