Adam Pascal to join 'Drag: The Musical' Off-Broadway cast

The actor, best known for starring in the original Broadway cast of Rent, will replace New Kids on the Block's Joey McIntyre in the musical this December.

Tony Award nominee Adam Pascal will join the cast of Drag: The Musical off Broadway, playing his first performance at New World Stages on December 11.

Pascal is best known for starring in the original Off-Broadway and Broadway casts of Rent as Roger, reprising the role numerous times in his career. His other Broadway credits include Chicago, Cabaret, Aida, Something Rotten!, and Pretty Woman: The Musical.

In Drag: The Musical, Pascal will replace New Kids on the Block's Joey McIntyre in the role of "straight man" Tom Hutchinson. McIntyre will play his final performance on December 9.

Continuing cast members include Alaska Thunderfuck as Kitty Galloway (through January 11, 2025), Nick Adams as Alexis Gillmore, Eddie Korbich as Drunk Jerry, J. Elaine Marcos as Gloria Schmidt/Rita Laritz/Liberty Van Der Snatch, Jan Sport as Savannah St. James, Jujubee as The Tigress, Lagoona Bloo as Tuna Turner, Liisi LaFontaine as Dixie Coxworth, Luxx Noir London as Popcorn, Nick Laughlin as Puss Puss DuBois, and Remi Tuckman and Yair Keydar alternating as Brendan Hutchinson.

Co-created by Thunderfuck, Tomas Costanza, and Ashley Gordon, Drag: The Musical follows Kitty Galloway and Alexis Gillmore, two drag queens who operate rival nightclubs on opposite sides of the street after a bitter split. But when both clubs find themselves on the verge of collapse, they must fight to survive.

New York Theatre Guide's Drag: The Musical review describes the show as “a riotously fun show you’ll want to keep coming back to.”

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Photo credit: Adam Pascal. (Photo courtesy of production)