Eureka O’Hara plays the drag icon Divine in Divine: Beyond The Flamingos!, a new play getting its world premiere at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater. The six-week run starts December 3.
The play is 90 minutes long and set in March 1988, in Divine’s New York penthouse. Harris Glenn Milstead, the Baltimore performer John Waters renamed Divine, is packing for Hollywood. A male role on Married… with Children is waiting. Before he leaves, he looks back over twenty years: the Baltimore start, the Waters films, the stage work, the dance-floor hits.
O’Hara plays both Glenn and Divine, and the official site bills it as her New York stage debut. She is known from RuPaul’s Drag Race, Seasons 9 and 10 and All Stars Season 6, and from HBO’s We’re Here, which she hosted with Bob the Drag Queen and Shangela. That series won a Peabody in 2022, and the same year brought her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program. She has also appeared in Women Behind Bars, the camp stage hit Divine himself played in the 1970s.
The writer and director is Donald “Donnie” Horn, billed simply as Donnie. He founded triangle productions! in Portland, Oregon, in 1989, opening with his own Make Me Gorgeous!, which later ran Off-Broadway at Playhouse 46. The company is also presenting this premiere. The design team is Walt Spangler (sets), Jeffrey Hinshaw (costumes), Jamie Roderick (lighting), Brian Pacelli (projections) and Ien Denio (sound). Visceral Entertainment is general manager.
Performances begin Thursday, December 3, 2026, with opening night on Tuesday, December 8, at 7:30 p.m. The limited engagement ends Sunday, January 17, 2027. The theater is at 10 West 64th Street. The regular schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., plus 2:30 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Sunday; holiday weeks differ. Seats start at $59 for the “Born To Be Cheap” tier. “Lust in the Dust” seats are $89, and $119 “Polyester” premium seats come with a custom Scratch N’ Sniff card. A “Pink Flamingos” VIP upgrade starts at $139. Book on the Divine: Beyond The Flamingos! tickets page.
