WHEN:
START SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Open Run
WHERE:
New World Stages
340 West 50th Street
NY
CAST:
The Musical features Alaska Thunderf*ck as Kitty Galloway (through 1/11/25), Nick Adams as Alexis Gilmore, Lagoona Bloo as Tuna Turner, Jan Sport as Savannah St. James, Jujubee as The Tigress, Nick Laughlin as Puss Puss Dubois, J. Elaine Marcos as Gloria Schmidt/Rita Laritz, Bre Jackson as Dixie Coxworth, Luxx Noir London as Popcorn, Eddie Korbich as Drunk Jerry, Remi Tuckman and Yair Keydar alternate the role of ten-year-old Brendan Hutchinson, and Joey McIntyre (through 11/24/24) plays the straight man, Tom Hutchinson.
CREATIVE TEAM:
The band for DRAG: The Musical features Andrew Orbison (conductor and keyboard), Ariel Bellvalaire (guitar), Tyler Connaghan (guitar), and Jasmine Guevara (drums).
Jennifer Rogers will serve as Production Stage Manager and Matthew Hermann as Assistant Stage Manager.
The design team includes Jason Sherwood (scenic design), Marco Marco (costume design), Adam Honore (lighting design), Drew Levy (sound design), Domino Couture (wig design), Aaron Rhyne (projection design), and Aurora Sexton (makeup design). Casting is by RBT Casting, Ryan Bernard Tymensky, CSA.
General Management is by KGM Theatrical. Production Management is by Aurora Productions.
DRAG: The Musical is produced by Tomas Costanza, Scott Prisand, Matthew Weaver, Hillary Weaver, Janet Billing Rich, Paolo & Jodie Coppola, Aron & Gabe Alves-Tomko, Concord Theatricals, Producer Entertainment Group, David Charpentier, Jacob Slane, Jackie Huba, Nicholas Kaiser, Rob Kolson, Sarina Neer, and Liesl Wilke.
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“...In DRAG: The Musical, two Drag Houses, both alike in indignity, vie for supremacy in a wig-snatching journey of fashion, family, and forgiveness. After a bitter split, two estranged queens bring their already simmering tensions to a boiling point when they open competing clubs. In this queen-eat-queen tale of spite and survival, there’s only one rule: no lip-synching allowed…"
