A new doc will go behind the scenes at Club Cumming, Alan Cumming’s gay bar and nightclub in New York. Club Cumming is a six-parter for streaming service WOW Presents Plus, which will premiere it in 2026.
The new docuseries about the club will be made by Drag Race producer World of Wonder. They promised a fully queer cast of characters including cabaret singer Daphne Always, go-go dancer and drag performer Michelle Wynters, drag queen Brini Maxwell, drag king Cunning Stunt, comedian Jake Cornwell and Club Cumming co-owner and manager Darren Dryden. Actor, writer, producer, and presenter Cumming will, of course, also appear.
Cumming won his second Outstanding Host Emmy last month for the U.S. version of Traitors. Club Cumming, meanwhile, opened its doors in 2017. Located on New York’s Lower East Side, the club plays host to a variety of drag and cabaret performers and allows up-and-coming artists to cross paths with established stars. The access-all-areas series will give viewers a sneak-peek behind the stage curtains and follow the performers and employees.
“My vision for Club Cumming has always been to create the ethos of old New York nightlife: A place for all ages, all genders, all colors, all sexualities, where kindness is all and anything can happen,” Cumming said. “It’s a cabaret club but also a dance club, a drag club, an art club, a community center, a safe space – it’s whatever the LGBTQ+ community needs and wants it to be. I’m so happy that World of Wonder and WOW Presents Plus is making this show about our Club Cumming tribe and showcasing the talents and the stories and the lives of these queer icons of tomorrow.”
“Club Cumming provides a stage for the kind of wild and wonderful artists who deserve to be celebrated,” added Randy Barbato & Fenton Bailey, Co-founders of World of Wonder and series exec producers. “The collective voices of Alan and the team make for a roar that will make you laugh, make you cry and above all realize the importance of cumming together now more than ever. Bringing Club Cumming to the screen is an incredible honor.”
Bailey, Barbato will produce alongside, Tom Campbell, Cumming and Jeremy Simmons who also directs.
Bailey and Sally Miles, a seasoned sales exec and former Passion Distribution topper, will be at MIPCOM in Cannes to talk about international sales on Club Cumming and other World of Wonder formats including the Drag Race franchise.
