The Remaining Days of Summer'11

We sure do hope all you Cats and Kittens are staying cool in the high heat of summer! And we're doing our best to distract you from the heat by provided you an equally sizzling but far more comfortable way to spend your time! Wander into the Sugar Shack (www.sugarshackburlesque.com) for the last few moments of summer and give yourself a few memories to keep yourself warm through the winter.... We're excited to be spending July and August in the Berkshires, Montauk, DC and our beloved NYC! If you're in New York, every wednesday night come find us at The Delancey where the staff provides a cookout on their rooftop and we provide a scintillating show on the main floor featuring a different stellar performer each week and a cast full of some of the finest guest performers in the city! Listed below are our show dates, drop us a line if you have any questions... and of course, if you desire a little burlesque to spice up a private event or a fun burlesque workshop for you and your friends , we are here to make your dreams come true!!!












July 30th

Strapt Cats Productions presents Sugar Shack Burlesque's "Burlesque in the Berkshires

Spice Dragon

297 North St

Pittsfield, MA

Doors at 8pm, Show at 9pm

$20


Sugar Shack Burlesque is ticked pink to be continuing our Berkshires Series at Spice Dragon in Pittsfield on July 30th. Summer wouldn't be complete without a trek out of town to the northward haven of western Mass., where four lovely ladies and a live band will, for a night, expose Pittsfield to shoulders, knees, and elbows usually only bared on NYC stages.


In an exciting addition to our classically formatted show that Berkshire-ites have come to know and love; we are please to annouce live musical accompaniment by the local jazz trio: The Bra*Stars.


Sponsored by the darling lingerie boutique, Bra and Girl (www.branandgirl.com), with shops in both Great Barrington and Pittsfield. Come to the show and perchance win a gift bag full of Bra and Girl Goodies! After the show, redeem your ticket stubs at the shops for 5$ off your purchase.



August 13th

Rock Your Socks Off, NYC

Jalopy Theatre

315 Columbia St

Brooklyn, NY

www.jalopy.biz

Doors 8pm, show 9pm

$10


Special Set by The Itchy Hearts to start off the night. Co-hosted by the Golden Throat of Burlesque BROADWAY BRASSY. You'll never think of classic rock the same way again! Catch this show when it stops in Brooklyn! Featuring PINKIE SPECIAL, RUNAROUND SUE, and FOXY VERMOUTH. If you haven't caught a show at Jalopy, you're missing out!



August 20th

The Girls of Summer- Rock Your Socks Off

Sole East

90 Second House Road, Montauk

www.soleeast.com

10pm

No Cover


Featuring live musical accompaniment by the golden throat of burlesque BROADWAY BRASSY! You'll never think of classic rock the same way again! Starring burlesque beauties RUNAROUND SUE, PINKIE SPECIAL, and FOXY VERMOUTH. Come enjoy the hazy days of summer in the lush atmosphere of Sole East. Reservations are recommended but not required.


August 27th

Sugar Shack Burlesque Storms the (Red) Palace

The Red Palace

1212 H St NE, Washington DC

www.sugarshackburlesque.com

www.redpalacedc.com

9pm Doors, 10pm Show

$10


Hosted by NYC's "Make it Happen Girl" : RUNAROUND SUE with a high octane cast ready to shake down the walls of the Palace with a little of the old bump-n-grind including AIRIN DE SKIES, BOO BESS, AND LIL STEPH! Keeping your juices flowing all night with gorgeous gogo and scandalous audience participation, don't miss your chance to be part of the party! Bringing together the diverse talents of the East Coast, Sugar Shack Burlesque has a national reputation for hosting quite a wild ride! Come find out what all the buzz is about! Bring your friends, your lovers and everyone in between!

Sept 23rd

Fall into Autumn

Jalopy Theatre

315 Columbia St

Brooklyn, NY

www.jalopy.biz

Doors 8pm, show 9pm

$10


Stay tuned for details on how Sugar Shack Burlesque wants to celebrate the change of seasons with YOU at the legendary jewel box: Jalopy!





Shaken & Stirred, You're Favorite Burlesque DanceParty

Every Wednesday Night

No Cover

10pm @ The Delancey

168 Delancey St. (Between Clinton and Attorney)

www.thedelancey.com


Burlesque sets at 10:30, 11:30, 12:30 and The Secret Track at 1:30! Complimentary Huckleberry Vodka shots courtesy of 44 Degrees North vodka served after selected Burlesque sets! Gorgeous Go-Go all night long! Pre-show rooftop cook out on one of NYC's most beautiful roofs.


