Alaska is back!
The RuPaul’s Drag Race alum and All Stars winner is set to return to the role of Kitty Galloway in DRAG: The Musical beginning February 8 after her fellow All Stars queen JIMBO bows out on February 7.
The news comes after the Off-Broadway production was announced as a recipient of a 36th GLAAD Media Awards Special Recognition Award, for its “immeasurable impact and contribution to LGBTQ acceptance and visibility.”
Read more about the show’s Special Recognition award HERE.
And today, the star-studded production also announced that it has extended its run through this summer, making tickets available through June 1.
“We feel SEEN and celebrated!,” said co-creator Ash Gordon on social media responding to the news of the GLAAD honor.
Nick Adams, who stars in the show as Alexis Gillmore also reacted, saying “This feels especially important at this moment in time”
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DRAG: The Musical, follows two Drag Houses as they vie for supremacy in a wig-snatching journey of fashion, family, and forgiveness. After a bitter split, two estranged queens bring their already simmering tensions to a boiling point when they open competing clubs. In this queen-eat-queen tale of spite and survival, there’s only one rule: no lip-synching allowed.
In today’s sociopolitical climate, the story of DRAG: The Musical is as important as ever, pushing us to think outside the box and lead with love, especially, when it may feel uncomfortable.
It is without question, one of the most important productions to make its way to the stage and is a vision of a world that’s possible, and one where everyone can be loved and belong.
The cast also includes Nick Adams as Alexis Gillmore, Liisi LaFontaine as Dixie Coxworth, Eddie Korbich as Drunk Jerry, J. Elaine Marcos as Gloria Schmidt/Rita LaRitz, Jan Sport as Savannah St. James, Jujubee as The Tigress, Lagoona Bloo as Tuna Turner, Luxx Noir London as Popcorn, Nick Laughlin as Puss Puss DuBois, Remi Tuckman and Yair Keydar alternate the role of ten-year-old Brendan Hutchinson, and Adam Pascal as the straight man Tom Hutchinson. The ensemble includes Cameron Mitchell Bell, Peli Naomi Woods, Kodiak Thompson, Nicholas Kraft, and Teddy Wilson Jr.