KALTBLUT Magazine enthusiasts, brace yourselves for an explosive, dramatic, and heart-clutching theatrical invasion as Sasha Velour, the global drag deity, visual conjurer, and charismatic host of HBO’s “We’re Here,” is gearing up to enchant us with her latest magnum opus, The Big Reveal Live Show. Get ready to embark on a transcontinental odyssey spanning 27 cities across the majestic landscapes of the U.S., UK, and Europe from February through April 2024.
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Crafted with the genius only Velour could muster, directed, scribed, and produced entirely by her hand, this 90-minute solo extravaganza promises to be her most astonishing, side-splitting, and deeply heartfelt exploit yet. It’s Velour stripped back, yet more opulent than ever—an intimate carnival of spectacle and emotion.
Renowned for her empathetic and quake-inducing theatrical reveals, The Big Reveal Live Show is poised to elevate the art form to stratospheric heights. Velour shatters her artistic boundaries, merging seasoned theatrical grace with avant-garde bravado. Witness a tapestry of performance art that shifts shape over 90 mesmerizing minutes: from poetic declamation to snapshots of cinematic nostalgia, visionary lip sync concoctions to evocative video artistry, crowned with a spirited salute to Lypsinka. What’s more, the show is drenched in Velour’s playful and biting wit, delivering rib-cracking comedy woven seamlessly with poignant truths.
Every single city on this grand tour will bask in the glow of a surprise guest performer, serenaded by an eclectic medley of tunes spanning from the soulful Stevie Wonder to pop icon Britney Spears, the legendary Stephen Sondheim to the rock anthems of Deep Purple.
“The Big Reveal Live Show has forever transformed my artistic and queer existence,” professes Velour. “I’m not merely channelling camp—I am its embodiment, enacting the dreams I’ve harboured, until now. It’s a dazzling, soul-baring, intimate, and exultant celebration, and I’m ablaze with anticipation to share this soiree of splendour with an international audience!”
This tour is the natural progression from Velour’s groundbreaking inaugural solo caravan, Smoke & Mirrors, trailing a year that saw her star ascend to dizzying new heights. Velour, the magnanimous champion of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9, triumphantly stepped into the role of host for the Peabody-awarded “We’re Here” (HBO), as well as casting her insights onto the pages of her latest work, The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag—a book that garnered acclamation as “a rousing tribute to a revolutionary art form and its maestros” by Publishers Weekly and paved the way for her headline-stealing stints on Good Morning America, PBS Newshour, and a curated dialogue with the pop sovereignty, Dua Lipa. Not content with rewriting television and literary history, Velour became the inaugural drag sovereign to etch a self-portrait for the esteemed cover of The New Yorker, while her myth-inspiring drag revue “NightGowns” reignited the stage with its immensely successful half-year residence in New York City, amassing over $20,000 in funds for LGBTQ-centric alimentary and shelter provisions.
Prepare for The Big Reveal Live Show to command your attention uninterrupted for a full 90 minutes, and secure your passage to this one-of-a-kind encounter at sashavelour.com. Revel in the chance to elevate your evening with VIP privileges, blessing you with an exclusive art print from her book and a personal rendezvous/photo opportunity with Sasha Velour herself. Bring home a piece of the legacy with her book available for purchase, providing a chance to cherish a signed memento post-performance.
Tour Dates:
w/ Guest Performers
UK
8 March – London, UK (London Palladium) w/ Chiyo
10 March – Brighton, UK (Brighton Dome) w/ Joe Black
12 March – Birmingham, UK (Symphony Hall) w/ Black Peppa
13 March – Manchester, UK (The Bridgewater Hall) w/ Cheddar Gorgeous
14 March – Newcastle, UK (Tyne Theatre & Opera House) w/ Choriza May
15 March – Glasgow, UK (SEC Armadillo) w/ Ginger Johnson
17 March – Cardiff, UK (New Theatre – Cardiff) w/ Victoria Scone
Europe
19 March – Paris, FR (Folies Bergère) w/ Nicki Doll
20 March – Amsterdam, NL (Royal Theatre Carré) w/ Vanessa Van Cartier
21 March – Amsterdam, NL (Royal Theatre Carré) w/ Envy Peru
23 March – Stockholm, SE (Nya Cirkus) w/ Admira Thunderpussy
25 March – Hamburg, DE (Stage Operettenhaus) w/ Yvonne Nightstand
26 March – Berlin, DE (Tempodrom) w/ Barbie Breakout
27 March – Prague, CZ (Broadway Theatre) w/ Papina McQueen
29 March – Zabrze, PL (House of Music and Dance) w/ Melancholia Blackbile
1 April – Brussels, BE (Cirque Royal – Koninklijk Circus) w/ Alvilda
2 April – Lille, FR (Théâtre Sebastopol) w/ Stargirl
4 April – Zurich, CH (Theater 11) w/ Tessa Testicle
5 April – Geneva, CH (Théâtre du Léman) w/ Moon
7 April – Barcelona, ES (Sala Barts) w/ Supremme De Luxe
8 April – Madrid, ES (La Estación Gran Teatro Caixabank Príncipe Pío) w/ Marina
9 April – Lisbon, PT (Coliseu dos Recreios) w/ Lola
The Big Reveal Live Show will run for 90 minutes with no intermission, and tickets are available for purchase at sashavelour.com. VIP upgrades will also be available, which will include an exclusive art print from the book and a meet-and-greet/photo-op with Velour before the show. Copies of her book will be for sale at the show and purchasers will have a chance to get their copy signed by Velour after the performance.
