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Released | May 13, 2022 | |||
Length | 63:32 | |||
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Producer | Tomas Costanza | |||
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Drag: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording) is a concept album written by Alaska Thunderfuck, Ash Gordon, and Tomas Costanza. It was released on May 13, 2022, by PEG Records, Killingsworth Recording Company, Craft Recordings, and Concord Theatricals. The album features a large ensemble cast including Alaska Thunderfuck, Bob the Drag Queen, Divina de Campo, Ginger Minj, Jujubee, Lagoona Bloo, Peppermint, Monét X Change, Margaret Cho, Fortune Feimster, Michelle Visage, Max von Essen, and Nick Adams. There are plans to adapt the album into a live stage production. [1] "Drag Is Expensive" was released as a single on May 5, 2022. [2]
The show won the 2023 Queerty Award for Live Theater. [3]
All tracks are written by Alaska Thunderfuck, Ash Gordon, and Tomas Costanza
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Welcome to the Fishtank" | 4:02 | |
2. | "She's All That" | Adams | 2:09 |
3. | "Cathouse Fever" | 2:57 | |
4. | "Queen Kitty" |
| 2:49 |
5. | "The Accounting Song" | Max von Essen | 2:44 |
6. | "Drag Is Expensive" |
| 3:56 |
7. | "Wigs" |
| 1:52 |
8. | "Gay as Hell" | Jamie Torcellini | 1:31 |
9. | "Gloria Schmidt" |
| 1:52 |
10. | "Out of Your League" | Thunderfuck | 2:41 |
11. | "Miriam Mintz" |
| 1:00 |
12. | "She's Such a Bitch" |
| 5:50 |
13. | "It's So Pretty" |
| 2:45 |
14. | "I'm Just Brendan" | Rodman | 1:58 |
15. | "We Need Money" |
| 2:33 |
16. | "I Don't Like You But I Like You" |
| 3:11 |
17. | "Girls Like Us" | Peppermint | 2:51 |
18. | "Jerry's Dead" |
| 2:22 |
19. | "Two Bitches are Better Than One" |
| 3:02 |
20. | "Real Queens" |
| 2:14 |
21. | "Welcome to the Catfish" |
| 3:28 |
22. | "Brendan Is His Name" |
| 2:20 |
23. | "Get It Together" |
| 3:25 |
Total length: | 63:32 |
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