Hot Brown Honey at NYU Skirball

New York, NY, March 8, 2019 NYU Skirball will present the American premiere of Hot Brown Honey, a riotous celebration of Hip-Hop politics, dance, comedy, circus, striptease and song, featuring a bevy of powerful First Nation women from Aboriginal Australian, Samoan, Tongan, Indonesian, Maori and South African backgrounds. With their own brand of fierceness, these six sexy, sassy and stylish women boldly shatter preconceptions in an explosion of color, culture and controversy. Hot Brown Honey won the Edinburgh Fringes prestigious Total Theatre Award in 2016. (or ages 16 and above.)Set in a dazzling beehive with lighting, music and costume to rival Beyonc at Madison Square Garden, Hot Brown Honey pushes boundaries and defies labels. It is equal parts theatrical spectacular and social activism, presented by Australias infamous Briefs Factory. hotbrownhoney.comHot Brown Honey is part of Stonewall 50, NYU Skirballs year-long commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the historic Stonewall Uprising, which took place only blocks from the NYU Campus. The celebration features special events, marches, panels and parties. Briefs Factory is an internationally recognized independent artist and producers collective dedicated to developing and presenting bold, contemporary and inspiring collaborative work. The company established itself as a leader on the cabaret and circus world stage following the success of their flagship show Briefs, which took Edinburgh Fringe by storm in 2011. Their second show, Briefs: The Second Coming, won Best Circus at Perth Fringe in 2013 and 2014; and sold out consecutive runs in London, Perth, Adelaide and Edinburgh Festival. Briefs Factorys other award- winning works include Hot Brown Honey, Club Briefs and Briefs: Close Encounters. briefsfactory.com TICKETSTickets for Hot Brown Honey begin at $40 and can be purchased online at www.nyuskirball.org, by phone at 212.998.4941, or in person at the Box Office, 566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square: Tuesday-Saturday, 12:006:00 P.M. NYU Skirball is located at 566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square, New York, New York 10012. www.nyuskirball.orgABOUT NYU SKIRBALLNYU Skirball, located in the heart of Greenwich Village, is one of New York Citys major presenters of international work, and has been the premier venue for cultural and performing arts events in lower Manhattan since 2003. The 800-seat theater, led by Director Jay Wegman, provides a home for internationally renowned artists, innovators and thinkers. NYU Skirball hosts over 300 events annually, from re-inventions of the classics to cutting-edge premieres, in genres ranging from dance, theater and performance arts to comedy, music and film.NYU Skirballs unique partnership with New York University enables it to draw on the Universitys intellectual riches and resources to enhance its programming with dialogues, public forums and conversations with artists, philosophers, scientists, Nobel Laureates and journalists. www.nyuskirball.org.Jay Wegman is the Director of NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Prior to Skirball, he served as Director of the Abrons Art Center for ten years. During his tenure, Abrons was awarded various honors, including a 2014 OBIE Award for Innovative Excellence and a 2015 Bessie Award for Best Production. He was also a Fellow at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and for over a decade served as the first Canon for Liturgy and the Arts at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. He is the recipient of the 2015 FRANKY award for making a long-term, extraordinary impact on contemporary theatre and performance in New York City. While not a performer, he has appeared in Brian Rogers film Screamers (2018), Sibyl Kempsons 12 Shouts to the Ten Forgotten Heavens (2017), and Romper Room (1969). Jay is a graduate of Yale University. www.nyuskirball.org.Subways: A, B, C, D, E, F, M to West 4th St.; R & W to 8th Street; 6 to Astor Place. Programs, artists and ticket prices are subject to change.