Touring can be grueling. Just ask Bosco.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust like Michael Jackson said, \u2018I just love to tour,\u2019\u201d Bosco joked over the phone.<\/p>\n
Referencing the singer\u2019s famously sarcastic remarks about life on the road, the Seattle drag<\/a> artist laughed before explaining that she\u2019s actually found comfort in the routine of touring. She described life on tour as waking up every day with one clear mission: \u201cto slay fiercely.\u201d<\/p>\n That energy is fueling \u201cThe Marvelous Miss Gender,\u201d Bosco\u2019s first full-length solo theatrical tour, which arrives at Los Angeles\u2019 Wiltern on July 30. The two-act musical comedy introduces audiences to her supervillain alter ego, Miss Gender, a campy comic book villain who, according to Bosco, \u201cfell in a vat of radioactive estrogen and came out crystallized, ready to take over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n Inspired by everything from Batman and Elvira to Pee-wee Herman, the production mixes burlesque, dance, comedy, lip-sync performances, elaborate costumes and theatrical storytelling into a narrative-driven spectacle. But beneath the camp and comedy is a show rooted in a distinctly modern moment.<\/p>\n Miss Gender began years ago after Bosco found herself watching the colorful Batman films directed by Joel Schumacher while traveling between gigs on a flight. \u201cI had forgotten how campy and gay and hysterically overdone they were,\u201d Bosco said.<\/p>\n The idea eventually evolved into a full theatrical world that lived inside the notes app on her phone. When producers later approached her about creating a solo tour, Bosco decided to bring that universe to life rather than create a more traditional drag<\/a> show. The result is a satirical adventure following a transgender supervillain determined to \u201cspread her transgender agenda by turning everybody in the world trans.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s kind of a send-up of everything that I see in the news every day,\u201d Bosco said. \u201cI\u2019m like, you know what? \u2018You guys are right. We are trying to take over the world, and you should stop us if you can.\u2019\u201d While the show pokes fun at political rhetoric, Bosco said humor remains the vehicle for the message.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople are so much more willing to listen to somebody if you\u2019re laughing, and it\u2019s so much harder to hate somebody when they\u2019re making you laugh,\u201d she said. \u201cBeing funny is one of the best gifts in the entire world.\u201d<\/p>\n The production arrives at a time when drag has become simultaneously more visible and more scrutinized than ever before. Bosco said that tension helped shape the show itself.<\/p>\n \u201cI think a show like this could only exist in this particular moment,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s the aspect of drag is doing so well that somebody gave me the keys to the car to be able to do this dumbass show. But this show is influenced by all the terrible things that we wake up to every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n The show also serves as a love letter to practical effects and handcrafted artistry at a time when Bosco feels audiences are increasingly surrounded by artificial content.<\/p>\n \u201cI am so tired of AI-generated slop,\u201d she said. Instead, Bosco enlisted artists, illustrators and musicians to help build the world of \u201cThe Marvelous Miss Gender,\u201d creating original music, custom illustrations and practical stage effects designed specifically for the production.<\/p>\n \u201cIt just feels different when you know somebody made it,\u201d she said. That emphasis on storytelling and theatricality can be traced back to Bosco\u2019s Seattle roots.<\/p>\n