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Jackie Cox opens up about playing a trans icon & Marcia Marcia Marcia returns to Broadway out of drag
RuPaul’s Drag Race, season 12, is going into Make Me Gorgeous, an illuminating off-Broadway play about a real life drag/trans notable who was a stripper/hustler/hairdresser to the stars and who was apparently the basis for Mrs. Madrigal in Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City.The amazing original star of the solo show—by the one-named Donnie—is Wade McCollum, who’s going to Broadway with the Water for Elephants musical. The talented Cox is getting ready to take over February 1st through the 25th, pausing to talk to me about appearing as “Kenneth/Kate Marlowe”.Just Announced! Darius Rose aka @JackieCoxNYC joins Make Me Gorgeous! February 1 – 25! Get tickets now at https://t.co/NtHa22yDAt! pic.twitter.com/ZT9zjSqyHFSubscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Hi, Jackie. So you’ve seen the play you’re high-stepping into?Quite a few times now.