RuPaul's_Drag_Race_Live!

RuPaul's Drag Race Live!

RuPaul's Drag Race Live!

Variety show based on RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race Live! is an American residency show in Las Vegas, Nevada featuring past competitors from the television show RuPaul's Drag Race. The variety show features a mix of original music, lip syncs, comedy, and dance numbers directed by RuPaul and choreographed by Drag Race resident choreographer Jamal Sims.[1] It is produced by World of Wonder and Voss Events and performs five nights a week.[2] Performed at the Flamingo Las Vegas, which formerly housed the eleven-year run of the Donny and Marie Osmond show.

Quick Facts Location, Venue ...

RuPaul's Drag Race Live! was originally announced in September 2019 at RuPaul's DragCon NYC.[3] The show premiered on January 26, 2020 and ran until March 15, 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic put performances on hold. Performances resumed in January 2022 with a new rotating cast featuring newcomers Jaida Essence Hall, Eureka O'Hara, Trinity K. Bonet, and Plastique Tiara and swing cast members Coco Montrese, Kahanna Montrese, and Alexis Mateo.[4]

The live show features a rotating cast of thirteen performers, all Drag Race alumni. These queens are Yvie Oddly, Aquaria, Asia O'Hara, Coco Montrese, Derrick Barry, Eureka O'Hara, India Ferrah, Kahanna Montrese, Kameron Michaels, Kim Chi, Naomi Smalls, Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, and Shannel.[3] The show's Pit Crew all double as dancers in the queens' numbers.[5] Crew members include AJ Watkins, Dallas Eli, Filip Lacina, Michael Silas, Nick Lemer, and Sebastian Gonzalez and Ryan Grainger as the assistant choreographer and dance captain.[5]

Music

The show's score includes songs from the past eleven seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race and new numbers, written by RuPaul, Leland, and World of Wonder's chief creative officer Tom Campbell and produced by Gabe Lopez. "[1] A soundtrack EP was released through RuCo Inc on January 27, 2020.[6] Three songs from the show, "Mirror Song", "Losing is the New Winning", and "I Made It" were performed in a medley in an episode of Drag Race season 12 by Crystal Methyd, Gigi Goode, Jackie Cox, Jaida Essence Hall and Sherry Pie.

Documentary

On July 22, 2020, a six part documentary series called RuPaul's Drag Race: Vegas Revue was announced, which premiered on August 21, 2020 on VH1. An extended first look aired on July 24, 2020 during the fifth-season finale of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[7]

Another six-part documentary titled RuPaul's Drag Race Live Untucked was announced in October 2023.[8] It premiered on April 17, 2024 on WOW Presents Plus.[9]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Ilalaole, Thomas (September 7, 2019). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Announces New Las Vegas Live Shows Beginning in 2020". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  2. [2]
    Radke, Brock (September 12, 2019). "Curtain Up: 'RuPaul's Drag Race Live,' Barry Manilow, Aerosmith, 'Cherry Boom Boom' and more". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  3. [3]
    Ramos, Dino-Ray (September 7, 2019). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Sets Live Show In Las Vegas". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2019-09-08. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  4. [4]
    Sheridan, Wade (January 26, 2022). "Eureka O'Hara, Jaida Essence Hall join 'RuPaul's Drag Race Live'". UPI. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Here's the Pit Crew from 'RuPaul's Drag Race: Live' in Vegas". Out. January 31, 2020. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  6. [6]
    "RuPaul's Drag Race Live: The Official Vegas Soundtrack". Spotify. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  7. [7]
    B. Vary, Adam (July 22, 2020). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' to Launch New Docuseries on Las Vegas Live Show". Variety. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  8. [8]
    Nolfy, Joey (October 5, 2023). "Drag Race queens unite for new RuPaul's Drag Race Live Untucked TV series". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  9. [9]
    Thompson, Cher (April 3, 2024). "RuPaul's Drag Race Live Untucked Trailer Reveals Past Contestants Creating A Ton Of Drama In Vegas". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article RuPaul's_Drag_Race_Live!, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.