Wigloose: The Rusical!

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"Wigloose: The Rusical!"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.Season 15
Episode 12
Original air dateMarch 17, 2023 (2023-03-17)
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Orville Peck
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"Wigloose: The Rusical!" is the twelfth episode of the fifteenth season of the American television series RuPaul's Drag Race , which aired on MTV on March 17, 2023. The episode features a challenge in which the contestants perform in a Rusical (musical) of the same name, based on the American film Footloose (1984).

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Salina EsTitties is eliminated from the competition.

RuPaul revealed to the contestants that this week's main challenge will be performing a Rusical parody tribute to the film, Footloose . The musical, Wigloose, is located in a small fictional town that outlawed drag, set in the 1980s. Miguel Zarate assisted the contestants with the choreography. [1] [2]

At the judges' panel, Orville Peck served as guest judge, alongside regular panelists RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Ross Mathews. The runway category was "Everybody Say Glove". Anetra was named the winner of the main challenge, while Loosey LaDuca and Salina EsTitties were placed in the bottom two. The bottom two had to lip sync to "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush. Salina EsTitties was eliminated from the competition. [3]

Reception

American actor Kevin Bacon praised the musical on social media. [4] Jason P. Frank of Vulture rated the episode 4 out of 5 stars. [5] Charlie Duncan of PinkNews wrote, "Drag Race enters its final five with a Rusical that has better production value than most Broadway shows and a very important political message, as tensions between the queens edge ever closer to breaking point." [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Benutty, John (March 18, 2023). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 15 episode 12 recap: 'Wigloose: The Rusical!'". Gold Derby. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  2. ↑ Robledo, Jordan (March 18, 2023). "Drag Race: The queens fight back against anti-drag rhetoric in Wigloose the Rusical". Billboard . Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  3. ↑ Daw, Stephen (March 20, 2023). "'RuPaul's Drag Race': Salina EsTitties on How the Show's New Rusical Reflects Our 'Very Scary' Reality". Billboard . Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  4. ↑ Nolfi, Joey (March 20, 2023). "'Footloose' star Kevin Bacon praises 'Drag Race' Rusical 'Wigloose,' slams anti-drag politics". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  5. ↑ Frank, Jason P. (March 17, 2023). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: This Is Not a Talent Show". Vulture . Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ Duncan, Charlie (March 18, 2023). "47 thoughts I had watching Drag Race S15, Wigloose: The Rusical". PinkNews . Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
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