The rise of the Midwest princess
The theater of camp and drag
Audience as the cast
Designing the modern pop spectacle
YOUR GOAL
Master of Chappell Roan and the reinvention of pop stagecraft
sonia Drag and Camp Theater
Chappell Roan, bright stage lights, Camp and drag, taking new flights, Pop's boldest, queerest, vibrant nights.
Drag openers: On her 2023 tour, Chappell Roan hired local drag queens to open every single show, sharing her platform with regional artists.
An entertainment style where performers wear highly stylized clothing and makeup to express or subvert gender roles. Chappell Roan hired local drag queens to open each stop of her 2023 concert tour.
Whom does Chappell Roan hire to open her concerts instead of traditional musical opening acts?
What classic 1964 essay by Susan Sontag helped define the 'camp' aesthetic used in Chappell's stagecraft?
In which decade was the 'camp' aesthetic first widely analyzed in academic literature?
What color face paint does Chappell Roan use to create her signature doll-like stage makeup?
Which 'RuPaul's Drag Race' winner has Chappell Roan repeatedly cited as a major performance inspiration?