Trans TikToker Dylan Mulvaney looks to bounce back from last year's Bud Light debacle with the announcement of her one-woman show at the Edinburgh Edge this summer.
As recently as February, Mulvaney posted late-night messages on social media, insisting that her “15 minutes” of fame were not over. after the reaction to her relationship with the beer maker.
The 27-year-old released a single in March and this week announced the debut of a solo musical, FAGHAG – an hour of songs and anecdotes about her transition from man to girl.
It is reportedly about Mulvaney's love life and her relationship with God while growing up queer in the Catholic Church in the San Diego area in the south of the country. California.
Audience is warned that Dylan Mulvaney's one-woman show FAGHAG 'triggers'
The musical will debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from July 31 to August 25
Mulvaney says she is 'over the moon' about the show's launch at Scotland's top arts festival.
Calling it a “campy, weird love letter to my younger self, and my way of taking my story from social media to the stage,” she said.
The title is a slang term to describe a woman who spends her time with gay men.
Audiences are warned that the show uses strong language and “disturbing or potentially triggering themes.”
The film plays at Assembly George Square Studios from July 31 to August 25.
It features songs by Tim Robinson and is directed by Tim Jackson, two veteran Broadway hands.
Thanks to her viral TikTok series Days of Girlhood, which has 9.9 million followers, Mulvaney is one of the best-known transgender people in America.
She is no stranger to controversy, with critics saying she caricatures women as neurotic, promiscuous, shopaholics.
Last year, Mulvaney joined Bud Light led to an angry boycott of the beer by conservatives, costing parent company Anheuser-Busch $400 million in sales.
The new show may upset some Catholics: The Church does not condone homosexuality and rejects the basic concept of changing one's biological sex.
Catholics protested outside her most recent appearance — a speaking engagement at Saint Louis University, one of America's oldest Jesuit institutions.
For Mulvaney, the show marks a return to the theater following his performance in the hit musical The Book of Mormon.
In April last year, Mulvaney posted to Instagram a photo of a special can of Bud Light that was sent to her by beer to celebrate “365 Days of Girlhood” during her transition to womanhood.
Trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney (center) released a pop song called “Days of Girlhood” to celebrate her “womanhood” and the second anniversary of her transition
Theaters closed during the pandemic, leaving Mulvaney unemployed.
She rose to internet stardom in 2022 by launching her popular TikTok series, Days of Girlhood, documenting her transition from a young man to a “girl.”
She has made millions of dollars promoting cosmetics, fashion and other products, appeared at the White House with President Joe Biden and performed alongside Hollywood celebrities.
It came out of the closet last April, when she posted a video to promote a Bud Light giveaway, saying the company sent her a tallboy can with her face on it to celebrate her gender transition.
This irritated conservatives, who said a favorite beer had “gotten woke.”
They went on a social media rampage and boycotted the drink, costing parent company Anheuser-Busch $400 million in sales — a 13.5 percent drop.
The consequences led to a devastating period for Bud Light, where the company suffered repeated double-digit sales declines on an almost weekly basis.
Mulvaney made $2 million in promotional work last year, inking deals with Nike and Mac, and she appeared at the Golden Globes in January.
She was named to Forbes' 30 under 30 list in December.
The magazine praised her for weathering the effects of Bud Light, and Mulvaney blasted the beer company for throwing her to the wolves.
In December, she addressed a half-empty audience at Penn State, unveiling plans for the one-woman show.
In March, she released a pop single called Days of Girlhood, which has been viewed more than 1.2 million times on YouTube.