He’s even changing the title of his signature “This Filthy World” shows, which he typically performs before Thanksgiving, when he transitions to “A John Waters Christmas.” The new name is “False Negative,” a nod to the testing mishaps that have taken place during the pandemic. “Every single thing is different after COVID. “I haven’t done it in a year and a half,” he said in an interview with Town & Country magazine, which put him on the cover of its October issue. He says he’s revamping everything in his monologues to make sense in a world changed by the pandemic. Waters says he’s happy to get back on stage, and he promises the shows won’t be anything like what he did before COVID. The number of fall appearances Waters has planned is pretty much back to his pre-pandemic levels, when he usually scheduled more than 20 out-of-town events in October, November and December. While most of Waters’ travel is for his popular spoken-word shows, there are other engagements as well, including a music festival in California.

Nick from quarantine, John Waters, the ‘people’s pervert’ or ‘queer Confucius’ as the press recently called him, is back after a two-year home detention in Baltimore to hit the road again for his 25th Annual Xmas Tour.”įor anyone hesitating because of the pandemic, the site promises Waters’ show is “the booster shot you need.” Here’s how the Baltimore Soundstage website touts the resumption of his holiday show, “A John Waters Christmas”: “It’s a little scary, but I’m going to take as many precautions as I can.” Here we go,” Waters said in a phone interview. It’s a sign that Waters, like many entertainers, is once again making in-person appearances after months of COVID-related theater closings and travel restrictions confined him to a tiny Tic Tac Toe screen on Zoom. It all adds up to a busy next few months for the Baltimore-based artist and performer. Maisel” on Amazon Prime and “Search Party” on HBO Max. Publishing company Farrar, Straus and Giroux has set May 3, 2022, as the publication date for Waters’ next book and first novel, “Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance.” He’s scheduled to guest star in two popular TV series, “The Marvelous Mrs.

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