Gregory Maguire's novel which inspired one of the longest-running musicals currently in the West End. Jamie, Margaret and Ray go to the school to meet with Miss Hedge, who tells Jamie that there have been rumours that he will be attending prom in drag, and she will not allow it. Jamie is disappointed, and Dean seems to know all about it.

Everybody's Talking About... Preeya Kalidas!". Everybody's Talking About Jamie. 8 November 2019 . Retrieved 11 December 2019. And as Margaret, Amy Ellen Richardson is a total star and puts in a jaw-droppingly impressive tour de force performance.The Legend of Loco Chanelle (and the Blood Red Dress)” – Hugo, John, Young Loco, The Other Woman & Drag Queens West End musicals reveal reopening plans". BBC News. 14 September 2020 . Retrieved 16 September 2020. At his local shop for drag queen attire, Victor's Secret, Jamie befriends the owner Hugo, and learns all about Hugo's past as a drag queen ("The Legend of Loco Chanelle (and the Blood Red Dress)"). Hugo books Jamie's first drag show at the local nightclub, and helps Jamie choose his dress ("The Legend of Loco Chanelle (and the Blood Red Dress) (Reprise)"). At home, Jamie shows Margaret and Ray his new prom dress, now shortened and fitted with working flashing lights. Margaret worries if this is all too much ("Limited Edition Prom Night Special"). The phone rings, and Jamie and Margaret are called to the school.

At the house of Jamie's dad, Jamie's dad reveals that he did not know about Mimi Me and calls Jamie disgusting. He tells Jamie he did not pay for the dress or flowers. Jamie figures out that it was his mother doing all of this in his dad's place ("Ugly in This Ugly World"). New Lead Posters for Korean adaptation of 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie'/'제이미' ". omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com . Retrieved 15 April 2021.Everybody's Talking About Jamie isn't the first modern musical to celebrate drag (that honour, arguably, goes to 1983's La Cage Aux Folles), and it isn't the first show to centre its plot around an upcoming drag event, either – that would be Australia's Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, adapted for the stage in 2006. Jamie New is 16 and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation. The character of Wayne New is not given a name in the stage production; an artistic decision was made to credit actors as ‘Jamie’s Dad’.