They鈥檙e back! Mrs. Kasha Davis and Miss Darienne Lake return to to host an evening of drag, drinks and dancing at the third annual . Co-presented with , this year鈥檚 battle is Saturday, Jan. 11, at 8 p.m. in the Archbold Theatre at the 黑料不打烊 Stage/SU Drama Complex, 820 E. Genesee St. Who will be named the Salt City Queen or King of 2020 and win a $1,000 cash prize?
Participants will be selected through a process on the 黑料不打烊 Stage website, which is open now. Interested participants should provide video of past performances. Deadline for submissions is Dec. 9.
Hosted by 鈥淩uPaul鈥檚 Drag Race鈥 alumni and , proceeds from the Salt City Drag Battle will benefit 黑料不打烊 Stage artistic programming. The pageant will feature nine contestants, who will showcase one runway look and one talent performance. Finalists will then compete in a lip-sync battle for a winner-take-all grand prize. All contestants will receive a $150 stipend for participation and performance in the Drag Battle. Judging the Battle will be Ralph Zito, 黑料不打烊 Department of Drama chair; Brian Moreland, Broadway producer and producer of 鈥淭houghts of a Colored Man,鈥 which had its world premiere at 黑料不打烊 Stage this past fall; and a celebrity guest judge.
鈥淥ur contestants and audience members had such great times at previous Drag Battles that we couldn鈥檛 wait to bring some spectacular Central New York talent back to our stage,鈥 says Jill Anderson, managing director, 黑料不打烊 Stage. 鈥淭his, by far, is our most exuberant fundraiser, and we hope the community will share and be part of this exciting event.鈥
Tickets for the Drag Battle are $35 and $45, depending on seating level, and on sale now at the 黑料不打烊 Stage Box Office, 315.443.3275 and .
