Brooklyn Ed’s Partial New York
Burlesque Calendar
A brief listing (as of July 2, 2009) of regular burlesque shows and somewhat
related cabaret, variety and vaudeville events in the New York area of which I
am aware (locations in Manhattan unless otherwise noted).
Pinchbottom’s PRETENÇIÓN
at PS 122 July 15-19.
MONDAYS
WEEKLY
·
Monday Night
Burlesque at Public
Assembly in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (70 N. 6th St) with The Kickoff
at 9 and the Main
Event at 10.
·
Monday Night Bingo with Murray Hill and Linda Simpson
is at the Bowery Poetry Club (308
Bowery) at 7.
·
NOTE: The post-modern cabaret Foreign Affairs has gone
monthly for the summer – see Wednesday info below.
July 6
·
Leg Malone Show – American Hangover at
Public Assembly in
Williamsburg, Brooklyn (70 N. 6th St) with The Kickoff at 9 and the Main Event at
10.
· Honi
Harlow presents Harlow’s Hide-a-Way at Fontana’s (105 Eldridge btwn Grand & Broome), doors at 8, a new monthly
show on the first Monday.
· Rock
& Roll Burlesque at the Slipper
Room (167 Orchard St.) at 8:30.
· Miss
Mary Cyn brings Original Cyn
to the Lucky 13 Saloon (273 13th St at 5th Ave,
Brooklyn) at 10 on the first & third Monday.
· Anita's
Underground Ping Pong Tournament at the Royale Bar (506 Fifth Ave btwn 12th & 13th St., Park Slope Brooklyn) at 9:30,
usually on the first Monday of the month.
July 13
·
Lady Aye and Weirdee Girl present
Bump n’ Grindhouse at Public Assembly
in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (70 N. 6th St) with The Kickoff at 9 and the Main Event at
10.
July 20
·
Conspiracy! Burlesque Celebrates the First Man on the Moon.
at Public Assembly
in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (70 N. 6th St) at 10.
·
Miss Mary Cyn brings
Original Cyn
to the Lucky 13 Saloon (273 13th St at 5th Ave,
Brooklyn) at 10 on the first & third Monday.
· NiK
SiN hosts Metal Monday at
the Slipper Room (167 Orchard St.) at 10
– come and celebrate NiK’s birthday.
July 29
·
Lies,
the Absolutely and Completely True History of Sweet & Nasty Burlesque at
Public Assembly in
Williamsburg, Brooklyn (70 N. 6th St) with The Kickoff at 9 and the Main Event at
10.
·
Cabaret
Cataplexy takes the stage at the Slipper Room (167 Orchard St.) at
9:30 on the last Monday of the month.
TUESDAYS
July 14
· The Luvely
Rae’s One Night Stand at Fat Baby (112 Rivington St), doors at 8:30, monthly on the second
Tuesday.
· Hard Candy Burlesque
at Identity (511 E. 6th St.) at 9:30.
July 21
· Hotsy Totsy Burlesque at Identity (511
E. 6th St) at 9, monthly on the third Tuesday.
July 28
· DOC & JAM Productions
bring you WANTED! Wild Bandits of Burlesque, a saloon/salon at the
Rodeo Bar (375 3rd Ave at 27th St) the last Tuesday of the Month; live music at
9, show at 11.
· Weirdee
Girl and Menace at Identity (511 E. 6th
St, btwn A & B) at 9:30,
shows on the 4th Tuesday.
WEDNESDAYS
WEEKLY
· Late
night burlesque and variety at the Slipper Room
(167 Orchard St.) at 10.
July 8
· Molly
Crabapple book release party for her new graphic novel “Scarlett
Takes Manhattan," at the Slipper Room
(167 Orchard St.) at 7; RSVP
necessary due to limited space.
·
Skits
N Tits at the Bowery Poetry
Club (308 Bowery) at 10.
July 15
·
Pinchbottom
Burlesque PRETENÇIÓN
un cirque de burlesque, un burlesque de cirque at
PS 122 (150 1st Ave) at 7.
