Interview

Hair/Makeup

Shaping Locks & Lives With “We’re Here” Hairstylist Abdiel Urcullu

One would think grammar school teachers and drag queen wigmasters have little in common. But having been both, Abdiel Urcullu can see the similarities. For the past two years, Urcullu, who previously taught math to 4th and 5th graders, has served as the key hairstylist for the HBO series We’re Here. Debuting in 2020, the ...

By Chris Koseluk  |  December 6, 2022

Interview

Director Producer

“We’re Here” Director Peter LoGreco on Season Two of HBO’s Joyous Unscripted Series

“Drag heals the world!” So declares drag queen Eureka O’Hara on the new season of HBO’s Emmy-nominated unscripted series We’re Here. Even the most diehard skeptic will find it hard to disagree with her. Season 2 of We’re Here launches today and coincides with National Coming Out Day, which celebrates the act of coming out ...

By David Thorpe  |  October 11, 2021

Interview

Composer

Composer Herdís Stefánsdóttir on HBO’s Fabulous New Unscripted Series We’re Here

There’s a new unscripted show in town, and it wants you to know We’re Here. That’s both the name and the aesthetic of co-creators Johnny Ingram and Stephen Warren’s fabulous, fierce, and fun show featuring renowned drag queens Eureka O’Hara, Shangela Laquifa Wadley, and Bob the Drag Queen. On the series, the Queens drive into ...

By Leslie Combemale  |  April 23, 2020