Each week a different cast of NY's finest burlesque stars and most gorgeous gaggle of GoGo performers presents a night of high spirited entertainment . Dance Floor open till 2am with DJ JESS (TRASH!) spinning and the ladies of the shack : RUNAROUND SUE and SCOOTER PIE hosting the party.


Shaken and Stirred Guest Schedule:


July 27th - Featured performer PINKIE SPECIAL with special guests GRACE GOTHAM and GAL FRIDAY!

August 3rd - Featured performer DARLINDA JUST DARLINDA with special guests MADDY MAN and TRIXIE MALICIOUS (UK)!

August 10th - Featured performer ANITA COOKIE with special guests MISTY MEANOR and AIRIN DESKIES!

August 17th - Featured performer CHERRY PITZ with special guests DANGRRR DOLL and NIKKITA LAMARCELLE!

August 24th - Featured performer PEEKABOO POINTE with special guests MINNIE D'MOOCHA and VELOCITY CHYLDD!

August 31st - Featured performer ROSIE 151 with special guests LOLITO and POOKIE PATOOTIE!


**Interested in auditioning for Sugar Shack Burlesque? Each week at Shaken and Stirred we have one audition slot for new performers. Please email bookings @sugarshackburlesque.com to submit yourself for consideration.



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Sneak Peek at our featured performer: PANDORA!

This upcoming Shaken and Stirred is sure to set your heart aflutter. Not only do have the elegant and beautiful PANDORA as our featured performer, but we are also excited to announce a special pop up fashion show for MADDOG SWING DESIGNS! Each week at the Delancey we bring you a true danceparty with music provided by DJ JESS and hosted by RUNAROUND SUE and SCOOTER PIE! This week our decadent special guests include DR.PEACHES WELLINGTON and LADY SCOUTINGTON as well as the smoking hot gogo stylings of the girls with the DD brain, NASTY CANASTA. Modeling the gorgeous creations of MadDog Swing with be ten of your favorite NYC burlesque superstars. Included in all this are our signature free shots and of course the pre-show rooftop cookout! Never a cover, always a good time.

To find out more about the Costume, Couture, and Corsetry made in the House of Maddog Swing, check out their facebook page: www.facebook.com/MaddogSwingCo​uture
and come to the show for what will be a most lavish tactile experience!

What did you miss last week? Here is your weekly recap provided by Miss Scooter Pie:

This week's show was super-special for MANY reasons; one of which being the premiere of our brand-new, mega-exciting shiny GAME DICE!! Come see what it is if you are not in the know. Experience it for yourself. Other obvious reasons absolutely included wild n' crazy featured performer Fem Appeal, wild n' crazy guest Albert Cadabra, late-night caboose Gemini Rising, the S&S debut of Coco Masala, and- dayumm!- the all-night, all-out gogo skills of Tiny D. Jokes were told by RunAround Sue (she's VERY funny, you know). Delicious food from the preshow rooftop cookout was consumed. Yummy drinks were prepared by our gorgeous bartender Nora. Scooter Pie had an uncharacteristically foul mouth. And we all learned something new about DJ Jess..
Come see what all of this madness is about next week! XO


And now, on to the peeking!!

PANDORA

Pandora, the Greek Goddess of Burlesque, the scintillator of the tittilation from peel to reveal, she has performed her fine feathered fan dance in NYC, LA and across the pond in London and Paris.

1. What does Burlesque mean to you?

Burlesque to me is the scintillation of the tittilation from peel to reveal, now try saying that fast over and over again.


2. How did you choose your name?

I've always loved the name Pandora and I'm Greek so I thought it would be fitting.



3. Who was your first celebrity crush?

I would have to say Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing



4. What are you reading these days and why?

I am reading Venus in Furs I also do a tribute act that includes Furs and Leather two of my favorite things.



5. What is your favorite performance antedote?

I was performing at Duane Park a burlesque dinner cabaret, I had a small whip tucked into my corset during my act I pulled it out and spun it around my finger and it flew off and landed in someone's dinner plate to which I responded with "It's what's for dinner"



6. Please distill your life philosophy into either a couplet or haiku:


7. How can the people find out more about you?
They can check me out on www.facebook.com/pandorascintillator.

Sneak Peek at Shaken and Stirred featuring STORMY LEATHER!

