Michelle Visage will make her Broadway debut in Schmigadoon! at the Nederlander Theatre, playing Mildred Layton from December 4 through January 31, 2027.
She takes the role over from Jennifer Simard, who plays her final performance on November 29, as previously announced. The casting was reported on November 12 by Broadway News and Playbill, and Visage's stint is a limited engagement of just under two months.
Visage has been a permanent judge on RuPaul's Drag Race since 2011 and is a four-time Emmy winner. She started out singing with the girl group Seduction, later fronted the R&B quartet The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M., and trained in musical theater at AMDA before her career took off.
London audiences already know her on stage. She made her West End debut as Miss Wedge in Everybody's Talking About Jamie, played Morticia opposite Ramin Karimloo in a concert staging of The Addams Family, and most recently starred as Tante Hansa in Sea Witch at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. British television audiences also know her from Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Big Brother.
Schmigadoon! brings the Apple TV+ series to the stage with book and score by its creator, Cinco Paul, and direction and choreography by Christopher Gattelli. Two New York doctors, Josh and Melissa, lose their way on a couples' hiking trip and wander into a town that runs like a Golden Age musical: everyone sings, the bridge out of town goes nowhere, and true love is the only exit. The production opened at the Nederlander on April 20, won the 2026 Tony Award for Best Musical, and is now booking through April 4, 2027.
Alex Brightman and Sara Chase lead the company as Josh Skinner and Melissa Gimble, with Ann Harada as Florence Menlove, Brad Oscar as Mayor Menlove, Isabelle McCalla as Emma Tate, Ayaan Diop as Carson, Max Clayton as Danny Bailey, McKenzie Kurtz as Betsy and Maulik Pancholy as The Reverend. Juan Pablo Di Pace plays Doc through November 22, and Ivan Hernandez returns to that role on November 24.
