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Rachel Dratch, Tovah Feldshuh, Carson Kressley, Lee Roy Reams, Bruce Vilanch Set for Broadway Beauty Pageant!

Carson Kressley
(© Tristan Fuge)
Carson Kressley
(© Tristan Fuge)

Tovah Feldshuh will be the host; Rachel Dratch, Carson Kressley, and Bruce Vilanch will be the judges; and Lee Roy Reams will be among the performers for the 5th annual Broadway Beauty Pageant!, to be held on Monday, March 21 at 8pm at Symphony Space. Conceived by Jeffery Self and directed by Ryan J. Davis, the show will be musically directed by Christopher Denny.

The pageant features male cast members representing their respective Broadway shows, competing for the title crown through talent, interview, and swimsuit competitions.


As previously reported, the participants in this year’s competition will be Matt Anctil (La Cage aux Folles), Mikey Cusamano (Chicago), Ray Lee (Anything Goes) Brandon Rubendall (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark), and James Tabeek (Mary Poppins).

Proceeds will benefit the Ali Forney Center, New York’s primary housing resource for homeless LGBT youth.

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