The producers of DRAG: The Musical are pleased to announce that Liisi LaFontaine has joined the cast as Dixie Coxworth. The critically acclaimed musical is written by superstar Alaska Thunderf*ck alongside her longtime musical collaborators, multi-platinum songwriter, Tomas Costanza, and chart-topping songstress Ashley Gordon. The production, directed and choreographed by Spencer Liff (Broadway: Falsettos, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Head Over Heels; Television: “So You Think You Can Dance”) opens Monday, October 21 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street). Tickets are on sale at dragthemusical.com.
Liisi LaFontaine, making her Off-Broadway debut, has starred as Deena in Dreamgirls and Satine in Moulin Rouge! in the West End. She also appeared in Fly at La Jolla Playhouse. She was most recently seen as Martha in Gun and Powder at Paper Mill Playhouse. Her TV credits include “Good Trouble” on Freeform.
The cast of DRAG: The Musical features Alaska Thunderf*ck as Kitty Galloway (through 1/11/25), 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, Liisi LaFontaine as Dixie Coxworth, Luxx Noir London as Popcorn, Eddie Korbich as Drunk Jerry, Remi Tuckman and Yair Keydar alternate the role of ten-year-old Brendan Hutchinson, and Joey McIntyre plays the straight man, Tom Hutchinson.
The ensemble includes Cameron Mitchell Bell, Teddy Wilson Jr., 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. Entertainment Weekly calls the production “drag at its best” and BroadwayWorld raves, “They hit the ball out of the park. Rowdy fun with the glamor of a Broadway musical.”
The band for DRAG: The Musical features Andrew Orbison (conductor and keyboard), Ariel Bellvalaire (guitar), Tyler Connaghan (guitar), and Jasmine Guevara (drums).
Jennifer Rogers will serve as Production Stage Manager and Matthew Hermann as Assistant Stage Manager.
The design team 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). Casting is by RBT Casting, Ryan Bernard Tymensky, CSA.
General Management is by KGM Theatrical. Production Management is by Aurora Productions.
DRAG: The Musical is produced by Tomas Costanza, Scott Prisand, Matthew Weaver, Paolo & Jodie Coppola, Aron & Gabe Alves-Tomko, Nicholas Kaiser, Willette & Manny Klausne, r Tristan Schukraft, Janet Billig Rich, Hillary Weaver, Producer Entertainment Group, Jackie Huba, 1145 Ventures, Peter Crawford/Pieter Van Meeuwen, Bruce Robert Harris/Jack W. Batman, Drama Club, Concord Theatricals, Rob Kolson, Sarina Neer, Liesl Wilke, Daitch/Busch and Liza Minnelli
For additional information and tickets, visit dragthemusical.com, telecharge.com, or by phone at (212) 239-6200. Tickets start at $47.
Listen to DRAG: The Musical (The Studio Recording) here: https://found.ee/dragthemusical.
For Group Tickets & Events, please visit http://broadwayplus.com/DragtheMusical or email Concierge@BroadwayPlus.com
Photo credit © Matthew Murphy: Joey McIntyre with Tomas Costanza and Tyler Connaghan in DRAG_The Musical. Courtesy of The Press Room NYC. Displayed with permission.
