| "Wigloose: The Rusical!" | |||
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| RuPaul's Drag Race episode | |||
| Episodeno. | Season 15 Episode 12 | ||
| Original air date | March 17, 2023 (2023-03-17) | ||
| Guest appearance | |||
| Orville Peck | |||
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| RuPaul's Drag Race(season 15) | |||
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"Wigloose: The Rusical!" is the twelfth episode of thefifteenth season of the American television seriesRuPaul's Drag Race, which aired onMTV on March 17, 2023. The episode features a challenge in which the contestants perform in aRusical (musical) of the same name, based on the American filmFootloose (1984).
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RuPaul revealed to the contestants that this week's main challenge will be performing aRusical parody tribute to the film,Footloose. The musical,Wigloose, is located in a small fictional town that outlaweddrag, set in the 1980s. Miguel Zarate assisted the contestants with the choreography.[1][2]
At the judges' panel,Orville Peck served as guest judge, alongside regular panelistsRuPaul,Michelle Visage, andRoss Mathews. The runway category was "Everybody Say Glove". Anetra was named the winner of the main challenge, whileLoosey LaDuca and Salina EsTitties were placed in the bottom two. The bottom two had to lip sync to "Running Up That Hill" byKate Bush. Salina EsTitties was eliminated from the competition.[3]
American actorKevin Bacon praised the musical on social media.[4] Jason P. Frank ofVulture rated the episode 4 out of 5 stars.[5] Charlie Duncan ofPinkNews wrote, "Drag Race enters its final five with a Rusical that has better production value than most Broadway shows and a very important political message, as tensions between the queens edge ever closer to breaking point."[6]