Oh goodness. We've curated such a high spirited night of high jinx for our 4/20 show I don't know if I can handle it. One of NY's most sultry and hypnotic performers, STORMY LEATHER, is our featured dancer this week. Joining her in our stellar cast is the criminally hilarious FEM APPEAL. Add a little NASTY CANASTA on gogo duty and you've got a heart stopping, heel stomping helluva good time! All this and free huckleberry vodka shots provided by our sponsor 44 Degrees North. No Cover! Come be a part of NY's best kept secret every Wednesday night at The Delancey (168 Delancey St., between Clinton and Attorney) Wanna stay abreast of all our shows? Check out our events page at www.sugarshackburlesque.com Now, what exactly did you miss last week? Well, they say the devil is in the details.. so hows about we just give you Scooter Pie's "Weekly Recap":

Woo-ee, did we have a slammin' show last night.. Can you believe it- RunAround Sue debuted TWO new jokes, one of which during our 1am Secret Track joke-off.. Scooter Pie did the Running Man, followed directly by the Roger Rabbit, all whilst singing.. gogo kitten Marinara Stardust was sweet AND tangy.. first-time S&S performer Evelyn Vinyl knocked 'em dead with an act to the Peter Gunn theme.. guest Boo Bess made us all feel naughty to the tune of "White Wedding".. this week's feature Medianoche embodied glamour beyond words.. AND we had a Shaken & Stirred rarity- a three-way gogo contest TIE culminating in a dance-off with lotsa clothing removal.. HOTNESS. Missed us? Fear not- catch us next (and every) Wednesday night, all night long.. XOXO!
SP

And a special thanks to Neil of Fortune, Albert Cadabra, Don Spiro, Stormy Leather and all the other super fine performers who stopped by to shake a tail feather in the Sugar Shack. We had quite a lustful post show gogo set by one of our handsome audience members after the secret track. You never know what might happen on a beautiful night in New York... ahhhh, life <3

And now, on to the peeking....

STORMY LEATHER

1. What does Burlesque mean to you? I'm not going to try to define burlesque but I will tell you what it's given me... Confidence, not only as an artist but also as a woman. It's given me a family and community of talented performers that are inspiring and encouraging. The freedom to express my ideas and sexuality without ever feeling ashamed. And the pleasure of turning someone on, or making them laugh or think by something I did on stage. I love to entertain.

2. How did you choose your name? Burgundy Brixx's husband, The Purrrfessor, named me. I'm horrible at naming things. He rambled off a few clever things and then he said "Stormy Leather"... yep, that was it.

3. Who was your first celebrity crush? Michael Jackson when I was 5... turns out I wasn't his type, lol.

4. What are you reading these days and why? I just finished the Dubliners by James Joyce and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (I'm obsessed with that character!). Now I'm cracking open Patton Oswalt's ZOMBIE SPACESHIP WASTELAND. I'm a slut for good comedy.

5. What is your favorite performance antecdote? I have quite a few but I'd have to say it was the first time I ever showed my vagina on stage. It was at the Box and Sting was in the audience. All I kept thinking was "Oh my gods! Sting just saw my vag!".

6. Please distill your life philosophy into either a couplet or haiku: Life is way too complicated for me to sum up in a couplet or haiku. I'll give you one of my favorite quotes instead.... "I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
   — Marilyn Monroe
   
   Read more:http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/marilyn_monroe_2.html#ixzz1JZm2pW6f

7. How can the people find out more about you? Stalk me on Facebook and twitter. I shamelessly whore any and every show I'm involved with. You can also check out my website (albeit a work in progress) stormyleathernyc.com.


Life is hard and you deserve a good time. We bring you one every wednesday night, because you deserve it! Come out and see us sometime.

xo
SSB

A sneak peak at this week's Shaken and Stirred Featuring Jesse Belle-Jones

Oh yes... the steamy heat of spring.... Here it comes darling! And this week's very special featured performer at Shaken and Stirred is none other than Seattle's very own JESSE BELLE-JONES! Joining her is our own hometown hero of haute-ness CREAMY STEVENS with the blushing debut of MARINARA STARDUST and the GoGo Goodness of EVILYN VINYL. As always our resident heart throb DJ JESS gives it to you just like you like it while Queens of the Goodtimes, RUNAROUND SUE and SCOOTER PIE give you more than you ever asked for! No Cover! Free huckleberry vodka shots brought to you after each set courtesy of 44 Degrees North Vodka!. GoGo starts at 930, Burlesque sets at 10 and 11 with our very special secret track at 1am. Bring your friends, your lovers and everyone in between to what Time Out NY calls "Your Perfect Wednesday Night."

