Trisha Paytas is following up her ‘SNL’ cameo with a one-night-only Broadway show

All of a sudden, Trisha Paytas is showing up everywhere.

The 36-year-old creator, who has been a mainstay in the realm of “YouTube drama” for more than a decade, just fulfilled a pair of lifelong dreams: She had a cameo on the December 7 episode of Saturday Night Live and followed up her appearance with the reveal of a benefit show, which will run for a single night at Broadway‘s St. James Theatre.

Paytas appeared in an SNL sketch that poked fun at the cultural hubbub surrounding the annual tradition of Spotify Wrapped results. Episode host Paul Mescal starred as an audiophile whose favorite artist — a fictional oddball named Satoshi Gutman (played by Bowen Yang) — recently had Paytas as a guest on his podcast. In real life, Yang appeared as a guest on Paytas’ Just Trish podcast.

After her trip to late-night TV, Paytas is headed to the Great White Way. Her show at the St. James, titled Trisha Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream, will support the Entertainment Community Fund when it goes live on February 3, 2025. According to Deadline, the “musical theater extravaganza” will also be streamed via StagePilot.

“I couldn’t be more thrilled,” Paytas said in a statement. “Of all my dreams, this one is the biggest. I didn’t know how it would happen, but I always felt it would…Hopefully it’s just the beginning of my New York adventure.”

If you’re aware of Paytas’ status as one of YouTube’s biggest drama queens

, and if you’ve read the bizarre headlines that have accompanied her rise to internet notoriety, then you may be flummoxed by her sudden glow-up in the mainstream entertainment world. One of Paytas’ longtime critics, Ethan Klein of the H3 Podcast, seems perplexed by her high-profile media appearances.

But powerful forces are carrying social media standouts like Paytas to Manhattan’s Theater District. TikTok star Charli D’Amelio recently landed a dance-heavy gig in the Broadway production of & Juliet. The philosophy behind that casting decision is simple: Broadway attendance is slumping, and notable creators have enough name recognition to put butts in seats.

Paytas has certainly shown that she can lead a successful live show. Her career has included multiple North American tours, where big crowds have gone wild for her vocal stylings.

Her Big Broadway Dream will pay homage to her career up to this point. Producers Kobi Kassal and Benson Drive Productions are planning to fill the show’s runtime with musical numbers, special guests (Satoshi Gutman, anyone?) and even a mukbang.

It’s the dawn of a new era for Paytas. The mother of two wants to put her past drama in the rearview mirror, and her Big Broadway Dream will give her a chance to entertain her fans in a new way. She won’t be the first creator to show up on Broadway, and I doubt she’ll be the last.