{"id":15891,"date":"2026-11-06T22:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T22:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/06\/photos-ms-blakk-for-president-off-broadway-at-vineyard-theatre\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T22:14:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T22:14:00","slug":"photos-ms-blakk-for-president-off-broadway-at-vineyard-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/06\/photos-ms-blakk-for-president-off-broadway-at-vineyard-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: MS. BLAKK FOR PRESIDENT Off-Broadway at Vineyard Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>You can now see new photos of <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"bww-article-show-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/shows\/Ms.-Blakk-for-President-336080.html\">MS. BLAKK FOR PRESIDENT<\/a> Off-Broadway at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Vineyard-Theatre\/\">Vineyard Theatre<\/a>.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"bww-article-show-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/shows\/Ms.-Blakk-for-President-336080.html\">MS. BLAKK FOR PRESIDENT<\/a> is co-written by Academy Award winner <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Tarell-Alvin-McCraney\/\">Tarell <\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Alvin-McCraney\/\">Alvin McCraney<\/a> and Tony Award nominee <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Tina-Landau\/\">Tina Landau<\/a>. Landau also directs.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"bww-article-show-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/shows\/Ms.-Blakk-for-President-336080.html\">MS. BLAKK FOR PRESIDENT<\/a> features <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Ato-Blankson-Wood\/\">Ato Blankson-Wood<\/a> as Terence <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Alan-Smith\/\">Alan Smith<\/a>\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Joan-Jett\/\">Joan Jett<\/a> Blakk, alongside <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/nic-ashe\/\">Nic Ashe<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Gideon-Glick\/\">Gideon Glick<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Kelvin-Moon-Loh\/\">Kelvin Moon Loh<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Sawyer-Smith\/\">Sawyer Smith<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Adina-Verson\/\">Adina Verson<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Polanco-Jones\/\">Polanco Jones<\/a> Jr. serves as the understudy for Terence <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Alan-Smith\/\">Alan Smith<\/a>\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Joan-Jett\/\">Joan Jett<\/a> Blakk.<\/p>\n<p>Introducing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Joan-Jett\/\">Joan Jett<\/a> Blakk-the first (and only) Black Drag Queen Candidate for President of the United States of America. It&#8217;s the early 90s, the height of the AIDS epidemic, and Joan and the newly formed Queer Nation Chicago set off on an exhilarating and dangerous journey to drag queer politics out of the closet-and onto the floor of the DNC. Inspired-but not bound-by the true story of drag performer and activist Terence <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Alan-Smith\/\">Alan Smith<\/a>, MS. 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