RuPaul's Drag Race Live!

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][3] Performed at the Flamingo Las Vegas, which formerly housed the eleven-year run of the Donny and Marie Osmond show, the show premiered on January 26, 2020 and ran until March 15, 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic put performances on hold. Performances are currently set to start up again on January 28, 2021 and run until September 26, 2021.[2]

RuPaul's Drag Race Live!
Residency by the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
VenueThe Flamingo, Las Vegas
Start dateJanuary 26, 2020 (2020-01-26)
End dateSeptember 26, 2021 (2021-09-26)
No. of shows35

RuPaul's Drag Race Live! was originally announced in September 2019 at RuPaul's DragCon NYC.[4] The live show features a rotating cast of fourteen performers, all Drag Race alumni. These queens are Yvie Oddly, Aquaria, Shea Coulee, 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.[4] 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.[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."[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, it was announced a six part documentary series called RuPaul's Drag Race: Vegas Revue will begin airing on August 21, 2020 on VH1. An extended first look will air on July 24, 2020 during the the fifth season finale of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. [7]

References
  1. Ilalaole, Thomas (September 7, 2019). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Announces New Las Vegas Live Shows Beginning in 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  2. Radke, Brock (September 12, 2019). "Curtain Up: 'RuPaul's Drag Race Live,' Barry Manilow, Aerosmith, 'Cherry Boom Boom' and more". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  3. Hegedus, Eric (September 7, 2019). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' queens sashay to Las Vegas residency". New York Post. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  4. Ramos, Dino-Ray (September 7, 2019). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Sets Live Show In Las Vegas". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  5. "Here's the Pit Crew from 'RuPaul's Drag Race: Live' in Vegas". Out. January 31, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  6. "RuPaul's Drag Race Live: The Official Vegas Soundtrack". Spotify. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  7. B. Vary, Adam (July 22, 2020). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' to Launch New Docuseries on Las Vegas Live Show". Variety (magazine). Retrieved 2020-07-22.
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