Mother may I? Hold onto your wigs as a new musical is set to wow audiences, mother: a drag musical will be serving drag musical realness.



Ready to gag New York audiences this summer, directed by Whendy… the premise of the show features around six drag queens from rival neighborhood clubs to compete in a drag pageant.



The show is, of course, going to be full of wig snatching, drama and a new level of extra.



It’s the week everyone has been waiting for as MOTHER, the first, last, best and ONLY Drag Superstore is holding its annual pageant: The Alastair Wigtastic Wigstravaganza!





Directed by New York’s own Whendy Whaxwood, whom GetOutMag.com recently referred to as a “Drag Dynamo”. “I’m excited to be directing this show,” said Whendy. “It’s definitely going to be almost a Xanadu or possibly even a Grease 2.”



“In all seriousness,” said Whendy, “it’s time for a show like this. The plot is centered around drag performers and their stories, which need to be told. It explores the different roads taken when becoming a drag queen and touches on the complex matriarchial relationships within our world.”



Drag has hit the mainstream forefront due to the success of hit TV show ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race.’ With more people going to drag shows and embarking on their own creative awakening. With any drag show, it is of course not complete without showstopper numbers or routines.



Well we can expect that with the musical “The musical numbers are really catchy,” she continues. “and are parody homages to some of your favorite artists. The workshop will be a great opportunity to flesh out the concepts, but no stone has been left unturned. The numbers are real musical theater showpieces and some lucky bitches will be bringing them to life for the first time this summer.”





Mother was written by Julie Mains – a virtual unknown – a never-was, if you will, but she is hopeful the show will be well-received. “It’s definitely better than Starlight Express and that thing ran for almost two years on Broadway and got like 7 Tony nominations, so who knows?” she said.



MOTHER: A Drag Musical!! (Excessively Subtitled: The Battle Royale for 47 Wigs) will hold performances the first week of August and is auditioning now. For more in-depth information, interviews, or an invitation to the performance, drop them a line at MOTHERADragMusical@gmail or on any of their social media platforms.



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The Book, Music, and Lyrics by Julie Mains

Musical Direction by Mark Oleszko

Directed by Whendy Whaxwood