The Christmas Variety Show A MOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS plays December 6 - 22 at The Laurie Beechman Theatre and features special guests Colton Ford, Michael Musto, *BOB*, Adam Sank, Shelly Mars, Athena Reich & Liza Minnelli.
Andrea Alton stars as Molly "Equality" Dykeman in A MOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS, which premieres in December at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. Molly “Equality” Dykeman is a barely lucid poet/security guard at PS 339 and a lovable train wreck who launched her career to critical acclaim in the 2011 New York International Fringe Festival. The production is directed by Mark Finley (The Secretaries, Penny Penniworth) with choreography by John Paolilo.
A MOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS is poet/security guard Molly "Equality" Dykeman's first Christmas variety show. Will she be able to muck her way through musical numbers, choreography, and a glittering array of guest stars in the Percocet-fogged haze that is her mind? Will she finally land the lady...or ladies... of her dreams?
Each evening features appearances by The Mollettes (Molly's backup dancer duo, comprised of Victoria Smalc & MeLiza Fernandez) and special guest stars. The guest lineup will include:
• December 6: Drae Campbell (Miss Lez 2010) & Adam Sank (comic).
• December 9: Athena Reich (Award winning Singer/Songwriter/Actress) & World Famous *BOB* (downtown icon).
• December 13: Shelly Mars (acclaimed performance artist), Colton Ford (Peace Bisquit/Woop Woop Music recording artist & actor), & Vicky Sin (burlesque star).
• December 22: Victoria Libertore (Actress & solo performer -- as Liza Minnelli) & Michael Musto (Village Voice columnist, author, and personality).
Andrea Alton last appeared as Molly “Equality” Dykeman in "The F*cking World According to Molly" in the New York International Fringe Festival and at Women's Week in Provincetown in October. Alton has performed all over New York with appearances at Gotham Comedy Club, Comix, The PIT, Arlene’s Grocery, UCB, The Knitting Factory, and Bowery Poetry Club. She’s also performed at The Chicago, DC, San Francisco and Toronto Sketch Comedy Festivals as well as at The Miss Fag Hag Pageant and Murray Hill’s Miss Lez Pageant. Outside of writing and playing Molly, Alton can be seen on New York and Regional stages. Her favorite theatre credits include; Big Girl, Little World (FringeNYC), The Strangest Kind Of Romance (Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival), Labor Day Weekend & The Chiselers (Emerging Artists Theatre), Reckless (Kaleidoscope Theatre) and Carl & Shelly, Best Friends Forever (FringeNYC). She is a member of Emerging Artists & TOSOS Theatre. Alton's film/TV credits include Little Magician 3D (Int Releases, filmed in NY and India), Target Audience (licensed by Showtime), Chappell’s Show (Pilot/Comedy Central) and Girls Behaving Badly.
A MOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS runs December 6, 9, 13, and 22 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $18 advance, $20 at the door (if available), and may be purchased online at www.SpinCycleNYC.com, or by calling 212-352-3101. The Laurie Beechman Theatre is located inside the West Bank Café at 407 West 42nd Street. (at 9th Avenue.) A full dinner menu and full bar are available, with a $15 food/beverage minimum.
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