''RuPaul's Drag Race Live!'' is an American residency show in

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featuring past competitors from the television show ''

RuPaul's Drag Race ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, VH1 (season 9–14) and, beginning with the f ...

''. The variety show features a mix of original music, lip syncs, comedy, and dance numbers directed by

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and choreographed by ''Drag Race'' resident choreographer

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. It is produced by World of Wonder and Voss Events and performs five nights a week. Performed at the

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, which formerly housed the eleven-year run of the

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show, the show premiered on January 26, 2020 and ran until March 15, 2020 when the

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put performances on hold. Performances were set to start up again on August 5, 2021 and run until December 31, 2021. Performances resumed in 2022 with a new rotating cast featuring newcomers Jaida Essence Hall,

Eureka O'Hara Eureka, also known as Eureka O'Hara and Eureka!, is the stage name of Eureka D. Huggard (born August 26, 1990), an American drag queen and reality television personality. Eureka rose to prominence competing on the ninth and tenth seasons of ''Ru ...

Trinity K. Bonet Joshua Jamal Jones (born January 31, 1991), better known by the stage name Trinity Kardashian Bonet, is an American drag queen, performer, Impersonator, celebrity impersonator, actor and singer who came to international attention on the RuPaul's D ...

, and Plastique Tiara and swing cast members

Coco Montrese Coco Montrese (born July 2, 1974) is the stage name of Lenwood Martin Cooper, an American drag queen, entertainer, and reality television personality. Montrese came into the spotlight after being crowned Miss Gay America 2010 when Alyssa Edward ...

Kahanna Montrese Kahanna Montrese is the stage name of Tyrone Hardiman (born March 25, 1993), an American drag performer most known for competing on season 11 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars''. Career Kahanna Montrese first performe ...

, and

Alexis Mateo Alexis Mateo Pacheco (born July 24, 1979), best known as Alexis Mateo, is a Puerto Rican drag queen, performer, reality television personality, fashion designer, and the winner of All American Goddess 2016, Miss Gay Days 2016 and National Show ...

. ''RuPaul's Drag Race Live!'' was originally announced in September 2019 at

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. The live show features a rotating cast of fourteen performers, all ''

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'' alumni. These queens are

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, Aquaria,

Asia O'Hara Antwan Mason Lee (born July 7, 1982), better known by the stage name Asia O'Hara, is an American drag queen, reality television personality, and costume designer. She is most well known for competing on the tenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', ...

, Coco Montrese,

Derrick Barry Derrick Prentice Barry (born July 18, 1983) is an American drag performer, Britney Spears impersonator and reality television personality. He is best known for competing on the third season of ''America's Got Talent'' (2008), and later the ei ...

, India Ferrah, Kahanna Montrese,

Kameron Michaels Dane Young (born July 23, 1986), known professionally as Kameron Michaels, is an American drag performer who came to international attention after competing on the tenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Originally from Columbia, Tennessee, sh ...

, Kim Chi, Naomi Smalls,

Vanessa Vanjie Mateo Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, sometimes known as Miss Vanjie or simply Vanjie, is the stage name of José Cancel, an American drag performer known for competing on the tenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and placing fifth on the eleventh season of ...

, and

Shannel Bryan Watkins, known by his stage name Shannel (born July 3, 1979), is an American drag queen and television personality, best known for competing on the first season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and later the first season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race ...

. The show's

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all double as dancers in the queens' numbers. Crew members include AJ Watkins, Dallas Eli, Filip Lacina, Michael Silas, Nick Lemer, and Sebastian Gonzalez and Ryan Grainger as the assistant choreographer and dance captain. In January 2022, a new roster of rotating queens was announced, featuring newcomers Jaida Essence Hall, Eureka O'Hara, Trinity K. Bonet, and Plastique Tiara.

Music

The show's score includes songs from the past eleven seasons of ''RuPaul’s Drag Race'' and new numbers, written by RuPaul, Leland, and World of Wonder's chief creative officer Tom Campbell and produced by

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. " A soundtrack EP was released through RuCo Inc on January 27, 2020. Three songs from the show, "Mirror Song", "Losing is the New Winning", and "I Made It" were performed in a medley in an episode of '' Drag Race season 12'' by Crystal Methyd,

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, Jackie Cox and Jaida Essence Hall.

Documentary

On July 22, 2020, a six part documentary series called '' RuPaul's Drag Race: Vegas Revue'' was announced, which premiered on August 21, 2020 on VH1. An extended first look aired on July 24, 2020 during the fifth-season finale of ''

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'' is an American reality competition spin off edition of the original ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', which is produced by World of Wonder, for Logo TV and later VH1. The show premiered on October 22, 2012, on Logo TV, b ...

''.

References

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