Alaska
Alaska Thunderfuck’s “DRAG: The Musical” To Take Over LA This PRIDE Month
Alaska Thunderfuck’s “DRAG: The Musical” To Take Over LA This PRIDE Month
To Embody Dwell Performances At The Bourbon Room Hollywood
Learn About “DRAG: The Musical” In Billboard, Leisure Weekly, Playbill & Leisure Tonight
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“DRAG: The Musical” will certainly grow to be a modern-day queer cult basic. Co-written and conceived with Alaska’s longtime musical collaborators, licensed platinum songwriter/producer Tomas Costanza and superstar tune stylist Ashley Gordon, in addition to directed by the Emmy-nominated Spencer Liff (notably from the TONY-winning revival of “Hedwig And The Offended Inch”), ‘DRAG: The Musical’ tells the story of two rival drag bars that go head-to-head for survival amidst monetary troubles (extra synopsis particulars HERE).
PEG Data and Killingsworth Recording Firm have partnered with Craft Recordings/Harmony Theatricals to launch ‘DRAG: The Musical (The Studio Recording).’ LISTEN HERE! Upon launch final month, the soundtrack cracked the highest ten of the iTunes Soundtrack chart and debuted at #12 on Billboard’s Solid Albums charts.
With a forged of characters that mix hilarity, coronary heart and fabulosity, ‘DRAG: The Musical (The Studio Recording)’ is an inspiring and entertaining pay attention from starting to finish. A contact of “Kinky Boots” with a splash of “La Cage aux Folles” and a sprinkle of “The Rocky Horror Image Present,” the unique album ‘DRAG: The Musical (The Studio Recording)’ is delivered to life by an all-star forged of drag, theater and LGBTQ+ icons together with Alaska, Nick Adams, Michelle Visage, Max von Essen, Bob The Drag Queen, Peppermint, Monét X Change, Jujubee, Fortune Feimster, Margaret Cho, Ginger Minj, Divina De Campo, Lagoona Bloo, Jamie Torcellini and Jack Rodman.
FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
- Friday, June 10 – 8PM seating
“DRAG: The Musical Dwell!” @ The Bourbon Room Hollywood adopted by Opening Evening After Get together & Meet n Greet with forged and crew
- Saturday, June 11 – 6PM & 9PM seatings (2 reveals)
“DRAG: The Musical Dwell!” @ The Bourbon Room Hollywood adopted by Opening Evening After Get together & Meet n Greet with forged and crew.
- Saturday, June 11 – 10PM doorways (11PM set time)
Trixie Mattel’s LA Pleasure Pink Get together & DJ Set @ The Bourbon Room Hollywood
- Sunday, June 12 – 4:30PM
Bourbon Room Hollywood Presents… Alaska Thunderf*ck & Nick Adams, stars of “DRAG: The Musical Dwell!” @ Hollywood Pleasure Village Important Stage (positioned on Hollywood Blvd. and Cahuenga)
- Sunday, June 12 – 11AM-12AM
Bourbon Room Hollywood’s All Day Pleasure Get together with Drag Queens, DJs, Drink Specials & Extra sponsored by Remy Martin, Cointreau, 1800, Skrewball, Crystal Head, and Corralejo
ABOUT ALASKA THUNDERFUCK
A weird cosmic collision propelled Alaska to Earth…and onto the fifth season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” the place she completed within the closing 3 earlier than returning and taking the crown as winner of season two of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.” She has launched three chart-topping studio albums, “Anus,” “Poundcake” and “Vagina” (obtainable on iTunes), been a forged member of VH1’s hit actuality collection “Scared Well-known,” launched a younger grownup novel titled “Alaska Thunderfun and the Inside House Odyssey” (a part of the “Sickening Adventures” fiction collection, obtainable in every single place books are bought on-line), stars as Hattie within the brief horror movie “The Quiet Room” directed by Sam Wineman and toured the globe spreading her otherworldly message of affection, kindness and gender nonconformity. Alaska additionally co-hosts the wildly in style Race Chaser podcast with Willam and her Youtube movies boast over 60 million views with 15 million views alone (and counting) for 2017’s “The T.” She has over 1.7 million insta followers and over 1.1 million twitter & FB followers. Her message to humankind? “Should you’re not sporting nails, you aren’t doing drag.”
