Drag superstar, comedian, actor, and author Bob The Drag Queen makes his Broadway debut in Moulin Rouge! The Musical January 27.
The artist is currently scheduled to play an eight-week limited engagement through March 22 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. He succeeds Robert Petkoff, played the role through January 25.
Bob the Drag Queen also recently appeared on Late Night With Seth Meyers to discuss his Broadway bow. He also chatted about his first book, Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert (which is also a play), and shared how he came up with his drag name. Watch the complete interview in the video above.
Non-binary comic and actor Caldwell Tidicue, a.k.a. Bob The Drag Queen, won the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar on season 8 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Through his work co-hosting HBO’s unscripted We’re Here, he has been awarded a Peabody Award, GLAAD Media Award, and a Television Academy Honors recognition. Sibling Rivalry, his podcast with fellow Drag Race star Monét X Change, also won a Queerty Award as well as a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Podcast. The multitalented artist was also seen in the third season of The Traitors, was Master of Ceremonies for Madonna’s international Celebration Tour, completed his own world comedy tour, and dropped a comedy special Woke Man in a Dress. His debut novel, Harriet Tubman: Live In Concert, is a New York Times best-seller.
The current cast also includes Christian Douglas as Christian, Meg
Donnelly as Satine, André Ward as Toulouse-Lautrec, David Harris
as The Duke of Monroth, Ricky Rojas as Santiago, Samantha Dodemaide as
Nini Hailee, and Arianna Rosario as the Satine Alternate.
Purchase Moulin Rouge! merchandise in the Playbill Store.
Moulin Rouge!, based on the 2001 film, opened on Broadway in 2019 following a Boston tryout. The musical was subsequently nominated for 14 Tony Awards in 2020, winning 10, including Best Musical.
The production is directed by Alex Timbers with a book by John Logan
(based on the Baz Luhrmann-directed movie of the same name) and
choreography by Sonya Tayeh. The score features covers of "Firework" by
Katy Perry, "Your Song" by Elton
John, and "Chandelier" by Sia, among many other modern pop songs. The
story takes place at Paris' famed Moulin Rouge and follows the tragic
love story between performer Satine and composer Christian.
The production's music team includes musical supervisor Justin Levine, music producer Matt Stine, and music director Andrew Graham. Orchestrations are by Levine, Stine, Katie Kresek, and Charlie Rosen, with dance arrangements by Levine and Stine.
Also on the creative team are scenic designer Derek McLane, costume
designer Catherine Zuber, lighting designer Justin Townsend, sound
designer Peter Hylenski, hair designer David Brian Brown, and makeup
designer Sarah Cimino, with creative services by Luhrmann and Catherine
Martin. Casting is by Jim Carnahan and Stephen Kopel. Star casting is by Whitley Theatrical.
