Jinkx Monsoon, a two-time 'RuPaul's Drag Race' winner, will be the first drag performer to play Matron 'Mama' Morton role in 'Chicago' on Broadway.
A drag mother is both a caregiver and a mentor. These Los Angeles drag mothers are building support structures for the next generation of drag queens., presumably as Mama Morton, with the caption, “She’ll be good to you.” That’s a reference to the character’s electric solo, “When You’re Good to Mama.”Their eight-week Broadway stint at New York City’s Ambassador Theater will begin Jan. 16 and end March 12.
“Chicago” is continuing its run as the longest-running revival on Broadway with more than 10,000 performances, according to IBDB, the Internet Broadway Database. It trails only “Phantom of the Opera” as the longest-running Broadway show ever. The role of Mama Morton has a storied history, with Marcia Lewis nabbing a Tony Award nomination in 1996 as a part of the revival’s original cast. Queen Latifah played the role in the Oscar-winning 2002 film version of “Chicago.”With ‘Snatch Game,’ VH1’s competition to find ‘America’s Next Drag Superstar’ submits contestants to a time-honored test. Here’s why it’s so tough.
Although this will be Monsoon’s first Broadway part, they are no stranger to theater, having starred in local productions of “Hairspray” and “Rent” at 5th Avenue Theater and “Spring Awakening” at Balagan Theater. Both stages are in Seattle, where Monsoon — real name Jerick Roman Hoffer —
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