August 16, 2021
Don't Miss: Andrew Levitt aka Nina West Live Interview 8/17
READ TIME: 1 MIN.
Kindness is queen! Nina West has won hearts worldwide and has been named the "Most Googled Drag Queen in the World" from 2020 to 2021, with more than 7.8 billion unique searches. The creation of actor, singer, songwriter, and LGBTQ+ philanthropist Andrew Levitt, there's so much more drag history on the horizon!
Levitt joins EDGE editor Matthew Wexler to peel back the curtain on their groundbreaking accomplishments, from appearing on season 11 of "RuPaul's Drag Race" and history-making red carpet walk at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards to charity partnership with country music legend Dolly Parton and Pride video series in collaboration with "Blue's Clues" and Nickelodeon.
It was just announced that Levitt would headline a brand new national tour of the hit Broadway musical "Hairspray" as Edna Turnblad after being hand-selected by original producer Jerry Mitchell and Director Jack O'Brien.
Levitt has maintained a strong connection to their Columbus, Ohio, roots, producing over 35 mainstage production shows, as well as ongoing LGBTQ+ philanthropic efforts, raising over $4 million for charitable causes in the last decade alone, much of it through the charitable foundation The Nina West Foundation.
Don't miss this rare chance to hear from the one whom RuPaul named "America's Sweetheart" as Levitt prepares to hit the road in one of the most popular musicals of all time.