To Wong Foo- Thanks For Everything- Julie Newmar Apr 2026

So if you need a reminder that family is chosen, that fabulous is a form of courage, and that sometimes a stranger in a sequined gown can save your life, queue this up tonight.

First, let’s bow down to the casting. Patrick Swayze (fresh off Ghost and Dirty Dancing ) plays Vida Boheme, the elegant, rule-following "queen mother." Wesley Snipes—yes, the Blade and Demolition Man Wesley Snipes—plays the sharp-tongued, statuesque Noxeema Jackson. And a baby-faced John Leguizamo plays Chi-Chi Rodriguez, the insecure, passionate newcomer. To Wong Foo- Thanks for Everything- Julie Newmar

When Vida teaches the abused wife (Stockard Channing) to stand up to her husband? That’s a makeover. When Noxeema gives the quiet, lonely teen a lesson in self-respect? That’s a makeover. When Chi-Chi helps the old widow remember how to laugh? You guessed it. So if you need a reminder that family

30 Years Later, ‘To Wong Foo’ Is Still the Glorious, Heartfelt Road Trip We Deserve And a baby-faced John Leguizamo plays Chi-Chi Rodriguez,

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