Drag The Musical, Three Houses, Our Class Lead Lucille Lortel Nominations

Diep Tran, writing for Playbill: The 2025 Lucille Lortel Award nominations were announced April 2. The nominations were read by Francis Jue (Yellow Face) and Krysta Rodriguez (Smash). Leading the nominations were Drag: The Musical and Dave Malloy’s Three Houses, which received the most musical nominations with a total of six each, including Outstanding Musical. The Best Musical nominees include the currently running Drag: The Musical; Luis Quintero’s Medea: […]
Playbill: Jackie Burns, Elizabeth Teeter, Jerry Dixon, More Will Lead New Musical Hard Road to Heaven at Bucks County Playhouse

Andrew Gans, writing for Playbill: Casting is set for the Bucks County Playhouse production of the new musical Hard Road to Heaven, which will be presented at the Pennsylvania venue February 28–March 23. Opening night is set for March 8. Featuring a book by Willy Holtzman and music and lyrics by David Spangler, Jerry Taylor, and Marty Dodson, the […]
NPR: ‘Drag: The Musical’ takes audiences behind the scenes of drag culture

Ayesha Rascoe, interviewing Justin Andrew Honard for NPR: RASCOE: Sitting in the front row, I was amazed by the blend of smells and the confetti and all the sparkly outfits and the awesome dance numbers. What was most striking was how the musical spotlights the lived experience, with all its joy and struggle, of drag […]
New York Times: Alaska Knows Why Her Drag Show Resonates: ‘It’s About Family’

Erik Piepenburg, interviewing for the New York Times: I have to say, “Drag: The Musical” is about more than drag. It’s about family, whether that’s the people you’ve chosen to be your family or your ex and you have to figure out a way to be in each other’s lives. It’s campy and stupid and […]
Billboard: How DRAG: The Musical Brought Its Irreverent, Heartfelt Story to Off-Broadway

Stephen Daw, writing for Billboard: A little over halfway through her newest project, RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar Alaska Thunderfuck nurses a glass of whiskey while bemoaning the circumstances she finds herself in. “Could you imagine?” she shouts. “A musical about drag queens. Who would be dumb enough to buy a ticket to see that?” If the audience at Manhattan’s New World […]
NY Mag: DRAG is Highbrow & Brilliant

New York Magazine’s Approval Matrix calls DRAG The Musical “Highbrow” and “Brilliant”. READ MORE. Want the latest Broadway news and trends from KGM? Sign up for our newsletter and WhatsApp channel!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ TimeOut: Wigs and Sparks Fly in DRAG: The Musical

Melissa Rose Bernardo, writing for TimeOut: Your ears are not deceiving you: That is indeed the voice of Liza Minnelli, the patron saint of pizzazz, narrating the pop art–inspired opening of the bubbly, bedazzled Drag: The Musical. After all, the showbiz icon is one of the producers, so what better way to kick off this sequin-studded […]
RUTKA at the Playhouse: A Message of Hope from the Darkness of WWII

Rick Pender, writing for CityBeat “Nationally respected director Wendy C. Goldberg has assembled a cast of eight young actors to bring Rutka and her friends to vivid life. Rutka’s optimism shines through to give the musical an unexpected uplift. Mackenzie and Lloyd-Styles’ energetic and uplifting score with 18 numbers, performed by a six-musician band, supports […]
Alaska Thunderf*ck Does It All in ‘DRAG: The Musical’

Joan Summers, writing for Paper Magazine: “Alaska Thunderfuck can act, she can sing, she can do drag. In fact, she can do “a whole bunch of shit,” even bring an entire musical she wrote with her collaborators from Los Angeles to New York. The multi-hyphenate drag powerhouse is deep in previews for her brand new […]
VIDEO: Keala Settle and Cast of Fly More Than You Fall Perform “Somewhere to Remember / Fly More Than You Fall”

Keala Settle, joined by co-stars Robyn Rose-Li and Cavin Cornwall, perform “Somewhere to Remember/Fly More Than You Fall” from the new musical Fly More Than You Fall. The show will have its world premiere at London’s Southwark Playhouse Elephant later this week, from October 18th through November 23rd. Get your tickets here! Want […]
Liza Minnelli Returns to Her Theater Roots to Produce DRAG: The Musical Off-Broadway: ‘It’s So Brilliant’

Jeff Nelson, Writing for People Magazine: “Liza Minnelli is returning to the New York theater scene — and all that drag! The showbiz legend, 78, has joined the production team of DRAG: The Musical, which began previews at the New World Stages theater on Monday, Sept. 30 and will officially open on Oct. 21. “Kids! DRAG: The Musical is a work of […]
Keala Settle Will Lead the Cast of UK Premiere of Fly More Than You Fall

Alex Wood, Writing for WhatsOnStage: “Lead casting has been revealed for the UK premiere of Fly More Than You Fall. Leading the show will be Keala Settle – star of The Greatest Showman, Wicked, & Juliet and Waitress – who plays Malia’s mother in the piece. She said today: “I’m thrilled to be a part of this beautifully uplifting story. […]