GALLERY: Alexis Michelle’s Purim Drag Show Recap

March 30, 2022
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by BU News Service
Alexis Michelle dancing and singing during her performance. (Photo by Emily Pauls/BU News Service)

By Emily Pauls
Boston University News Service

Alexis Michelle, a drag queen who was a contestant on season eight of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” performed at the “BU Hillel Drag Show!” to celebrate Purim on March 17, 2022.

Purim is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman. Along with Michelle’s performances, the members of BU Hillel also put on a skit from the Book of Esther in the Jewish Tanakh.

Boston University News Service contributor Emily Pauls photographed the thrill of the night.

Alexis Michelle singing during the “BU Hillel Drag Show!” (Photo by Emily Pauls/BU News Service)
Alexis Michelle doing a split during one of her performances. (Photo by Emily Pauls/BU News Service)
The audience waving their phones with flashlights on to Alexis Michelle singing “Hopelessly Devoted to You.” (Photo by Emily Pauls/BU News Service)
Alexis Michelle talking to the audience during her performance. (Photo by Emily Pauls/BU News Service)
A BU Hillel member in the skit from the Book of Esther. (Photo by Emily Pauls/BU News Service)
BU Hillel member playing Esther in the skit, getting crowned. (Photo by Emily Pauls/BU News Service)
Alexis Michelle belting during the BU Hillel Drag Show! (Photo by Emily Pauls/BU News Service)
Alexis Michelle smiling at the crowd at the back of the Metcalf Hall in the GSU. (Photo by Emily Pauls/BU News Service)

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