{"id":280363,"date":"2026-05-22T03:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T03:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/280363\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T03:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T03:26:09","slug":"rupauls-drag-race-werq-the-world-tour-to-come-to-florida-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/280363\/","title":{"rendered":"RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE WERQ THE WORLD TOUR to Come to Florida Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"

\ud83c\udfad NEW! Jacksonville Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n

\n Get all the top news & discounts for Jacksonville & beyond.\n <\/p>\n

RuPaul’s Drag Race \u201cWerq The World Tour 2027\u201d will play at the historic Florida Theatre in downtown Jacksonville.\u00a0 on Thursday, February 18, 2027, at 8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfad NEW! Jacksonville Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n

\n Get all the top news & discounts for Jacksonville & beyond.\n <\/p>\n

The Official RuPaul’s Drag Race World Tour returns with an all-new production! An experiment gone wrong has sent the audience spiraling through time with no way of returning to the present. Join Kameron Michaels, Rose, Vanessa Vanjie, Yvie Oddly, and all finalists from the upcoming season on a journey through iconic periods of history in hopes of finding your way back to the present. Presented by Voss Events in collaboration with World of Wonder and VH1.<\/p>\n

RuPaul is an American\u00a0drag queen, television host, singer, producer, writer, and actor. He produces, hosts, and judges the reality competition series\u00a0RuPaul’s Drag Race\u00a0and has received\u00a0several accolades, including 14\u00a0Primetime Emmy Awards, three\u00a0GLAAD Media Awards, a\u00a0Critics’ Choice Television Award, two\u00a0Billboard\u00a0Music Awards, a\u00a0Tony Award, and a\u00a0Guinness World Records\u00a0title. He has been dubbed the “Queen of Drag” and is considered the most commercially successful drag queen in the United States, with\u00a0Fortune\u00a0saying that he is “easily the world’s most famous drag queen.\u201d In 2017, RuPaul was included in the annual\u00a0Time\u00a0100\u00a0list of the most influential people in the world.<\/p>\n

RuPaul’s Drag Race was created in 2009 and has gone on to produce 18 seasons in the United States. The show has also seen success internationally, and there are several international variants of the show. In 2018, RuPaul received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the television industry.<\/p>\n

Tickets go on sale Friday, May 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Buy them at www.floridatheatre.com<\/a> or the Florida Theatre Box Office at (904) 355-2787. Ask about the VIP\/Meet & Greet package available for this show.<\/p>\n


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\n 2026 Theater Fans’ Choice Awards – Live Stats\n <\/p>\n

\n Best Sound Design – Top 3\n <\/p>\n

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\n 28.9% of votes\n <\/p>\n

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\n John Shivers – Chess <\/p>\n

\n 16.2% of votes\n <\/p>\n

\n 3.
\n Tony Gayle – Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) <\/p>\n

\n 8.8% of votes\n <\/p>\n

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