‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Star Valentina To Make Broadway Debut In ‘The Rocky Horror Show’

Valentina, who has appeared on RuPaul’s Drag Race and Fox’s Rent: Live, will make her Broadway debut on Tuesday when she joins the cast of The Rocky Horror Show, the Sam Pinkleton-directed revival of Richard O’Brien’s time-warping musical.

Valentina will take over the role of Columbia, the top-hatted acolyte of Luke Evans’ Frank-N-Furter initially portrayed by cast member Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, who left the show June 21.

Producers announced that Valentina will begin performances Tuesday, July 21.

Valentina said she “is honored to be debuting on Broadway as the first Trans Mexican American featured in a principal cast.”

In addition to Evans, the current principal cast includes Rachel Dratch, Andrew Durand, Harvey Guillén, Stephanie Hsu, Josh Rivera and Sherie Rene Scott.

The revival began previews on March 26 and opened officially on April 23 at Broadway’s Studio 54. The production received nine 2026 Tony Award nominations but went home empty-handed. The production is one of the stronger box office performers of to have started this spring, with the most recent figures reporting attendance figures at 93% of capacity.