- - Bob the Drag Queen Reveals the Unexpected Way He’s Preparing for His Broadway Debut in “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” (Exclusive)

Toria Sheffield, Daniela AvilaDecember 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM

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Bob the Drag Queen at the 2025 TikTok Awards in Los Angeles on Dec. 18 -

Bob the Drag Queen revealed how he’s preparing for his Broadway debut in Moulin Rouge! The Musical

The comedian and actor is set to play Harold Zidler in an upcoming eight-week run of the live show

Bob, 39, also shared his favorite pop culture moment of 2025 while speaking exclusively to PEOPLE

Bob the Drag Queen shared how he is preparing for his Broadway debut in Moulin Rouge! The Musical.

The comedian, actor, podcast host and New York Times best-selling author caught up with PEOPLE at the 2025 TikTok Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday, Dec. 18. During the conversation, he shared the specific way he is getting ready to play Harold Zidler, the larger-than-life master of ceremonies and owner of the Moulin Rouge, during his eight-week run of the show.

“I've been taking vocal lessons,” Bob, 39, revealed. “And also, you know, I've seen the Broadway show a few times, but I've actually never seen the movie, so I'm waiting right before I go [on to see it]. Me and my friends are all gonna get together and finally watch the Moulin Rouge movie, like, together.”

He continued, “I'm doing all my vocal lessons. I'm studying my script, and then I'm gonna finally sit down and watch the original movie. Shout out, shout out, shout out to [Nicole] Kidman, you know?”

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Nicole Kidman and the cast of ‘Moulin Rouge’ (2001)

The character of Harold Zidler was first played by actor Jim Broadbent in the 2001 movie Moulin Rouge. The role has since been played by stars like Danny Burstein, Tituss Burgess, Boy George and Wayne Brady in the stage version.

While speaking with PEOPLE at the TikTok event, Bob went on to share one of his favorite pop culture moments of 2025.

“I gotta give it to the Labubu,” he said. “It was such a fun moment, you know?”

“I've always been behind every trend, and I was right on time for the first time ever. I was right on time. I was. I wasn't an unc,” he continued, referring to the slang term “uncle,” which affectionately refers to an older man.

“I was young, honey. I was fresh, honey,” he added.

And as for his “favorite TikTok sound” of the year?

“Honestly, I'm always behind the trend, so I’m still a big fan of, you know, ‘She's an icon, she's a legend, and she's the moment.’ … That was not new, but I'm still in love with that sound,” he revealed.

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Bob the Drag Queen at the YouTube Streamy Awards in 2022

The former RuPaul's Drag Race winner went on to reflect on the current chapter of his life, calling it his “producer era.”

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“I'm in my producer era. I just opened up Perch First Studios, where we do a lot of podcasts and long-form content. My show, The Big Question, over there on the [studio’s YouTube page]. So check it out.”

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Bob can be seen in Moulin Rouge! The Musical for an eight-week run at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre starting Jan. 27.

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