Overview
- Playbill reported that RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Valentina will make her Broadway debut in the current revival, but the article contains conflicting lines about whether she will play Columbia or take a regular role that understudies had been covering.
- The report says Valentina will take over a role that had been shared by understudies after Michaela Jaé Rodriguez left the production earlier this summer, though the specific part remains unclear in available coverage.
- The revival is led by Luke Evans as Frank-N-Furter and features Rachel Dratch, Amber Gray, Stephanie Hsu, Harvey Guillén, Andrew Durand, and Josh Rivera alongside a named creative team headed by director Sam Pinkleton.
- The production has heightened visibility with nine 2026 Tony Award nominations, including Best Revival of a Musical, which increases public and critical scrutiny of recent casting changes.
- The move underscores a trend of drag and TV performers crossing into Broadway and could boost ticket demand and media attention for a revival grounded in Rocky Horror’s long queer cultural legacy.