JACKIE BEAT: DRAG NOG 'Jingles' at Cutting Room 12/12-12/14

Recession-proof drag star JACKIE BEAT, everyone's favorite Grinch, returns to NYC for her 11th annual holiday show. Beginning December 12th, the self-professed bastard child of "Weird" Al Yankovic and Bette Midler will premiere JACKIE BEAT: DRAG NOG at The Cutting Room (19 West 24th Street -- accessible from the N,R,F,V & 6 trains at 23rd Street).

After selling out her first 3 performances, December 12 - 14 at 7:30pm, Beat has now added 9pm shows on Dec 13 and Dec 14. Tickets are $20. For tickets call 212-352-3101 or visit www.SpinCycleNYC.com. Note: advance purchase highly recommended; Beat has sold out every holiday show in the last 5 years.

Press notes remind that "It all started so innocently in 1998 with Jesus Christ, It's Your Birthday!, a delightful non-denominational holiday tribute featuring such seasonal fare as "Sleigh Ride in Leather With You" and "Black Christmas." When the show was prominently featured in The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Right's 1998 Report on Anti-Catholicism, an annual holiday tradition was born".

"Whether you celebrate Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Ramadan or Satanism, JACKIE BEAT: DRAG NOG is the perfect holiday confection. This new holiday show will feature a thick & creamy serving of hilarious new material (including her seasonal slant on "I Kissed A Girl"), a jigger of classic Beat (like "Oops... It's Christmas Again," "Jew Christmas," "Alcoholidaze", "Sleigh Ride in Leather with You," and "Cancer Don't Care That It's Christmas") and a sprinkling of nutmeg to create a naughty Noel nightcap. Beat will also continue a new tradition that she started last December: "The Biggest Hits of the Year Medley," in which the most annoying and ubiquitous songs of 2008 are whipped into a tasteless froth. From Amy Winehouse to Cole Porter, Jackie's catchy and insidious song parodies just might have you asking Santa for a lobotomy" says the press notes provided.

Award-winning drag darling Jackie Beat has been wowing unsuspecting audiences since 1989. She has toured with Roseanne Barr -- as the comic legend's opening act -- including a 7-week run at The New York New York in Las Vegas; written for TV (Hype! and The Sci Fi Channel's Tripping The Rift) and collaborated on special material with the like of Roseanne, Rosie O'Donnell and Jennifer Coolidge; appeared in countless TV shows (Sex and the City), movies (Grief, Wigstock The Movie, Flawless, Adam & Steve) and Off-Broadway hits (Valley of the Dolls, Tell-Tale!). She has been named Best Drag Queen by New York Press and Best Live Performance by HX Magazine. Jackie is also a columnist, lead singer for the electro-rock band, Dirty Sanchez, and the subject of the documentary film My Name is Jackie Beat including commentary from Joan Rivers, Margaret Cho, Lady Bunny, and Roseanne.

For more on Jackie Beat please visit www.JackieBeatRules.com.

 

 

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