The Legend of Georgia McBride

The Legend of Georgia McBride description

The Legend of Georgia McBride is a comedy by Matthew López about an Elvis impersonator who finds a new act, and a new idea of who he is, on the drag stage.

Casey makes a modest living as an Elvis impersonator in a small bar in an American town. When the owner swaps his act for a drag show, he is left without a job. Taken in hand by the seasoned drag queen Miss Tracy Mills, he steps on stage as Georgia McBride, and the new act gives him a confidence that overturns what he thought he knew about himself.

This is the West End premiere of the play, staged in the round at @sohoplace for a limited season. It marks López's return to the West End after The Inheritance, which won Best Play at both the Olivier and Tony Awards. Where that play was an epic drama, The Legend of Georgia McBride is a comedy about friendship and self-discovery, with drag performance at the heart of its story.

The play is written by Matthew López, whose The Inheritance premiered at the Young Vic in 2018 and won Best Play at the Olivier, Tony, Evening Standard and Drama Desk Awards. He also co-wrote the book of the Broadway musical Some Like It Hot and wrote and directed the film Red, White & Royal Blue. The director is Stevie Walker-Webb, a Tony Award nominee for Ain't No Mo' on Broadway and Artistic Director of Baltimore Center Stage, and the designer is Fly Davis.

Monét X Change makes her West End debut as Miss Tracy Mills. A classically trained opera singer, she won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 4 in 2019, becoming the first queen of colour to win the All Stars franchise, after being named Miss Congeniality on Season 10. She has since appeared on The Traitors and toured her stand-up shows Life Be Lifin' and High Heels, Bad Knees. Further casting is to be announced.

Book now for The Legend of Georgia McBride and see an Elvis act reborn on the drag stage at @sohoplace.

Playing at Soho Place Theatre (@sohoplace)

2 Soho Place, London, WC2H 8LS GB (venue info)

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