Dear Constant Reader,
Tonight is The Teaseday Club! You can see Brigitte Bisoux, Ginny Nightshade, Nonye Brown-West, Stella Diamond, Zia, and Scratch on stage! You can see me in the box office! And I would much prefer you bought your tickets in advance…
This Saturday some of the Boston Babydolls and some B.A.B.E. students will be walking the runway for Kawaii Me. I hope you’ll join us!
Dear Constant Reader,
I bet you’re wondering what’s going on in the wonderful world of your humble correspondent. Or not, but I’m going to tell you anyway.
On Saturday afternoon, the Boston Babydolls have a private show down in Rhode Island. Depending on how tired I am after that, I might attend a gender-swapped staged reading of The Taming of the Shrew.
Monday night, March 31st, is Burlesque Through the Backdoor at The Burren in Davis Square. Door are at 7:30PM and tickets are $15 for general admission and $25 for reserved front row seats. We’ll be presenting a number of our favorite acts, with striptease, singing, tapdance and more. And you’ll see the debut of our backup dancers, Elyse and Olivia!
The very next day, April 1st (no fooling!) is The Teaseday Club! You’ll see burlesque from the hard-working Ginny Nightshade, Victoria Van Layer from The Beat City Beauties, and Cookie Queen Brigitte Bisoux. Also bellydance from Zia, comedy from Mike Lemme, and I’m sure Scratch will do something impossible again. Tickets have gone up to $15, but you can still buy them in advance (which makes things much easier on the box office gal) and support your favorite performer. [EDIT: Whoops! Ginny Nightshade will be performing in May. Stella Diamond will be appearing in April.]
Yes, that’s 3 shows in 4 days.
And B.A.B.E. continues to be busy! We have a brand-new website! It’s a work in progress, but what isn’t…
In April BABEfit is on Mondays at 6:00PM. Your lovely instructors will be Mandy, Brigitte Bisoux or Devora Darling, depending on which week it is. Registration is only $12 in advance and $15 at the door.
Introduction to Burlesque with Mandy follows at 7:00PM. The Early Bird Pricing is still in effect until next Monday — all 4 classes are only $85! Sign up now and save.
I’m sorry to say that “Putting It All Together” with Brigitte Bisoux is completely sold out. The lucky few who signed up are going to have an amazing time!
There’s a rumor that the next Beyond Basic Burlesque series is going to be on chair dance. I’ll keep you posted…
And that’s the news!
Dear Constant Reader,
I just wanted to take a minute to let you know what was going on with your favorite burlesque troupe in December.
On December 2nd, Brigitte, Devora, Scratch, special guest Corinne Southern, and I will be at UConn, entertaining the students before the dark pre-finals days. I’m irrationally excited about this show because Connecticut is the only New England state in which we have *not* performed. And my home state.
The very next day, December 3rd is Teaseday! Come on down to The Teaseday Club at The Davis Square Theatre. It’s likely I will be in the box office.
December 13th, all The Boston Babydolls will be at Laugh, the comedy club at the Westin Waterfront with Brrrlesque.
The next night, December 14th, Brigitte and I will be doing a little pre-show entertainment at the midnight showing of Bettie Page Reveals All at the Coolidge Corner Theatre.
The following Saturday, December 21st, we’ll be down in Rhode Island at the House of Mood for another performance of Brrrlesque with special guest Dagny Vanderlust. In fact, will we giving *two* performances, one early, one late.
We’re back with our last performance of 2013 (maybe, there’s always a chance to squeeze in one more) on December 30th in The Ruby Besler TWISTED Holiday Cabaret at The Burren. Two shows, so you have no excuse.
Dear Constant Reader,
It’s a busy summer for the Boston Babydolls and it’s not even summer yet!
In the past couple of weeks, we performed at:
* The City Lights Gala — I wore my Catherine D’Lish costume for my G rated fan dance and there are some amazing pictures, but they’re not up yet.
* The Watch City Festival — Steampunk burlesque! We had some much fun, even if I was incredibly sick. Again, there are some good pictures, but we haven’t put them up yet.
* Our Victory Party — of which I have written previously, but now there are pictures!
Upcoming, we have our summer tour, A (Re)Movable Feast:
June 8 & 9: Davis Square Theatre, Somerville, MA
June 15 & 16: Universal Preservation Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
June 23 & 24: The Griffen Theatre, Salem, MA
July 13 & 14: The Lucid Stage, Portland, ME
July 27 & 28: The Music Hall Annex, Portsmouth, NH
Then there’s The Dollhouse, our monthly showcase, on the 3rd Thursday of every month at The Estate. The next one is June 21!
Can’t forget Naked Girls Reading! The next salon is called Memory Lane and we’ll be reading selection from our childhood, plus a “Choose Your Own Adventure” with audience participation! It will be on July 1st at B.A.B.E.
See you this summer!
Oh, The Glamourous Life! 