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Alyssa Edwards – RuPaul's Drag Race Global All-Stars Champ – Celebrates Pride Month at bergenPAC

Published by New Jersey Stage

originally published: 06/23/2025

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- History happens on Monday, June 30, 2025 when iHeart radio's WKTU broadcasts live from Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) as Alyssa Edwards – RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars champion – takes the stage for Pride Month's spectacular finale! Showtime is 7:00pm.

From a small town in Mesquite, Texas, to the greatest worldwide stage drag has ever seen, audiences will hear how Justin Johnson, better known as Alyssa Edwards, went from a shy boy to the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All-Stars.

Packed with Alyssa's signature humor and wit, she’ll share the outrageous, side-splitting tales of her rise to fame – broken heels, chipped nails, and all – delivered as only she can. The show opens and closes with glamorous performances.

​Tickets start at $33 and are available for purchase online or by calling the Box Office at (201) 227-1030. Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) is located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey.  There are a limited number of VIP tickets available for purchase, which include a photo with Alyssa, followed by a pre-show reception where she'll make an appearance.

Fans can also try to win this VIP experience and dance with the diva herself! Follow @bergenPAC and @AlyssaEdwards on Instagram (or tune to WKTU) for a chance to win: Premium seats, Exclusive meet & greet with Alyssa, Photo op with Alyssa.




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Alyssa started out as a dance instructor and was one of the most decorated performers in the drag pageantry circuit before finding international fame in 2012 when she was cast in the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Alyssa became an instant fan favorite thanks to her candid testimonials, iconic tongue-pops, and quirky personality.

Founded in 2003, the 1,367-seat Bergen Performing Arts Center, or bergenPAC, is the area’s cultural mecca. Housed in a historic Art Deco-style theater boasting one of the finest acoustic halls in the United States, bergenPAC attracts a stellar roster of world-class entertainment.

The jewel in their crown is The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC – the innovative, educational performing arts initiative that, through programs, classes, outreach, school shows, and main theater presented shows, reach more than 30,000 students and community youth annually. The Performing Arts School provides community youth, age 2 months to 21 years, with unique, “hands-on” training in music, dance and theater by industry professionals. It is through the ongoing generosity of sponsors, donors, members, and patrons that the not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation bergenPAC and The Performing Arts School are able to thrive and enrich our community.




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