Nefarious Laboratory to Present 'AN EVENING WITH HANDSOME BRAD' at UNDER St. Marks, 2/5

The Nefarious Laboratory presents: An Evening with Handsome Brad and his Naked Friends at UNDER St.Marks on February 5 at 9:00 pm.Tickets ($10 / $8 students & seniors) are available online at http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=nef998&ss=1, or by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444.

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Brad Lawrence and Cyndi Freeman (AKA: Handsome Brad and Cherry Pitz) present weird ideas, left field antics, and heart felt oddness culled from and inspired by their long histories in independent theater. Drawing on the best and brightest performers from the storytelling, burlesque, and sideshow scenes of New York, and beyond, they present a new concept in the funny and the strange during their quarterly residence at Horse Trade Theater.

Nefarious Laboratory has decided to kick off its partnership with Horse Trade by lying to the paying public: Only some of Brad's friends are naked. The others are brilliant musicians, comics, and sideshow performers. Together with the finest in New York Burlesque they present an evening of variety entertainment. Part Carson era tonight show, part Addam's Family, and entirely uncensored. Lawrence is co-producer of Nefarious Laboartory. He is the host of Best In Show. He has also hosted And I Am Not Lying and The Moth StorySLAMS. He was the first storyteller to win back-to back Moth GrandSLAMS. He is both a member and featured storyteller with the BTK Band and a regular at such shows as The Liar Show, Adam Wade's Super Stories, Seth Lind's Told, The Soundtrack Series, The Risk Podcast and How I Learned. In addition, his solo show, "Monsters In The Wood," was presented in the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival to critical acclaim. He performs burlesque as Handsome Brad and works in burlesque productions throughout NYC including Epic Win Burlesque, Hotsy Totsy Burlesque and Kitty Nights Burlesque. He has co-produced and performed in storytelling and variety shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, South By Southwest Interactive, and in conjunction with WBUR, USA Network, and Grant's Whiskey.

Cherry Pitz (Cyndi Freeman) is the co-producer of Nefarious Laboratory & Hotsy Totsy Burlesque, her performing credits include: The Slipper Room, Original Cyn, Kitty Nights, Sharkbite Side Show, And I Am Not Lying, The Liar Show, The BTK Band, Risk, The Moth & The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. TV credits include: The Colbert Report, HBO and Showtime.

Mary Cyn (Alithea Howes) is the founder of Original Cyn and co-producer of The Cyn Factory. Performing credits include: Bare, The Slipper Room, Hotsy Totsy, Epic Win, Bardlesque, Sharkbite Sideshow and The BTK Band.

Apathy Angel: Has performed at The Box, The Slipper Room, Webster Hall, Duane Park and Resorts Casino, Atlantic City, Stockholm International Burlesque Festival, The London International Burlesque Festival, she has also performed in Berlin, Germany and England. She has shared the stage with Lady Gaga, openers Semi Precious Weapons, shared the screen with Lana Del Rey, Natalie Portman in BLACK SWAN, and Vivica A. Fox in Law & Order SVU. Modeling credits include: Supplementaire Art & Fashion Journal, L'Uomo Vogue, and Leg Show Magazine.

Kryssy Kocktail: Considered the Lucy of sideshow, Kryssy Kocktail has worked with the Coney Island sideshow as well as touring with traveling companies. She has been featured in print and film, the Guinness Book of World Records, and awarded a 2013 best act of the year award at The Sideshow Convention. This performer is one with a hard act to swallow.

Rory Scholl: Formerly of the BTK Band, is a musical improv comic with Slick Zombie at the PIT and host/ producer of the show that combines art with comedy, ARTPROV. He will be heard as Uncle Tunji in the upcoming Nick Jr cartoon Olu and Friends. He eats almonds to lower his cholesterol.

Jeff Scherer: People's Improv Theater, Broadway's Next Hit Musical.

Dandy Dillinger (Ashton Warren): burlesque performer, stage kitten, go-go dancer extraordinare. Performances include: sharkbite sideshow, hotsy totsy, nurse Bettie, Duane park, and the BTK band