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“DRAG: The Musical.” An exclusive interview with Alaska Thunderfuck

Posted by Lisa Monde | 9th Dec 2024 | Interview, LGBTQ+ Theatre, Musical Theatre, New York, United States of America

One of the main achievements of DRAG: The Musical, which premiered at the New World Stages in New...

Drag Queens in Musical Theatre

Posted by Lisa Monde | 8th May 2023 | Essay, Interview, LGBTQ+ Theatre, Musical Theatre, New York, United States of America

Dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the first publication of the play by Jean Poiret La Cage Aux...

“Sound Of The Underground,” Royal Court

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 1st Feb 2023 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, Review, United Kingdom

Ever been to a queer club? You know, drag cabaret night at Madame Jojo’s, or the Black Cap or Her...

Glitches, Memes and Playbackshows: Performance in the Post-internet Era

Posted by Simon Baetens | 14th Dec 2022 | Belgium, Essay, LGBTQ+ Theatre

Drag is gaining popularity and visibility at a rapid pace. With the body as a canvas and the...

Sasha Velour’s “Smoke & Mirrors”: Long Live The Queen

Posted by Abigail Weil | 29th Mar 2019 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

Is Sasha Velour a drag queen? It’s debatable. She’s certainly a drag royalty, having won the ninth...

“Crime And Punishment”: The Crime You’ll Be Glad You Were A Witness To

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 26th Jan 2019 | Adaptation, Japan, News

In a scoop for Tokyo, Theatre Cocoon in Shibuya Ward is set to mark the new year with the world...

“Torch Song” Breathes New Life, Radiantly Led By Michael Urie

Posted by Michael Appler | 8th Nov 2018 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

You may find that this glorious Broadway revival, led by Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruehl in the same theater where it opened over 35 years ago, burns a softer flame — no less bright, for sure, but perhaps a bit more tender, lit for a time when a drag queen poised before a Broadway audience, while no less political, is imaginably less avant-garde.