Eureka O'Hara Is Playing Divine, and This Could Be the Role of Her Career

The casting of Eureka O'Hara in Beyond the Flamingos! is either the most obvious idea anyone has ever had or a genuinely inspired piece of theatrical thinking, and the answer is both. O'Hara, the six-foot-four RuPaul's Drag Race veteran with a voice that can fill a room without a microphone, has been handed the role of the late Divine, John Waters's muse and one of the most singular performers in American cultural history. The show is written and directed by Donnie, the creator of Make Me Gorgeous! The conversation in the drag-theatre overlap community has been running hot since the announcement.