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Jinkx Monsoon has long surpassed Werk Room. twice RuPaul’s Drag Race The winner (the only contestant to win the title twice) won the title in ” all star Snatch Game Season 7. Now, she just had her second Broadway success playing the cantankerous Mary Todd Lincoln. Oh Mary!Monsoon is Garland again: this time, in Peter Quilter’s London revival the end of the rainbow.
“I find comedy to be a divine calling; to be able to make people laugh, especially in times like now,” Monsoon told Fashion. “This show is more of a drama, I guess, more as an ‘actor’. I’m excited about the challenge of playing a comedic character that I’ve played so many times. Now, playing her seriously.”
In a set of images featuring Monsoon as Garland, shared exclusively with Fashionshe donned a series of gorgeous sequined stage gowns, which she paired with Garland’s short raven hair and a hint of red lip. Strike a few cocky poses and you can already feel that energy and presence. “I think one of my witch powers is shapeshifting,” Monsoon said. “Physically, [Judy and I] There are a lot of differences – size, shape, health. She is nearing the end of her life. “
Monsoon’s work embraces physicality (no wonder clowning was her favorite subject at school), as does the costumes—whether it’s Mary Todd Lincoln’s ridiculously huge hoop skirt or the corset she wore as Ruth in Ruth. pirate! penzance the musical On Broadway. “I noticed that Judy was always grabbing at her clothes and messing up her hair – I had a feeling that the clothes she was wearing were always uncomfortable. I was excited to really get to know her.”
Photo: Karl Westworth, courtesy of ArtHouse London and Witch House PR
The musical, set in 1968 London, follows Garland as he battled drug addiction, strained relationships and a stuttering star in his final months as he prepared for a series of concerts at the “Talk of the Town” restaurant. It was last staged in London in 2011 and was nominated for four Olivier Awards, and its Broadway production has been nominated for three Tony Awards. (Renée Zellweger won an Oscar for the 2019 film Judyadapted from the play. ), directed by Rupert Hands, at the Soho Theater Walthamstow in 2026, weaves together some of Garland’s most familiar songs with lesser-known aspects of her story.
