“I hope it runs forever”: Nick Adams on the journey and success of Drag: The Musical
Nick Adams discusses his role as Alexis Gillmore in Drag: The Musical, the show’s inclusive celebration of drag and its powerful themes of “reconciliation, chosen family, and acceptance”.
WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS PHOTOGRAPHY BY TROY HALLAHAN After earning acclaim as Adam/Felicia in the original Broadway production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Nick Adams is back, back, back again for another round of “camp drag excellence” in Drag: The Musical.
Written by Alaska, alongside Ashley Gordon and Tomas Costanza, this off-Broadway eleganza follows two feuding drag queens (and former lovers) who open rival drag clubs and vie for supremacy, all while struggling to keep their businesses afloat.
As “pop star, rockstar and superhero” muscle queen Alexis Gillmore, Adams is “surrounded by titans of the drag world” such as the aforementioned Drag Race All Stars 2 champion as his nemesis Kitty Galloway (with Jimbo to succeed in January!), Jan Sport as Savannah St.
