THE 2015 WINTER BURLESQUE BLITZ Comes to The Kraine This December

De-stress from the holiday season with burlesque tributes to The Muppets, reality TV, Stephen Sondheim, The Bible, and full-frontal male nudity.

The 2015 Winter Burlesque Blitz presented by FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade will run December 27-30 at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery). Tickets ($20) may be purchased in advance at www.horseTRADE.info.

Muppet Burlesque Returns!

Presented by Tattoo Girl Burlesque

Sunday, December 27 @ 8pm $20

Your childhood Muppet memories, wrapped up in a grown-up package! A colorful and hilarious night will be had, as Tattoo Girl Burlesque brings back it's overwhelmingly successful tribute to the lovable characters of Jim Henson: The Muppets! From Sesame Street to Fraggle Rock, to The Muppet Show, New York City's most wacky and wonderful burlesque performers pay tribute to their favorite characters, along with their Muppeteer Host, Nelson Lugo! Starring: Hard Corey, Petite Renard, Sapphire Jones, Beelzebabe, Plucky Charms, Boo Bess, Christiana Joi, and Rosey La Rouge!

Stripping Reality

Presented by Brown RadicalASS Burlesque

Monday, December 28 @ 8pm $20

What reality TV won't show you! brASS: Brown RadicalAss Burlesque brazenly brings audiences Reality not suitable for TV with this multimedia theatrical extravaganza! Stripping Reality is the real world revealed - through sexy, subversive burlesque that examines, disrupts, and strips it ALL down.

Stripping in the Park with George: A Burlesque Tribute to Stephen Sondheim

Presented by The Cyn Factory

Tuesday, December 29 @ 7:30pm $20

Everyone's favorite theatre nerds of burlesque, The Cyn Factory, present their most ambitious project yet: an all singing, all stripping, homage to composer Stephen Sondheim! Sondheim's work has a reputation for being notoriously hard to sing, but in Stripping in the Park with George, every note comes off as easily as the clothing.

Shocks & C*cks 8: C*ck & Bull

All-Nude, All-Dude Revue

Presented by Porkpie International

Tuesday, December 29 @ 9:30pm $20

Six years and seven editions later, Shocks & C*cks continues to push boundaries, bringing male full-frontal nudity to the fore in burlesque shows that are hilarious, challenging, confrontational, sensual, artistic, and sexy. Don't miss the annual return featuring over 30 inches of sheer, unadulterated talent. Starring Hard Corey, Leeon Sugar, Matt Knife, Patrick Davis, Tigger! and more! Hosted by Jonny Porkpie.

The Bible Show: Where Are They Now?

Written by God, Presented by Storybook Burlesque

Wednesday, December 30 @ 8pm $20

Once again Storybook Burlesque is crawling back from the grave, just like Lazarus, to share our take on one of the biggest storybooks ever: The Bible! This time with extra blasphemy! and boobs! and probably just a little taint. Say a few extra Hail Mary's and then come on down and sin with us! Hosted by BooBess and starring Magdalena Fox, Jenny Cest Quoi, Rosey La Rouge, Delysia La Chatte, and Tigger with some very special surprise guests!

FRIGID New York is a theater development group with a focus on new work that produces a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater every season. FRIGID's Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy. FRIGID New York grew out of the annual FRIGID Festival, the first and only festival of its kind in New York City to offer artists 100% of their box office proceeds, and Horse Trade Theater Group, a self-sustaining theater development and management group.