·
The post-modern cabaret Foreign Affairs, hosted by Isengart and Lady Rizo, is
monthly at 9 at the Night Hotel (132 W. 45th St) for the summer.
·
Revealed
is at the Under St. Marks Theater (94 St. Marks Pl btwn
1st Ave. and Ave. A) on the third Wednesday of the
month at 10.
July 22
· Hip-notica
at The Bowery Electric (327 Bowery) at 10.
August 5
· Sugar Shack’s Shaken and Stirred monthly
burlesque dance party now at Bowery Electric (327 Bowery), doors at 9:30.
THURSDAYS
WEEKLY
· House of Burlesque
hosted by Murray Hill at Webster Hall (125 E. 11th St) at 10:30.
· Burlesque
weekly thru mid-September at Sideshows by the Seashore
in Coney Island (W. 12th St & Surf Ave) at 9.
July 2
· Skullduggery
& Skin with
a Fistful of
Pasties at Sideshows by the Seashore in Coney Island
(W. 12th St & Surf Ave) at 9.
· Billi
Shakes, old style burlesque and electronica, at the Slipper Room (167 Orchard St.) at 8.
· The Flambeaux Sheaux
at the Slipper Room (167 Orchard St.) at
10.
July 9
· Mat
Fraser presents Sealo’s British Invasion at Sideshows by the Seashore in Coney Island
(W. 12th St & Surf Ave) at 9.
July 16
·
Pinchbottom
Burlesque PRETENÇIÓN
un cirque de burlesque, un burlesque de cirque at
PS 122 (150 1st Ave) at 10.
·
Clams Casino & Neil O'Fortune
presents The
Return of AM GOLD at Sideshows by the
Seashore in Coney Island (W. 12th St & Surf Ave) at 9.
July 23
·
Hotsy
Totsy Burlesque at Sideshows by the Seashore in Coney Island
(W. 12th St & Surf Ave) at 9.
July 30
·
Darlinda
Just Darlinda presents The Self Centered
Leo Show at Sideshows by the Seashore
in Coney Island (W. 12th St & Surf Ave) at 9.
FRIDAYS
WEEKLY
·
Brian Newman After Dark,
a new weekly evening of live music and burlesque at Duane Park (157 Duane St, btwn W. Bway & Hudson) at 11,
formal attire recommended,
·
Hot Box Burlesque at the Slipper Room (167 Orchard St) starting
around 10:30.
·
This
Is Burlesque weekly upstairs at 8 at Corio (337A
West Broadway at Grand).
·
Gelber
and Manning in Vaudeville
at the Gin Mill at Drum Supper Club
(85 Ave A) at 7:30.
· Burlesque at the Beach
is back at Sideshows by the Seashore
in Coney Island (W. 12th St & Surf Ave) at 10 (except June 19).
July 3
· Trixie and
Monkey’s Burlesque Circus at Sideshows by the Seashore in Coney Island
(W. 12th St & Surf Ave) at 10.
· Wasabassco Burlesque
at Union Hall in Park Slope (702
Union St @ 5th Ave, Brooklyn), doors at 10:30.
July 10
· Gigi &
Pop at the Slipper Room (167 Orchard St) at 9.
· Fisherman’s
Love Luau at Sideshows by the Seashore in Coney Island
(W. 12th St & Surf Ave) at 10.
· The Candy Janes
at Comix (353
W. 14th St) – well, it’s at 1230 AM so it’s officially
Saturday but still Friday night to me.
July 17
· Pinchbottom
Burlesque PRETENÇIÓN
un cirque de burlesque, un burlesque de cirque at
PS 122 (150 1st Ave) at 10.
· Starshine
Burlesque presents Brooklyn & Creamy's
Totally Awesome Party! at Sideshows
by the Seashore in Coney Island (W. 12th St & Surf Ave) at
10.
· Gemini & Scorpio present Nouvelle Époque
Cabaret-Salon at the Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South) .
