The Bald and the Beautiful Live

Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova bring The Bald and the Beautiful Live to ACL Live at the Moody Theater on Friday, January 22, 2027. The show is the stage version of their podcast, and the two of them play a pair of grizzled gay ghouls who spend the night poking at the cultural boundaries of modern beauty. It's built around their irreverent commentary and a series of live interviews with guests from every corner of the beauty industry—models, moguls, influencers, drag queens, adult performers, and actors—breaking down the beauty behind it all in front of the room.

If you've followed the podcast, you know the dynamic: Trixie and Katya taking on the concept of beauty from two very different angles and letting the conversation go wherever it wants. The live show keeps that same energy, with the interviews serving as the anchor for the rest of the night. The guest list is wide, so you'll hear from people who make a living being looked at and people who run the businesses that decide how that looking happens. The whole thing is presented by ACL Live & Show and Tell.

It's an 18-and-over show, so keep that in mind if you're planning on bringing a younger crowd. The performance starts at 7:30 PM at ACL Live at the Moody Theater, 310 W Willie Nelson Blvd, Austin, TX 78701.