ABOUT TOMAS COSTANZA
Tomas Costanza is a certified-platinum document producer/songwriter and proprietor of the Killingsworth Recording Firm. Costanza has co-written and produced twelve Billboard #1 albums, composed music for a number of TV reveals and licensed over 1000 tune placements. Synch credit embrace manufacturers akin to Apple, Galaxy, Ford, Google, Amazon, Goal, TJ Maxx, Zillow and Tropicana in addition to promos for NBC, ABC, CBS, HBO, Showtime, Netflix, AGT, Marvel, WWE and Name of Obligation. Scoring credit embrace networks akin to CBS, Comedy Central, Disney, Viceland, and Discovery in addition to TV reveals akin to Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin, Huangʼs World, Hood Adjoining with James Davis, The Henry Ford Innovation Nation, Fortunate Canine and Hidden Heroes.
ABOUT ASHLEY GORDON
Ashley Gordon is a Los Angeles-based songwriter, vocal producer, and ramen connoisseur. She was raised by her loving grandparents in Lengthy Island, New York. The sounds of Ray Charles, Elvis, and Billy Joel stuffed the halls of her childhood dwelling. Ashley has been revealed by PULSE Recordings since 2016, focusing her inventive vitality in the direction of sync artist growth. Notable tune placements embrace Burt’s Bee’s, Doritos, Revlon, Clorox, Freeform, ABC, NBC, CBS, Starz, Hulu, Netflix, and plenty of extra. Past sync, Ashley has landed over twelve #1 albums on the iTunes charts with RuPaul’s Drag Race royalty Alaska Thunderfxck, Trixie Mattel, and KATYA to call a number of. She additionally co-wrote a tune entitled “Holy Floor”, produced by Justin Tranter for The Voice contestant DeSz. It served as her finale tune and debut single (Republic). Ashley was invited to talk as an knowledgeable in vocal manufacturing and songwriting on CBS’ all-female management in STEM showcase, Mission Unstoppable. Produced by Geena Davis in partnership with Litton Leisure, the present encourages younger ladies ages 7-14 to discover STEM-centric careers.
ABOUT CONCORD
Harmony is the unbiased, worldwide chief within the growth, administration and acquisition of sound recordings, music publishing, theatrical efficiency rights and narrative content material. Headquartered in Nashville with extra workplaces in Los Angeles, New York, London, Berlin and Miami, Harmony additionally has employees in Toronto, Tokyo and Melbourne. The Firm’s catalog consists of almost 900,000 songs, composed works, performs, musicals and energetic recordings that are licensed in just about each nation and territory worldwide.
ABOUT CONCORD THEATRICALS
Harmony Theatricals is the world’s most important theatrical firm, comprising the catalogs of R&H Theatricals, Samuel French, Tams-Witmark and The Andrew Lloyd Webber Assortment, plus dozens of latest signings every year. Our unparalleled roster consists of the work of Irving Berlin, Agatha Christie, George & Ira Gershwin, Marvin Hamlisch, Lorraine Hansberry, Kander & Ebb, Kitt & Yorkey, Ken Ludwig, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dominique Morisseau, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Thornton Wilder and August Wilson. We’re the one firmproviding really complete companies to the creators and producers of performs and musicals, together with theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, forged recording and first-class producing. https://www.concordtheatricals.com/
ABOUT CRAFT RECORDINGS
Craft Recordings is dwelling to one of many largest and most storied collections of grasp recordings and compositions on the planet. Our repertoire consists of iconic artists akin to Joan Baez, Ray Charles, John Coltrane, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Miles Davis, Invoice Evans, Vince Guaraldi, John Lee Hooker, Little Richard, 9 Inch Nails, Thelonious Monk, Otis Redding, R.E.M. and Touring Wilburys, to call just some. Being caretakers for the heritage of numerous landmark recordings is a accountability we don’t take frivolously. Famend imprints with catalogs issued below the Craft banner embrace Harmony Theatricals, Harmony, Fantasy, Milestone, Nitro, Status, Riverside, Rounder, Specialty, Stax, Sugar Hill, Vanguard and Vee-Jay Data, amongst many others.
ABOUT PEG
Producer Leisure Group (PEG) is a full-service artist administration agency, document label and manufacturing firm proudly representing most of the world’s high drag queens and LGBTQ+ expertise. They oversee all points of their shoppers’ careers together with growth, recording, filming, retail and world touring. PEG can also be a significant stakeholder in OUTtvUSA, a premium streaming service. PEG artists incessantly seem in all areas of mainstream leisure together with tv, movie, industrial, music, publishing and extra. PEG Data is a member label of Warner Music Group’s Various Distribution Alliance.
