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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race LIVE!’ Debuts January 30 At Iconic Flamingo Las Vegas

All tea, no shade! Some of the most famous drag queens in the world are taking over the Las Vegas Strip when RuPaul’s Drag Race LIVE! hits the stage at Flamingo Las Vegas beginning Thursday, Jan. 30. From the creative team behind the Emmy Award-winning series RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race LIVE! will be the most sickening eleganza extravaganza in Las Vegas herstory. The revue is everything you love about the TV show and then some. Each live performance will be packed with outrageous comedy, eye-popping fashions, over-the-top singing and dancing, heartwarming moments, plus twists and turns that will leave the audience “gagging” for more. The atmosphere of the show is interactive and encourages audience members’ participation as if they were attending a live episode of the world-famous competition. Seven queens will be featured in each show from a rotating cast of Aquaria, Asia O’Hara, Coco Montrese, Derrick Barry, Eureka O’Hara, India Ferrah, Kahanna Montrese, Kameron Michaels, Kim Chi, Naomi Smalls, Shannel and Yvie Oddly. RuPaul’s Drag Race LIVE! will perform Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 9:30 p.m. Click here for ticket info.

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Get Ready, Small Town USA – The Queens Are Coming!

L-R Bob the Drag Queen, Shangela & Eureka O'Hara (image via HBO)

L-R Bob the Drag Queen, Shangela & Eureka O'Hara (image via HBO)
L-R Bob the Drag Queen, Shangela & Eureka O’Hara (image via HBO)
Get ready, small-town America – the queens are coming! HBO Network has announced a new unscripted TV series titled We’re Here starring RuPaul’s Drag Race alumni Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara, and Shangela. Over six episodes, the trio of RPDR royalty will travel to small towns across the country with the goal of “empowering local communities with the magic of drag.” Each installment of the series will feature a different town where locals will be recruited to participate in a one-night-only drag show. The three queens will work to inspire their ‘drag daughters’ to step out of their comfort zone. We’re getting a Queer Eye / To Wong Foo vibe here… Creator and executive producer Johnnie Ingram says, “We’re bringing the art of drag into small-town America in an effort to make connections in unexpected places.” “Drag is about confidence and self-expression,” says Nina Rosenstein, EVP, HBO programming in a statement. “We are so thrilled to showcase the transformative power of the art form with our audience.” All three queens will contribute as consulting producers on the series with Ingram and co-creator/executive producer Stephen Warren. The divas shared the news with similar messaging on their Instagrams:  

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MAJOR! MAJOR! MAJOR! I’ve been working on a new series with @HBO called “WE’RE HERE,” (YASSS I SAID HBO!) … traveling to small towns across the country with my homegurlz @bobthedragqueen & @eurekaohara, empowering local communities with the magic of drag! It’s Emotional. Theatrical. Oh, it’s gonna be a SHOW! #WereHere is coming to @HBO in Spring 2020. Never give up on your dreams y’all. And don’t be afraid to WERQ HARD for what u want! HALLELOO!

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Manila Luzon Wows The Crowd At Chippendales

RPDR alum Manila Luzon takes the stage at Chippendales in Las Vegas
RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Manila Luzon headed down to Las Vegas, Nevada, this weekend as one of the headliners for Sin City’s Pride Weekend festivities. Las Vegas holds its Pride events in October because temperatures get so high in the desert city in June, the traditional month for Pride events. After performing on the MainStage on Friday evening after the Pride Night Parade, Luzon decided to check out the men of Chippendales on Saturday. Not content to leave the diva in the audience, the Chipps asked Luzon to take part in a segment of the show where audience members are asked to give THEIR best lap dance to one of the hunky performers.

Miss Luzon did NOT disappoint. Later in the evening, the show’s host spoke to Chippendales support for LGBTQ Pride in Las Vegas (several of the hunks showed up at the festival to pose with attendees) and introduced Luzon from the audience.

And, of course, the evening wouldn’t be complete without a photo with the men of Chippendales. Note: the guys are wearing pink cuffs in the pic in tribute to Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

 

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@chippendales I screamed the whole time!!! #chippendales #lasvegas #lasvegaspride

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RuPaul Wins 4th Consecutive Emmy Award For ‘Outstanding Host’

For the fourth year in a row, RuPaul has snatched up the Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program. From the Hollywood Reporter:

Backstage, RuPaul explained he was “having a hard time putting words together,” but he ultimately expressed his gratitude for the win and the art of drag.

