Drag: The Musical

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Drag: The Musical
Off-Broadway promotional poster
MusicTomas Costanza
Justin Andrew Honard
Ash Gordon
LyricsTomas Costanza
Justin Andrew Honard
Ash Gordon
BookTomas Costanza
Justin Andrew Honard
Ash Gordon
Premiere23 September 2022: The Bourbon Room, Los Angeles
Productions2022 Los Angeles
2024 Off-Broadway
Awards2024 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]

Background

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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]

Productions

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Los Angeles (2022–2024)

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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]

Off-Broadway (2024–2025)

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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] They ended the run on April 27, 2025.[16][17]

Casts

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Character Los Angeles 2022[18] Off-Broadway 2024[19]
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 Lisa Helmi Johanson
Rita LaRitz
Savannah St. James Jan Sport
The Tigress Jujubee
Tuna Turner Lagoona Bloo
Dixie Coxworth Alysha Deslorieux Britney Campbell Bre Jackson Liisi LaFontaine Tamika Lawrence
Popcorn Jackie Cox Manila Luzon Luxx Noir London
Puss Puss DuBois Nick Laughlin
Brendan Hutchinson Kayden Koshelev Remi Tuckman & Yair Keydar Beau Coddou & Dylan Patterson
Swings — Kodiak Thompson, Cameron Mitchell Bell, Adrian Villegas
Ensemble — Teddy Wilson Jr, Christine Shepard, Kodiak Thompson, Nicholas Kraft, Peli Woods

Studio cast recording (2022)

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DRAG: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)
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Studio album by
Alaska Thunderfuck and the original studio cast of Drag: The Musical
ReleasedMay 13, 2022
Length63:32
Label
ProducerTomas Costanza
Alaska Thunderfuck and the original studio cast of Drag: The Musical chronology
Vagina
(2019) 		DRAG: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)
(2022) 		Red 4 Filth
(2022)
Singles from Drag: The Musical
  1. "Drag Is Expensive"
    Released: May 5, 2022

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.[20] 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.[21]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Alaska Thunderfuck, Ash Gordon, and Tomas Costanza.

Drag: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Welcome to the Fishtank"
4:02
2."She's All That"Adams2:09
3."Cathouse Fever"
2:57
4."Queen Kitty"
2:49
5."The Accounting Song"Max von Essen2:44
6."Drag Is Expensive"
  • De Campo
  • Bloo
  • Von Essen
  • X Change
  • Adams
3:56
7."Wigs"
  • Minj
  • Jujubee
  • Peppermint
1:52
8."Gay as Hell"Jamie Torcellini1:31
9."Gloria Schmidt"
1:52
10."Out of Your League"Thunderfuck2:41
11."Miriam Mintz"
1:00
12."She's Such a Bitch"
  • Thunderfuck
  • De Campo
  • Minj
  • Jujubee
  • Bloo
  • X Change
  • Adams
  • Peppermint
5:50
13."It's So Pretty"
  • Adams
  • Jack Rodman
2:45
14."I'm Just Brendan"Rodman1:58
15."We Need Money"
  • De Campo
  • Bloo
  • Von Essen
  • Visage
  • X Change
  • Adams
2:33
16."I Don't Like You But I Like You"
  • Visage
  • Von Essen
3:11
17."Girls Like Us"Peppermint2:51
18."Jerry's Dead"
  • De Campo
  • Rodman
  • Bloo
  • Von Essen
  • Visage
  • Nick Adams
2:22
19."Two Bitches are Better Than One"
  • Thunderfuck
  • Adams
3:02
20."Real Queens"
  • X Change
  • Thunderfuck
2:14
21."Welcome to the Catfish"
  • Bob the Drag Queen
  • De Campo
  • Minj
  • Jujubee
  • Bloo
  • Peppermint
3:28
22."Brendan Is His Name"
  • Rodman
  • Jujubee
  • De Campo
  • Peppermint
  • Bloo
  • Minj
2:20
23."Get It Together"
  • Thunderfuck
  • De Campo
  • Minj
  • Rodman
  • Jujubee
  • Bloo
  • Visage
  • X Change
  • Adams
  • Peppermint
3:25
Total length:63:32

Awards and nominations

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Los Angeles production

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Year Award Category Result
2023 Queerty Awards Live Theater[22] Won

New York production

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Year Award Category Nominee Result
2025 Queerty Awards Live Theater[23] Won
GLAAD Media Awards Special Recognition[24]
Lucille Lortel Awards Outstanding Musical Nominated
Outstanding Choreographer Spencer Liff Nominated
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical Alaska Thunderfuck Nominated
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical Jujubee Nominated
Eddie Korbich Nominated
Outstanding Costume Design Marco Marco Nominated
Drama League Awards[25] Outstanding Production of a Musical Nominated
Distinguished Performance Alaska Thunderfuck Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Awards[26] Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical Won
Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical Nick Adams Won
Alaska Thunderfuck Nominated
Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical Eddie Korbich Nominated
J. Elaine Marcos Nominated

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