Sasha Velour brings The Big Reveal Live Show to Louisville’s Kentucky Center on Nov. 9
Internationally acclaimed drag artist and RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9 winner Sasha Velour, will bring her latest production, “The Big Reveal Live Show,” to the Kentucky Center in Louisville on Nov. 9. The show offers an immersive evening of drag, storytelling, and live art, featuring new reveal-filled performances.
“The Big Reveal Live Show” Brings Sasha Velour’s Visionary Drag to Louisville
Following the success of her first one-queen show, “Smoke & Mirrors,” Velour directed, wrote, and produced the 90-minute “The Big Reveal Live Show.” She told Queer Kentucky that the show was inspired by the book she wrote during the COVID-19 shutdowns, “The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag.”
“I just try to show everything that drag can be—funny, heartfelt, political, for all ages, but also very specifically queer and full of trans potential and authentic queer expression and our sensibilities and sense of humor,” she said. “But then I also wanted to live up to the title, the big reveal, and showcase 10 of the most amazing and surprising reveal performances that I could come up with while fulfilling all of the mission statement of the show.”
Velour is known for her iconic reveals, including the rose petal performance during the RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9 finale, when she lip-synced to Whitney Houston’s “So Emotional” and stole the hearts of Americans.
The “Drag Race” alum said she has had the privilege of performing around the world, but the South holds a special place in her heart, adding that Southern drag queens offer the best of the best of the artform.
“The wealth of Southern pageant drag is high glamor and they have really well thought out performances, so I feel like I have to really deliver drag while there,” she said.
Drag, Politics, and Queer Visibility Take Center Stage in Kentucky
The politics of red states like Kentucky inspire Velour to show up unapologetically, bringing visibility and performance to areas where anti-queer legislation and rhetoric remain strong. Though the show is a celebration of queer spectacle, Velour said drag is inherently political and that she doesn’t shy away from addressing issues such as trans rights and misinformation surrounding the trans community.
“Drag is very loud, and I think sometimes it’s an opportunity to push back against all the misinformation out there,” she said. “Whether it’s correcting falsehoods, speaking truth about what being trans is really like, or showing how positive drag can be — that it’s appropriate for people of all ages — it’s about proving that drag is an art form like any other. It should never be silenced and should be accessible to everyone.”
Community is at the heart of Velour’s show, saying that drag is an open artform that allows people to bring whatever ideas, inspiration, and dreams they have.
“I always want to convert more people to try drag whether you’re a performer or not; whether you have any experience in art, there’s a way that you can fill your basket on the drag stage.”