“I show up to work because I love drag queens, love dramatic people, love being around people who march to a different drummer,” RuPaul said.

He later added, “Drag is dangerous. Drag is not politically correct,” he said. “I know people say, ‘You’re mainstream,’ but drag will never be mainstream.”

Drag Race was up for 14 awards at this year’s ceremony. The show made history in 2018, becoming the first series to win best reality host and best reality competition program in the same year.

The show was recently renewed for a 12th season on VH1, as well as spinoff RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, which was greenlit for a fifth season.

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Live!’ Announces Las Vegas Residency

All tea, no shade! Some of the most famous drag queens in the world are taking over the Las Vegas Strip when RuPaul’s Drag Race Live! hits the stage at Flamingo Las Vegas in early 2020. From the creative team behind the Emmy Award-winning series RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race Live! will be the most sickening eleganza extravaganza in Las Vegas herstory. The revue is everything you love about the TV show and then some. “RuPaul’s Drag Race Live! is an immersive, interactive thrill-ride for everyone who loves to laugh, dance and sing-along when a fabulous drag queen shakes her padded ass on stage,” said RuPaul. Each live performance is packed with outrageous comedy, eye-popping fashions, over-the-top singing and dancing, heartwarming moments, plus twists and turns that will leave the audience “gagging” for more. The atmosphere of the show is interactive and encourages audience members’ participation, as if they were attending a live episode of the world-famous competition. Directed by RuPaul and award-winning choreographer and filmmaker Jamal Sims (Aladdin, Step Up, When The Beat Drops), RuPaul’s Drag Race Live! is produced by World of Wonder, the creative team behind RuPaul’s Drag Race, with Voss Events. The show will feature RuPaul’s hit songs from the past 11 seasons of Drag Race, plus original show-stopping numbers created especially for this residency. Seven queens will be featured in each show from a rotating cast of Aquaria, Asia O’Hara, Coco Montrese, Derrick Barry, Eureka O’Hara, India Ferrah, Kahanna Montrese, Kameron Michaels, Kim Chi, Naomi Smalls, Shannel and Yvie Oddly. Presale tickets will be available starting Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. PT at rupaulsdragracelive.com, and fans can sign up for access beginning today. WOW and Voss Events subscribers will also receive presale access by email. Caesars Rewards members, Caesars Entertainment’s loyalty program, as well as Live Nation and Ticketmaster customers will also have access to a presale beginning Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 10 a.m. PT. RuPaul’s Drag Race Live! will perform Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 9:30 p.m. starting in January 2020. Tickets starting at $49, plus applicable tax and fees, go on sale to the public beginning Friday, Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. PT. For more information and a complete show schedule, please visit ticketmaster.com/dragracevegas. (via press release)

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Announces Official Podcast For The Drag-Tastic Series

World of Wonder, the Emmy Award-winning producers of RuPaul’s Drag Race, have announced the launch of the show’s official podcast.

Ooh, shantay, hit play!

RPDR producer & herstorian John Polly will host the new podcast welcoming show insiders, queens and other special guests to sit down and dish each episode.

Polly promises “T will be spilt!,” as he shares behind-the-scenes insights, conversations with eliminated queens, and more.

The cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 11

Beginning Thursday, March 28, new installments of the podcast will drop at 9:30 p.m. ET immediately following each new episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race on VH1 in the U.S.

You can check out the announcement video below featuring All Stars 4 winners Trinity the Tuck and Monet X Change. The dynamic duo are also the guests for the first episode.

Click here to listen to a five-minute preview of episode one of The Official RuPaul’s Drag Race Podcast.

And don’t forget Season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race premieres this Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on VH1.

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News Round-Up: November 26, 2018

Some news items you might have missed:

• Talk about Man-Crush Monday – a reader sent me the pic above and woof! How could I not post it? Anyone know who the hottie is?

• An Australian student came out to his Catholic school during an assembly packed full of his classmates and teachers to thunderous applause.

• Daryll Rowe, who intentionally spread HIV to other men through Grindr hookups, has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 12 years to be served.

