Drag: The Musical, Starring Alaska Thunderf*ck, Completes Off-Broadway Casting

Casting is complete for Drag: The Musical, premiering off-Broadway this fall at New World Stages. Performances begin September 30 ahead of an October 21 opening. 

As previously announced, the production will star drag queen and RuPauls Drag Race All Stars winner Alaska Thunderf*ck, who also pens the book, music and lyrics alongside multi-platinum producer/songwriter Tomas Costanza and songwriter Ashley Gordon. Thunderf*ck will play Kitty Galloway through January 11, 2025.

The cast will also feature Nick Adams as Alexis Gilmore, Lagoona Bloo as Tuna Turner, Jan Sport as Savannah St. James, Jujubee as The Tigress, Nick Laughlin as Puss Puss Dubois, J. Elaine Marcos as Gloria Schmidt/Rita Laritz, Bre Jackson as Dixie Coxworth, Luxx Noir London as Popcorn and Eddie Korbich as Drunk Jerry. Remi Tuckman and Yair Keydar will alternate the role of 10-year-old Brendan Hutchinson and New Kids on the Block's Joey McIntyre plays the straight man, Tom Hutchinson, through November 24. 

The ensemble includes Cameron Mitchell Bell, Brandon Burks, Nicholas Kraft, Christine Shepard, and Kodiak Thompson.

In Drag: The Musical, two drag houses, both alike in indignity, 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. The show is directed and choreographed by Spencer Liff. 

The design team for Drag: The Musical includes Jason Sherwood (scenic design) Marco Marco (costume design), Adam Honore (lighting design), Drew Levy (sound design), Aaron Rhyne (projection design) and Aurora Sexton (makeup design). The band features Andrew Orbison (conductor and keyboard), Ariel Bellvalaire (guitar), Tyler Connaghan (guitar) and Jasmine Guevara (drums).