ARE YOU THERE, GOD? IT'S ME, NAKED GIRLS READING.
Nude literary salon salutes tween literature
from the people who bring you Pinchbottom Burlesque
SHOW: Pinchbottom presents NAKED GIRLS READING Tween Lit
DATE: Friday, April 2 at 8:00pm
VENUE: Madame X 94 West Houston Street, Manhattan
TICKETING: Tickets $20-$25 - http://www.pinchbottom.com/tickets/ or 866-811-4111
PRESS PHOTOS: http://www.pinchbottom.com/press/photos/
Are you confused by the strange changes happening to your body? Do you hate your parents and the popular kids? Does it sometimes seem like no one really gets you? You don't have to feel so alone any more: on Friday, April 2nd, Pinchbottom Burlesque presents NAKED GIRLS READING Tween Lit. And the Naked Girls totally understand you.
Dive into the angst-ridden classics of early adolescence with Nasty Canasta and an all-star cast of burlesque performers, as the Naked Girls share favorites from their own preteen years - Judy Blume, Carolyn Keene, R.L. Stein and more - as well as contemporary masterpieces of prepubescent literature such as Twilight and Harry Potter. "Whether it's making the cheer squad, solving the mystery of the haunted farm, or fighting an evil wizard bent on the total subjugation of humanity, the tween years are full of problems that can seem insurmountable," says Pinchbottom co-producer Jonny Porkpie. "It's comforting to know that we can turn to books for so many of the answers to the questions of youth."
The April salon continues the run of Naked Girls Reading at the plush and decadent upstairs lounge at Madame X in Greenwich Village. $25 reserved seating in this intimate space is limited to 40 patrons (and includes one drink from Madame X's 'Foreplay' menu), with a few standing room tickets available at $20.
"As a member in good standing of The Baby-sitters Club since 1987, I think it's high time we paid tribute to the single greatest influence on American youth outside of television, text messaging and the internet," avows Nasty Canasta. BB Heart, Bunny Love, Clams Casino and Delirium Tremens join Nasty in navigating the shoals of preadolescence at NAKED GIRLS READING Tween Lit, at Madame X for one night only, Friday April 2nd at 8pm.
ABOUT NAKED GIRLS READING
Naked Girls Reading was created in Chicago in March 2009 by Franky Vivid and Michelle L'Amour. The New York City edition, produced by Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie of the award-winning Pinchbottom burlesque, debuted in October of that year to a packed house. Since its launch, NGRNYC has been covered by The New York Times, The Village Voice, Flavorpill, Asylum.com, Revenge of The Show... Entertainment Weekly called the NYC debut "appropriately racy" and "genuinely hilarious"; NBC New York asked "What did you get up to last Friday night? If you answered anything other than 'went to the Naked Girls Reading Banned Books event,' you lose"; and Tor.com said "The effect on the crowd, mostly couples, was intoxicating... It was a remarkable experience."
ABOUT PINCHBOTTOM BURLESQUE
Pinchbottom is where burlesque meets theater, buys it a drink and takes it to bed. The brainchild of Nasty Canasta & Jonny Porkpie (who should probably not be described at the Lunt-Fontannes of the New York Burlesque scene, although they do perform together with alarming frequency), Pinchbottom recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of its first burlesque event. Named the "Best Burlesque in NY" by New York Magazine and called "The Best Burlesque Show in Town" by The Village Voice, Pinchbottom is the winner of the first-ever "Most Innovative" award from The Burlesque Hall of Fame. "Daring, funny, imaginative, and titillating to all tastes" - The Sunday Telegraph (UK) "Comedy and partial nudity go remarkably well together. Where else can you hoot, whistle, and bust a gut laughing?" -NY Theatre.com; "Hilarious burlesque" -Next Magazine; "Your perverted genre fantasies have come shimmying to life" -Time Out New York |
