Photo Flash: Joe the Shark and Cherry Pitz Present HOTSY TOTSY BURLESQUE, 4/17

Cherry Pitz and Joe the Shark, two of New York's premiere names in modern burlesque, will present Hotsy Totsy Burlesque! Combining Burlesque and Theater, Hotsy Totsy is New York's only episodic, monthly burlesque show. Featuring a different script each month and a rotating cast, Hotsy Totsy is a high camp soap opera showcasing some of the best burlesque talent this city has to offer.

Check out the production photos below!

Every third Tuesday of the month, audiences are invited to the basement of The Home For Wayward Girls and Fallen Women. The residents of the home need money to keep their hotel open and to buy G-strings and glitter. Sadly, the shows have had their technical difficulties and in the past they have had to combat gangsters, human-animal hybrids, intergalactic space travelers, zombies, televangelists, snake oil salesmen and Sarah Palin. The girls feel certain that 2012 will be a much smoother year, but even if it isn't, they promise audiences beautiful, clothing-averse women, lots of laughs, spinning tassels, and flying underpants. 

HOTSY TOTSY BURLESQUE takes place at R-Bar, 218 Bowery (between Prince and Spring) at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $10. Advanced tickets at Brownpapertickets.com. The show begins April 17th and runs every 3rd Tuesday of the month.

Photo Credits: Leland Bobbe, Rick Poston, and Santiago Felipe.