ABOUT THE BOURBON ROOM
Positioned within the Vinyl Disctrict on the long-lasting Hollywood Stroll of Fame, The Bourbon Room brings the perfect in reside music, nightlife, comedy, theater, and eating to Hollywood with the identical edgy, rock and roll perspective that constructed The Sundown Strip. If Joe’s Pub and The Troubadour had a child, it might be The Bourbon Room. The menu is curated by Chef Frankie Guerrero and options American consolation meals, craft cocktails, and high quality wine. The Bourbon Room can also be the gateway to a 200-seat custom-built theater, that includes cutting-edge manufacturing capabilities and a full-service bar, good for any occasion. Kicked off by the worldwide sensation Rock of Ages, The Bourbon Room hosts reside performances of all genres in the primary theater and affords an intimate, speakeasy cocktail lounge and restaurant for cocktails or a chunk earlier than or after a present. The Bourbon Room Hollywood is positioned at 6356 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028. www.bourbonroomhollywood.com
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Alaska
Alaska Republicans bring in national lawyer, will ask for recount on Ballot Measure 2
The Alaska Republican Party said on Sunday that it will be asking the Division of Elections for a recount of the votes on Ballot Measure 2, which gave Alaskans the option of repealing ranked-choice voting.
Although dark money from Outside Alaska overwhelmed proponents of the repeal, it ended up failing to be repealed by just 664 votes, a tiny margin.
Of the 340,110 votes cast on the measure, the margin of “No” votes to “Yes” votes was 160,619 to 159,955, or 50.1% to 49.9%. The state must cover the costs of a recount when the margin is this close.
“We will submit this request, along with the names of the requisite Alaskan voters required to initiate this process, once the election is certified, which is scheduled for November 30, 2024,” said the statement issued by the Alaska Republican Party.
The party has hired the Dhillon Law Group, led by Harmeet K. Dhillon, to be on the ground during the recount and review, along with Alaska-based party counsel and observers.
“Ms. Dhillon and her firm are a nationally recognized, seasoned election integrity legal team, and bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to this recount process. Ms. Dhillon is an expert in election law. She and her colleagues Michael Columbo and Mark Meuser were recently on the legal teams in Arizona, Pennsylvania, and other crucial locations nationally to ensure a fair, transparent, and thorough process,” said Party Chairwoman Carmela Warfield. “Our Party Counsel, Ms. Stacey Stone and her team, are experienced Alaskan election law practitioners, and in September 2024, they successfully intervened on the Alaska Republican Party’s behalf in the case of Alaska Democratic Party v. State of Alaska Division of Elections, ultimately prevailing in the Alaska Supreme Court.”
Alaska
101-year-old woman shares her birthday reflections with Alaska’s News Source
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Norma Aldefer didn’t expect to turn 100. Now, one day after her 101st birthday, she’s even more surprised.
Inside her pristine apartment, Aldefer’s table is full of cards wishing her a happy birthday. She points out a favorite, which reads “You’re how old?”
Celebratory messages from loved ones, along with congratulations from state officials Senator Lisa Murkowski and Governor Mike Dunleavy. Aldefer said last year’s centennial birthday even brought in regards from President Joe Biden.
Aldefer moved to Alaska to marry her husband, who was originally from her hometown. The photograph she has at her side is of her as a younger woman posing with her mother in 1948.
“We took pictures of ourselves and and I’m all dressed up in high heels and a hat and a purse. And my little bag that I was carrying.” Aldefer said she was scared leaving the small farm she grew up on, but by working as a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell, she expanded her horizons.
Multiple times Aldefer stated she’s remained curious all her years. She said it’s the reason she’s been able to maintain herself rather than losing her faculties, and believes it’s the way to feel fulfilled.
“Sometimes people get into things they don’t enjoy, but they think, ‘Oh, I have to make a living.’ Don’t do that. If you’re not comfortable, go do something else,” Aldefer said.
“May not make a good living for a while, but you might enjoy life.”
Aldefer says she still enjoys life, and continues to enjoy a nightly martini alongside cheese and crackers before she begins to cook dinner.
Over the course of the interview, she marveled at her gratitude for her world – calling herself blessed.
“I know I’m not going to be here much probably much longer, but I’ve had such a good life, you know. I’m not afraid of it.”
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Moderate earthquake strikes south-central Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A moderate earthquake occurred in south-central Alaska Sunday afternoon, striking at 2:42 p.m.
Its epicenter was located about 24 miles due east of Anchorage with a depth of 18 miles.
No damage or injuries were reported.
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