Thorgy Thor

Thorgy Thor is a New York City based drag performance artist, entertainer, musician, and event host. Since appearing on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars, Thorgy has been traveling the world, bringing to audiences her trademark wit, sense of humor, and musical charm.

Thorgy uses unconventional recording materials and music to create unique performances for theater, film, cabaret, and nightlife entertainment. An explosive performer who loves to lip-sync just as much as create collaborative performance art that combines drag, music and comedy.

In 2018, the show Thorgy and the Thorchestra was created in collaboration with Canadian conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, making its debut with Symphony Nova Scotia in Halifax in conjunction with Halifax Pride, with two nights of sold-out performances to rave reviews. The show blends orchestral performances of traditional and modern classical repertoire and contemporary pop songs. The creation and debut of Thorgy and the Thorchestra was featured as part of Disruptor Conductor, Sharon Lewis's 2019 documentary film about conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, which highlighted his creative collaboration with Thorgy.

Since then, Thorgy has taken the Thorchestra program to audiences around the globe. She has performed in the US with Pittsburgh Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, and Seattle Symphony and in Canada with Vancouver, Edmonton, Kitchener-Waterloo, Saskatoon, Regina symphonies and Calgary Philharmonic. Additionally, she has had the pleasure of playing violin with many recording artists including New York legend Joey Arias, as well as having appeared in performance at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Le Poisson Rouge.

Thorgy began classical violin studies at a young age. Thorgy studied music at the University of Hartford, Hartt School, in Connecticut before graduating from the State University of New York, Purchase, with a Bachelor of Music in both viola and violin performance in 2006. While undertaking studies at the Hart School and Purchase Conservatory, Thorgy also earned an honorary degree in Drag Ridiculousness, performing her original works of art entitled Maitri and Pocket to Pocket. Thorgy also starred in theater productions such as Bad Splices and Psycho Beach Party.

Thorgy uses unconventional recording materials and music to create unique performances for theater, film, cabaret, and nightlife entertainment. She is an explosive performer who loves to lip-sync just as much as create collaborative performance art that combines drag, music and comedy.

Thorgy has appeared on Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle, where she showcased her violin skills in drag. Thorgy has also been a repeat guest on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, appearing alongside Goldie Hawn, Amy Schumer, Lily Tomlin, and Jane Fonda. She was also a special guest performer as part of Eliot Glazer’s Haunting Renditions in 2017. Further television credits include Dragnificent! on TLC and Hulu.

As a part of multiple “Haters Roast” and other comedy tours, Thorgy established herself as a comedic powerhouse in the world of drag. Thorgy’s comedic prowess also secured her role in a new musical, “Oh My God Broadway,” which debuted 2018, alongside Sally Struthers and Bonnie Milligan.

Moving to Brooklyn in 2006, Thorgy featured in nightclubs, theater projects, street performances and photo series throughout Brooklyn and New York City. She has since been nominated for numerous awards including the Glam Awards, Get Out Awards, Odyssey Magazine Awards, and the Brooklyn Nightlife Awards, winning the LEGEND award and taking home Best Group Show of the Year.

January 12, 2023: WQXR Presents Thorgy Thor as Host for Queen of the Night Show
- Opera Wire

November 28, 2022: Thorgy Thor is Featured on Symphony Magazine
- Symphony

June 1, 2022: Thorgy Thor Celebrates Pride Month with The Seattle Symphony
- The Seattle Times

December 1, 2020: Thorgy Thor Invited to Holiday Show ‘Drag Queen Christmas 2020’
- BWW

August 5, 2020: Thorgy Thor Joins New York Philharmonic’s 30 Days of Practicing
- New York Philharmonic

March 29, 2019: Thorgy Thor Makes U.S. Premiere with Pittsburgh Symphony
- Trib Live

January 10, 2017: Thorgy Thor Makes Appearance in Amazon’s ‘Mozart in the Jungle’
- The Violin Channel

POPS IN FLUX
”RuPaul turned to Thorgy and said: “I hear that you play the violin.” “They whipped out a violin, and I got to play a little bit, just to showcase that I’m not a joke—I really can play,” Thorgy recalls. “I said to RuPaul, ‘I would love to bring my violin to every orchestra across the globe.’ ” “Symphony Nova Scotia was the first group to respond, and others followed. Last December, the Charlotte Symphony in North Carolina premiered “A Very Thorgy Christmas.” In June, Thorgy and the Seattle Symphony unveiled a Pride show that included the Seattle Men’s Chorus and other guests. Thorgy’s show typically begins with a violin solo, and from there she may tell stories, paint, do a 90-second costume change in front of the audience, take over the podium, and, in one number, switch temporarily from the violin to the cello.”
- Steven Brown, Symphony

THORGY HAS A SHOW THAT’LL ENRAPT THE DIE-HARDS AND CONVERT THE UNFAMILIAR.
“True to form, Thorgy and the Thorchestra (the ever-excellent Symphony Nova Scotia) was an interactive, hilarious, and slightly raunchy night of both classical and modern music. A graduate of the Hart School of Music and Purchase Conservatory, Thorgy is an accomplished musician, having played with orchestras at the Lincoln Centre and Carnegie Hall. Watching her play both the violin and cello, there’s no doubt that she’s the real deal.

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It comes as no surprise to her fans that Thorgy Thor is the physical embodiment of stage presence. […] A master of working the audience, she made the packed Rebecca Cohn Theatre burst with laughter with nothing more than a smile.”
– Carey Bray, Halifax Bloggers | Entertainment and Arts

THORGY THOR TAKES OVER THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
“…the night was a celebration of classical music, drag culture and Pride. It brought together an audience of LGBTQ+ individuals, allies and classical music fans — although those groups are not necessarily mutually exclusive.”
– Elizabeth Martinson, The Pitt News