Laurie Beechman Theatre Sets 2014 Alternative Holiday Show Lineup; Kicks Off Today
By: BWW
News Desk Nov. 28, 2014
The Laurie Beechman Theater has announced its 2014 alternative holiday show lineup, November 28 through December 21, 2014, featuring Mink Stole, Jackie Beat and the stars of RuPaul's Drag Race (now with special brunch for some shows). Details below!
DISTORTED KRISTMESS
In the 3rd annual edition of this new Christmas traditional, all of your holiday favorites are run past a dirty funhouse mirror. Highlights include The 12 Drunks of Christmas, a twisted take on Let It Snow, I'm Dreaming of A White Trash Christmas, and a holiday tribute to Bea Arthur, as well as a special visit from The Port Authority Cockettes, an extremely downscale version of the celebrated Radio City Rockettes. Starring a quartet of downtown NYC nightlife's hottest and most in-demand performers: HOLLY DAE, BOOTSIE LEFARIS, PIXIE AVENTURA & BRENDA DHARLING. Fridays, Nov. 28 - Dec 19 at 10pm. Tix are $20. December 5-7:
COURTNEY ACT: 'TWAS THE G'DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS
There is no "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" when you spend Christmas in Australia -- it's summertime there, after all! In 'TWAS THE G'DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS, Aussie drag sensation COURTNEY ACT regales audiences with holiday songs and stories about dreaming of a white Christmas Down Under. So grab your mate and come gather 'round Courtney's Christmas Bush for this evening of live music, special guests and a whole lot of holiday cheer. 7pm. Tix are $22 with a $40 VIP ticket available.
JINKX MONSOON & MAJOR SCALES: UNWRAPPED 2014
With original songs, covers and comedy from celebrated performers
JINKX MONSOON and MAJOR SCALES, this new holiday show has a little something for everyone at the most wonderful time of the year. Featured are last year's favorites, including Sarah Silverman's "Give the Jew Girl Toys" and a warped version of Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You," as well as some new songs and surprises for this 2014 edition. Dec 8-11 & 19 at 7pm with a special brunch show on Dec. 21 at 1:30pm and midnight shows Dec 19& 20. Tix are $25 with a $50 VIP ticket available. December 11 -14:
MINK STOLE: OMG! IT'S CHRISTMAS!
Cult film icon MINK STOLE (Hairspray, Pink Flamingos, Cry-Baby) premieres her new holiday show, performed alongside Her Wonderful Band. You'd expect something unconventional from John Waters' favorite actress, and she delivers just that -- performing songs including "Stay a Little Longer Santa," "Le Petit Tambour " (The Little Drummer Boy in French), Tom Lehrer's "Christmas Carol," "Pretty Paper," "Christmas Time is Here" and more. 8:30pm. Tix are $25 with a $50 VIP ticket available.
ALASKA 5000'S BLUE CHRISTMAS
The holidays are a time for celebration and joy-- a time for friends and family, and love and laughter... but not this year. With ALASKA 5000'S BLUE CHRISTMAS, join extraterrestrial starlet Alaska and her musical mystic Handsome Jeremy for the saddest Christmas show ever. This Christmas, everything is wrong, nothing is right, and songs of loneliness and heartbreak reign supreme. December 12 - 14 at 7pm, with a special midnight show on Dec 12 and a brunch show on Dec. 14 at 1pm. Tix are $22 with a $40 VIP ticket available. December 20 & 21:
JACKIE BEAT ON ICE
This Christmas, drag is dead! Join frosty drag star JACKIE BEAT as she continues her mission to poison every sacred belief and holiday tradition with her 17th annual Christmas show. This addictive antidote to holiday cheer is a blizzard of new seasonal material including "A Gay in A Manger" and some classic Christmas Jackie such as her cocaine-fueled rewrite of "Let It Snow," the pregnancy confessional "Santa's Baby," a menorah-loving "Jew Christmas," a booze-infused spin on "Happy Holidays" called "Alcoholidays," and the STD cautionary tale "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Syphilis." 7pm & 9:30pm. Tix are $22. The Laurie Beechman Theater is located in West Bank Café at 407 West 42nd Street at Ninth Avenue -- accessible from all trains at 42nd Street. Please note that there is a $15 food/drink minimum at all performances at this venue; a full dinner menu with waiter service is available at all performances. Doors open 90 minutes before curtain time for all performances before 8:30pm; doors open 30 minutes before all other shows. VIP tickets include reserved seating and a meet-and-greet with the artists. Tickets and information for all of the performances listed here are available at 212-352-3101 or www.SpinCycleNYC.com.
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