On-Set With ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’: Emmy-Nominated Crew & Season 16 Winner Nymphia Wind On Elevating The Game Year After Year
deadline.comThere is no show out there like RuPaul’s Drag Race. A reality drag competition series that has run for 16 seasons with repeated Emmy nominations, year after year? “Drag Race is so unique it almost shouldn’t exist,” says EP Tom Campbell. “The fact that it does is so much about RuPaul and his vision and his drive and his ability to market drag for the world.” The series has received 10 Emmy nominations this year, bringing the main series total to 71.
RuPaul’s Drag Race opened their doors to give Deadline a tour of their set and sit down with some of their Emmy-nominated creative team and winner of season 16 Nymphia Wind.
Our visit starts with the Werk Room, where contestants prepare for all of their challenges, and where we are treated to a video of RuPaul introducing us to the “gag-worthy” tour and warning us “not to slip on the charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent because baby, it is everywhere.” One of the first topics of discussion is something everyone at Drag Race is very excited about, their first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming.
The day before the set visit, choreographer Jamal Sims took part in recording a virtual panel for our Contenders TV: The Nominees event, where he gave some insight into why this is such an achievement.
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