Following her triumphant Broadway debut in Chicago earlier this year, Monsoon season continues with two-time Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon currently in the midst of a 44-city North American tour, Everything At Stake, with a lively five-piece band. On Saturday night, Jinkx brought her delightfully quirky show to the spectacular Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, an... Continue Reading →
When a production has been running for as long as Chicago has—over 26 years on Broadway—there's an expectation that it might have become a dusty museum piece, but this one continues to razzle dazzle 'em eight shows a week. One element that helps to keep this Tony-winning revival so vital is its frequent cast changes... Continue Reading →
Fresh from another sold-out, joyful and triumphant transatlantic tour of The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show, actress, vocalist, and two-time RuPaul's Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon is preparing to make her Broadway debut as Matron "Mama" Morton in the Tony-winning production of Chicago the musical. When the curtain rises on the opening night of her... Continue Reading →
When Jinkx Monsoon delivered the sublime seasonal ballad Looking at the Lights with her warm, delectably velvet tones to a sold-out Town Hall in New York on Friday night, staged with elegant simplicity, looking directly into the eyes of her visibly moved showgirl partner in crime, BenDeLaCreme, its mournful but uplifting lyrics felt especially poignant.... Continue Reading →
The 21st Tribeca Festival, running in-person in New York and online from June 8th until June 19th 2022, will kick off with the world premiere of Amanda Micheli's Halftime. Halftime. Jennifer Lopez in Halftime. Netflix © 2022. The Netflix documentary follows global superstar, queer icon, ally, and GLAAD and HRC honoree Jennifer Lopez as she... Continue Reading →
It only feels like a New York minute since drag superstar BenDeLaCreme graced the Manhattan stage for her annual holiday show with fellow Drag Race alum Jinkx Monsoon, The Return of the Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show, LIVE! But that was actually five months ago, so clearly my perception of time has been warped by... Continue Reading →
They’re both already winners, baby! Two of the stars of the upcoming season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 7, Yvie Oddly (who snatched the season 11 crown) and Trinity The Tuck (who reigned victorious on All Stars 4, in a tie with Monét X Change) were in attendance at the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media... Continue Reading →
Last night saw certified drag legends BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon play the first of two shows at New York's Town Hall, as part of the US leg of their The Return of the Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show, LIVE! tour which runs until December 30th. The queens, who have once again co-written this year's festive... Continue Reading →
Last year drag superstar Jinkx Monsoon made a memorable festive cameo in Clea DuVall’s Happiest Season with fellow Drag Race alum BenDeLaCreme, with whom she co-wrote and co-starred in the acclaimed holiday tours of To Jesus, Thanks for Everything! -Jinkx and Dela and All I Want for Christmas is Attention, as well as The Jinkx... Continue Reading →
Legendary drag superstars BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon have ruled Christmas the past two seasons with their tour of sold out live show spectaculars, To Jesus, Thanks for Everything! and All I Want for Christmas is Attention. This year, to save us from tears, they're giving us something special, and delivering their distinctive brand of festive... Continue Reading →
