Drag: The Musical | |
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Music | Tomas Costanza Justin Andrew Honard Ash Gordon |
Lyrics | Tomas Costanza Justin Andrew Honard Ash Gordon |
Book | Tomas Costanza Justin Andrew Honard Ash Gordon |
Premiere | 23 September 2022: The Bourbon Room, Los Angeles |
Productions | 2022 Los Angeles 2024 Off-Broadway |
Awards | 2024 Queerty Award for Live Theater |
Drag: The Musical is an Off-Broadway musical with music, lyrics and book by Tomas Costanza, Ash Gordon, and winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 2 Alaska Thunderfuck. [1] [2] [3]
Drag: The Musical was originally released as a concept album written by Alaska Thunderfuck, Tomas Costanza, and Ash Gordon. [4] In May 2022, Drag: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording) was released, and featured 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. [5] [6]
A workshop version of the show was held in June 2022. [7] The first official run started at the Bourbon Room on Hollywood Boulevard in September 2022, concluding the following month. [8] [9] In March 2024, they returned for a two-week run. [10]
On October 21, 2024, Drag: The Musical debuted Off-Broadway at the New World Stages. [11] Liza Minnelli was announced as a producer ahead of the premiere, and was featured in an audio prologue. [12] [13] While the show generally received positive reviews from the critics, TheWrap and New York Theater Guide noted that the ending was unsatisfying, and that the show could trim the fluff. [14] [15]
Character | Los Angeles 2022 [16] | Off-Broadway 2024 [17] | ||
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Kitty Galloway | Alaska Thunderfuck | Jimbo | ||
Alexis Gillmore | Nick Adams | |||
Tom Hutchinson | Joey McIntyre | Adam Pascal | ||
Drunk Jerry | Jamie Torcellini | Eddie Korbich | ||
Gloria Schmidt | J. Elaine Marcos | |||
Rita LaRitz | ||||
Savannah St. James | Jan Sport | |||
The Tigress | Jujubee | |||
Tuna Turner | Lagoona Bloo | |||
Dixie Coxworth | Alysha Deslorieux | Britney Campbell | Bre Jackson | Liisi LaFontaine |
Popcorn | Jackie Cox | Manila Luzon | Luxx Noir London | |
Puss Puss DuBois | Nick Laughlin | |||
Brendan Hutchinson | Kayden Koshelev | Remi Tuckman & Yair Keydar | ||
Swings | — | Kodiak Thompson and Cameron Mitchell Bell | ||
Ensemble | — | Teddy Wilson Jr, Christine Shepard, Kodiak Thompson, Nicholas Kraft |
DRAG: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording) | ||||
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Studio album by Alaska Thunderfuck and the original studio cast of Drag: The Musical | ||||
Released | May 13, 2022 | |||
Length | 63:32 | |||
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Producer | Tomas Costanza | |||
Alaska Thunderfuck and the original studio cast of Drag: The Musical chronology | ||||
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Singles from Drag: The Musical | ||||
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Drag: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording) is a concept album written by Alaska Thunderfuck, Ash Gordon, and Tomas Costanza, and is the source material for Drag: The Musical. [18] 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. "Drag Is Expensive" was released as a single on May 5, 2022. [19]
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 |
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2023 | Queerty Award | Live Theater [20] | Won |
Year | Award | Category |
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2025 | GLAAD Media Awards | Special Recognition [21] |
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