Video: Joey McIntyre performs “Straight Man” from DRAG: THE MUSICAL

Joey McIntyre will extend his run in DRAG: The Musical through December 9, 2024 at New World Stages. McIntyre has become a fan favorite in his role as straight man Tom Hutchinson. The original musical was written by superstar Alaska Thunderf*ck alongside multi-platinum songwriter Tomas Costanza and top singer Ashley Gordon and directed and choreographed by Spencer Liff. It will be on sale until March 2025. Watch McIntyre here on “Straight Man”!

This expansion comes just days after the musical’s critically acclaimed premiere on October 21, 2024. The Daily Beast praised the production, saying, “For all its wild fashion, colorful song-and-dance numbers, and bitchy one-liners, DRAG: The Musical.” It’s really about pride, identity and the power of a good wig.” The Wrap highlighted the performances, noting, “When Thunderf*ck and (Nick) Adams take the stage separately for the first time, they both kill it from the Basement of the Baseball Stadium” and added that “the book and songs for DRAG are written by Tomas Costanza, Justin Andrew Howard and Ashley Gordon, and this trio knows how to write book songs.” Stage and Cinema described the show as “cheesy, cheesy, completely over the top, ridiculous, mind-blowing, funny, moving, touching, corny, absurd, heartwarming and full of talent.” The Digital Journal summed it up as “a warm, cheerful, cheeky and thoroughly entertaining show” together, and DC Theater Arts called them “flashy, exuberant and thoroughly captivating…so don’t miss it, ‘Sluts.'”

The cast also includes Alaska Thunderf*ck as Kitty Galloway (until January 11, 2025), Nick Adams as Alexis Gillmore, Eddie Korbich as Drunk Jerry, J. Elaine Marcos as Gloria Schmidt/Rita Laritz/Liberty Van Der Snatch, Jan Sport as Savannah St. James, Jujubee as The Tigress, Lagoona Bloo as Tuna Turner, Liisi LaFontaine as Dixie Coxworth, Luxx Noir London as Popcorn, Nick Laughlin as Puss Puss DuBois, with Remi Tuckman and Yair Keydar alternating in the role of ten-year-old old Brendan Hutchinson.

In DRAG: The Musical, two drag houses, both similar in their humiliation, vie for dominance on a wig-snapping journey between fashion, family and forgiveness. After a bitter breakup, two estranged queens bring their already simmering tensions to a boiling point when they open competing clubs. In this queen-eat-queen tale of wickedness and survival, there’s only one rule: no lip syncing 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.”