First look at Bob the Drag Queen's stunning Broadway debut in Moulin Rouge! — with nod to RuPaul ...

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EW has an exclusive RuPaul-soundtracked preview of the "Drag Race" and "We're Here" icon putting his own spin on Jim Broadbent's Harold Zidler in his Broadway debut.

First look at Bob the Drag Queen's stunning Broadway debut in *Moulin Rouge! — *with nod to RuPaul (exclusive)

EW has an exclusive RuPaul-soundtracked preview of the "Drag Race" and "We're Here" icon putting his own spin on Jim Broadbent's Harold Zidler in his Broadway debut.

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- *RuPaul's Drag Race* winner Bob the Drag Queen stuns in a first look at his Broadway debut.

- ** exclusively reveals photos and video from his role as Harold Zidler.

- Bob takes the Broadway stage beginning Jan. 27 in the musical based on the iconic Nicole Kidman movie.

*RuPaul's Drag Race* crowned queen and Peabody-winning *We're Here* star Bob the Drag Queen has officially entered Broadway purse-first.

** has an exclusive first look at the season 8 champion's upcoming Broadway debut in *Moulin Rouge! The Musical*, a stage adaptation of filmmaker Baz Luhrmann's Nicole Kidman-starring, Oscar-winning movie musical of the same name.

EW's exclusive portraits and *Drag Race*-inspired video clip (below) show Bob suited up as the flashy Harold Zidler, the boisterous emcee and owner of Paris' titular Moulin Rouge nightclub, originally played by Jim Broadbent in Luhrmann's 2001 film.

RuPaul's iconic "Cover Girl" song soundtracks the clip, which mimics the Emmy-winning *Drag Race *host's Main Stage entrance on each episode of the MTV reality competition series.

"The category is: Spectacular!" Bob says in the video, while the drag artist sashays across the *Moulin Rouge! *stage to the song.

Bob the Drag Queen as Harold Zidler in 'Moulin Rouge!' on Broadway.

Bob's role as Zidler marks his first-ever Broadway stage role, following in the footsteps of past *Drag* *Race* alums who've made it big on New York City's most prestigious theater circuit, including season 4's Milan (*Hairspray, Motown the Musical*), 9's Peppermint (*Head Over Heels*), season 15's Marcia Marcia Marcia (*Cabaret*), and season 5 and *All Stars 7* winner Jinkx Monsoon (*Chicago, Pirates! The Penzance Musical, and Oh, Mary!*).

Other *Drag Race* stars who've gone on to forge successful roles on stage include Willam (*Titanique*), Nina West (2021-2022 national tour of *Hairspray*) and *All Stars 2* champ Alaska, who mounted the Off-Broadway, drag-themed production of *Drag: The Musical.*

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Many show alums also go on to perform in the rotating cast of the official *RuPaul's* *Drag Race Live!* Las Vegas revue show, including Kennedy Davenport, Jaida Essence Hall, Plane Jane, Asia O'Hara, Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, Derrick Barry, Coco Montrese, Kim Chi, Plastique Tiara, Latrice Royale, Bosco, and more.

Outside of his work on stage, Bob also joined the cast of HBO's docuseries *We're Here *in 2020, which followed him and fellow *Drag Race* alums Shangela and Eureka to rural American towns to make over various residents for a fabulous drag performance.**

Bob the Drag Queen makes Broadway debut in 'Moulin Rouge!'.

The cast won a Peabody Award as producers of the program in 2022, in addition to the show itself winning various Emmys throughout its four-season run on the network.

Bob returned to reality competition on Peacock's *The Traitors*, where he was famously banished in episode 4 and revealed as a Traitor following a betrayal by fellow undercover Traitor Rob Mariano.

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In addition to appearing in other scripted TV projects like *Tales of the City*, *A Black Lady Sketch Show*, and *Doctor Odyssey*, Bob has maintained a strong hold on the* Drag Race* fandom.

Atop returning to *Drag Race* for guest appearances on season 10, *All Stars 9*, and the *Secret Celebrity Drag Race* spinoff, Bob has hosted official aftershow, *The Pit Stop. *He also cohosts the popular *Sibling Rivalry* podcast with *All Stars 4* champion Monét X Change.**

'RuPaul's Drag Race' winner Bob the Drag Queen in 'Moulin Rouge!'.

In an exclusive interview with EW earlier this year about his pop culture inspirations, Bob revealed, among other things, that the Weather Girls' legendary hit "It's Raining Men" is one of his go-to tunes — and shared a comical experience he had upon first meeting the song's writer, *Letterman* musician Paul Shaffer.

"I thought he was gay for so long, and then I met him recently, and he was like, 'This is my wife!'" Bob told EW with a laugh. "I said, 'Oh!' Well, you learn something new every day."

Bob the Drag Queen debuts in *Moulin Rouge! The Musical *beginning Tuesday, Jan. 27 for an eight-week engagement through Sunday, March 22.

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