July 24
· The
Peach Tartes present Peach Tartes and the Bikini Machine at Sideshows by the Seashore in Coney Island
(W. 12th St & Surf Ave) at 10.
July 31
· This or That, America’s Favorite Burlesque
Game Show at Burlesque at the Beach at
Sideshows by the Seashore in Coney
Island (W. 12th St & Surf Ave) at 10.
SATURDAYS
WEEKLY
·
Mr. Choate’s Upstairs/Downstairs
at 10:30 at the Slipper Room (167
Orchard St).
·
This
Is Burlesque weekly at 7:30 and 9:30 at Corio (337A
West Broadway at Grand).
·
Bonnie Dunn’s Le
Scandal is now at the Laurie Beecham Theatre,
downstairs at the West Bank Café
(407 W. 42nd St), show at 10; music by the NYC Blues Devils.
·
Gelber
and Manning in Vaudeville
at the Gin Mill at Drum Supper Club
(85 Ave A) at 7.
July 18
·
Pinchbottom
Burlesque PRETENÇIÓN
un cirque de burlesque, un burlesque de cirque at
PS 122 (150 1st Ave) at 10.
·
BadAss! Burlesque celebrates Bettie Page at
midnight at the Bowery Poetry Club
(308 Bowery).
July 25
·
Club Wit’s End,
not burlesque but a monthly musical celebration of the Jazz Age at Antik/Marion’s (356 Bowery) from 7 to 11. Appropriate attire required.
Alternate Saturday afternoons
·
Take in a life drawing class from 4 to
7 at Molly Crabapple’s Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School now at the Slipper Room (167 Orchard St.); next session
July 11.
SUNDAYS
WEEKLY
·
Kitty Nights
is at Bar on A (170 Ave A at E.
11th) at 9.
July 5
·
The
Sunday Show ‘s Guide to Sex at the Slipper Room (167 Orchard St) at 9:30.
July 19
·
Pinchbottom
Burlesque PRETENÇIÓN
un cirque de burlesque, un burlesque de cirque at
PS 122 (150 1st Ave) at 7.
BURLESQUE CLASSES
Interested in learning the art of Burlesque in New York?
Professor Jo "Boobs" Weldon
operates the New York School of Burlesque
- check the website for details.
Check
out the new online Burlesque Magazine
and also the revamped 21st Century Pinups!
UPCOMING ANNUAL EVENTS (US &
Canada)
Burlesque at the Beach (Coney
Island, May-Sept)
Toronto Burlesque
Festival (July 23-29)
Coney
Island Rockabilly Festival (Sept. 4-7)
New Orleans
Burlesque Festival (Sept. 11-13)
New York Burlesque Festival
(Oct. 1-4)
BurlyCon
Seattle (Oct. 22-25)
And coming back in 2010, Boston
Burlesque Expo (April 2-4), Vancouver Burlesque
Festival , Exotic
World Weekend (Las Vegas, June), Mermaid
Parade in Coney Island (June), Tease-O-Rama, …
This list is far from complete and
is subject to change as schedules and venues vary so
check beforehand for last minute schedule changes and cover charges. Check the links for performer info. Let
me know via e-mail of other regular shows and I’ll add them to the list.
Also, Time Out NY
has added a listing of Burlesque and Variety shows to their weekly issues.
In the meantime, you can
also sign up to the burlesquerevue group on Yahoo and don’t forget to check
out websites such as Jo Boobs’ G-Stings
Forever and those of other performers and troupes for their current
schedules (there is a great set of links to performers and troupes at the Burlesque Hall of Fame site – formerly Exotic
World Museum). Or check out Jo’s blog! And if you’d
like a little listening pleasure, get your MP3 player ready and visit the Burlesque Podcast.
Traveling out of NYC? Check
out Lilli Von Schtupp’s Burlesque411 for info on
shows in various cities. You should also check out the online Calendar pages at
Burlesque Bitch
and at Shimmy Magazine.
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