Two years after showing within the sequel to “Hocus Pocus,” Ginger Minj is again with a parody spin on the beloved Halloween traditional.
On Tuesday, the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” veteran returns to the New York stage for 2 performances of “Hokus Pokus Live!” The present additionally stars drag performers Gidget Galore and Aria Arduous and sees the trio placing a 2024 spin on the Sanderson Sisters, memorably portrayed by Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker within the unique movie.
HuffPost caught a sneak peek of “Hokus Pokus Live!” through the beneath video, during which the three queens carry out “The Witches Are Back.”
Watch “The Witches Are Back” beneath.
Ceaselessly tied to the “Hocus Pocus” franchise after showing within the sequel, Minj ― whose actual identify is Joshua Allen Eads ― instructed HuffPost that the unique movie “was quite literally my childhood.”
“I begged my mom to rent it on pay-per-view, recorded it on VHS, and spent way too many afternoons alone at home in a big green bath robe with an orange towel wrapped around my head, belting ‘I Put a Spell On You’ at the top of my lungs,” she recalled. “The characters, the costumes, the quotes and the overall vibe struck a chord with an entire generation, and it’s so fun to bring that back to life for all of us who need it.”
Although Minj is fast to make clear that “Hokus Pokus Live!” is “a wholly new adventure that puts these characters in crazy new situations,” she notes that those that appreciated the “campy, creepy, powerful performances” of Midler, Najimy and Parker received’t be dissatisfied.
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In actual fact, Minj says she bought the impetus to do “Hokus Pokus Live!” whereas working with Midler on “Hocus Pocus 2,” noting: “Between takes, Bette would ask about my life, offer advice, and encourage me to ‘do something with this character … a show or something, because I like the way you do me!’ So I guess it’s Bette Midler’s fault we are doing this show.”
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“Hokus Pokus Live!” will little doubt be a return to type for Minj, who has spent a lot of the previous 12 months selling “Southern Fried Sass,” which she’s described as a “memoir-slash-cookbook.” Subsequent up for the performer is “Stan Behavior,” a brief movie that’s presently making the movie competition rounds, together with stay performances in Las Vegas, Atlanta and different cities. The last word purpose, nevertheless, is Broadway.
With issues over the 2024 presidential race hanging within the air, Minj vows that “Hokus Pokus Live!” will really feel like “a big warm hug … from your tipsy aunt.”
“My stress levels have hit new highs these past few months, so I know from firsthand experience how therapeutic it is to laugh and sing along with a roomful of people who just want to have a good time,” she mentioned.
“Hokus Pokus Live!” performs New York’s Inexperienced Room 42 on Tuesday, Oct. 22 and Wednesday, Oct. 23. The Tuesday efficiency will likely be livestreamed.