• Model Rain Dove, whose birth certificate is marked female but now identifies at non-binary, was maced in a ladies room by a mother who decided Rain didn’t belong in the bathroom.

• Jury selection has begun in the trial of Neo-Nazi James Alex Fields Jr. who brutally ran down counter-protesters at the Neo-nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12, 2017, killing Heather Heyer and injuring several more.

• RuPaul and VH1 have teamed up with the New York Gay Men’s Chorus to create a holiday anthem like no other in advance of the upcoming RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars 4 premiering December 14 on VH1.

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First Peek At ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular’

We’ve got just the thing to spice up your Monday as VH1 drops this video teaser for the upcoming RuPaul’s Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular.

The holiday special (set to air December 7) will feature RPDR alum Shangela, Latrice Royale, Eureka O’Hara, Jasmine Masters, Kim Chi, Mayhem Miller, Trixie Mattel and Sonique, all competing for the coveted title of “Drag Race Christmas Queen.”

The quick video reveals members of the Pit Crew dressed as reindeer offering some prancing of their own with Kim Chi and Trixie Mattel; Ross Matthews as an adorable ‘Elf on a shelf;’ and Eureka surprised opening a big package.

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“It’s Christmas so we’re laughing and having fun…. Trixie is excited to open presents and can’t be bothered, and Shangela is posting Christmas Cards on the wall,” Mama Ru recently told EW. “Everyone wants to have fun, knowing it’s just one episode for a holiday, but the competition is real.”

Tune in to see the queens lip-sync to music from RuPaul’s two holiday albums, Slay Belles and Christmas Party, as well as choreography by Todrick Hall.

The hour-long one-off special will also offer previews from RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars 4.

’Tis the season for slaying, so hit the play button below.

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Latrice Royale Celebrates Regaining The Right To Vote

Latrice Royale

This has been a great week for RuPaul’s Drag Race star Latrice Royale.

This morning, Royale was announced as part of the cast for the upcoming 4th season RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars.

But it was the voters in Florida on Tuesday night that really put the cherry on top of Royale’s sundae.

Approved by 65% of voters, Amendment 4, which restores voting rights to convicted felons as, was passed by the Sunshine State voters.

Before folks go crazy, the Amendment only applies to those who have completed their sentences and does not cover those convicted of murder or sexual offenses.

According to reports, this will affect nearly 1.5 million Floridians, including Royale.

Back in 2001, Royale (real name Timothy Wilcots) was busted for carrying both marijuana and Klonopin. Possessing the tranquilizer without a valid prescription is a felony in Florida.

Royale served a year in prison for his mistake.

But upon release, he found he could no longer vote as Florida had a lifetime ban for convicted felons. In other states, folks who serve time have their voting rights restored after being released from prison.

Now, to be technical, felons who completed their time in Florida could wait five years, petition for consideration, wait up to a decade to be approved…blah, blah, blah.

Before voting began on Tuesday, Royale took to social media imploring those in Florida to vote because he could not.

He wrote, in part, “I made a mistake! I paid for my crime! I pay my taxes! I spread #Love not #Hate I am my #Best self to date! I DON’T HAVE MY RIGHT TO VOTE! I urge ALL THAT HAVE A VOICE, PLEASE VOTE! Speak for people like me who can’t!”

And then came the results on Tuesday night.

Royale shared his elation on Twitter:

Royale told NewNowNext today, “It’s been unfair.”

““People say after you pay your debt, you can go back and become a productive member of society, but none of that happens,” he continued. “No one helps you get back on your feet, and now you can vote.”

The former ‘Miss Congeniality’ from RPDR Season 4 also thinks that different crimes should carry different consequences.

“I’m a nonviolent offender, not a child molester, or a pedophile,” said Royale. “I wasn’t standing in front of schools targeting kids.”

“What people need to understand is that we’re not all hardened or career criminals,” shared the 46-year-old. “I completed my sentencing, paid my debt to society, completed by parole, I’m doing better than I ever imagined I would, I’m inspiring people, and up until this week, I still couldn’t vote. I hope the people who have their voting rights restored exercise them and I hope activists, politicians, and all citizens educate themselves on this issue.”

Be sure to catch Royale and all the queens on RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars Season 4 beginning December 14 at 8/7c on VH1.

(h/t NewNowNext)