What exactly happened last week? Well the exactitude has surrendored to the collective unconscious and what we are left with are the very wonderful musings of SCOOTER PIE:

"Shaken & Stirred was voted one of the top five things to do in all of New York City in this week's Time Out NY magazine! Guess the secret of "NYC's best kept-secret" is out.. We had a ball at the show this week, which featured the many charms of "the Asian Sexation" Calamity Chang, the S&S debut of the charming Charlie Gunn, double doses of my much-loved partner in crime Runaround Sue and yours truly Scooter Pie, and hot hot hot gogo courtesy of La Divina Gransparkle. Spotted in the audience were our good buddies Albert Cadabra and Danger Doll, keeping the party going all night. There were 3, count 'em, 3 birthdays being celebrated in the crowd by three lovely ladies who duked it out during our dance contest- I'm hoping to see the winner back on our stage again sometime soon! See ya next week, ladies n' gents- it's gonna be officially spring, so no excuses! Til then, party on, kids. XOXO SP"

And now a very sweet sneak peek at JESSE BELLE JONES:

1. What does Burlesque mean to you?
   

Beyond the textbook definition, burlesque to me is a performance outlet for my ideas and sensuality and sexuality, about the politics of the body, about images, both glamorous and grotesque, that I encounter in the world, and about creating a space in which both performer and audience can feel safe and confident about feeling sexy.

2. How did you choose your name?

Most apparently, it is an homage to Jezebel, a character from the bible, who was a fierce leader and ruthless politician who was in the unfortunate position of being a woman. She was executed for the latter of these crimes. More importantly (to me), however, I chose "Jesse" because of its gender neutrality. I play with the flexibility of gender in a lot of my work and wanted both feminine and masculine identities available to me.

3. Who was your first celebrity crush?

Danny Elfman is the only celebrity to whom I've written fan mail. I was OBSESSED with his work in high school. He never wrote back (the fool).

4. What are you reading these days and why?

I'm reading Tennessee Williams' memoirs right now. They're so juicy! My awesome friend and room mate read them and is lending them to me. I love the equal affection and disdain he seems to have for people. Plus, he was a huge slut and I admire that in just about anyone. :]

5. What is your favorite performance antecdote?

I started doing burlesque when I was still in graduate school. When I first began, I was teaching freshman level courses that comprised mostly of students too young to come to the bars where my shows were. I didn't consider that when I started teaching senior level classes that my students were a couple of years older. Within the first week of teaching my first 400-level Syntax course, a guy from my class showed up at one of my shows. I recognized him immediately. He either didn't recognize me through the pounds of makeup and drag hair I had on, or he was polite enough never to acknowledge the chance meeting.

6. Please distill your life philosophy into either a couplet or haiku:
   

Let's just get naked

Go outside and make some art

The rest will work out

7. How can the people find out more about you?

I'm assistant producer/choreographer/dancer for my burlesque troupe: Sinner Saint Burlesque Review
I'm co-producer of the Seattle chapter of Naked Girls Reading: Naked Girls Reading Seattle

I'm the events coordinator the annual Seattle-based educational event: BurlyCon

People can friend me on Face Book
People can follow @JesseBJones on Twitter

BIO:
Navigating a femail body through academia and the world at large, Jesse Belle-Jones is one bluestocking bettie whose edgy antics and sultry grace will leave audiences scratching their heads, and panting for more.
With her strong dance background and academic approach, her stunning concepts and choreograpy both challenge and captivate. Jesse's acts are packed with tantalizing food for thought served up in a sharp, scintillating style that is gauranteed to keep her on your mind.
Jesse is co-producer of Sinner Saint Burlesque and the Seattle chapter of Naked Girls Reading and can be regularly spotted dancing at the Noc Noc, Burlesque Behind the Pink Door, and Oddfellows West Hall in her hometown of Seattle, Wa. She is thrilled to be a cast member of "Behind the looking glass: A burlesque Alice in Wonderland" as well as a member of the Seattle cast of "SHINE: a burlesque musical, " traveling with the production to the NY Fringe Festival in 2010. Jesse is also the Events Coordinator for the Seattle-based annual BurlyCon international education burlesque event.


See you Wednesday Sweethearts xoxo

April Flowers, Spring has Sprung in the Sugar Shack

March was a spectacular month for us. RunAround Sue spent the greater part of the month planning a decadent spring for all you lovely appreciators of the Burlesque arts! We had a stellar show on March 11th at the Jalopy Theatre in Red Hook and would like to give a special thanks to Josie Rubio for her article on our series there in the Red Hook Star Revue. We also kept things hot and bothered over at the Delancey with your favorite burlesque danceparty: Shaken and Stirred. We'd like to give a special congratulaory shout out to Luma Rouge and Leland Bobbe's whose art work is currently on display at the Musum of Sex's latest exhibit: "The Nudie Artist: A Burlesque Revival."

Now our batteries are charged and are day dreams are fully loaded! Get ready for a steamy spring in the Sugar Shack.

Shaken & Stirred, You're Favorite Burlesque DanceParty

Every Wednesday Night
FREE
9pm @ The Delancey
168 Delancey Street, NYC (Between Attorney and Clinton)
www.thedelancey.com
Burlesque sets at 10pm and 11pm! Free shots after each shot! Gorgeous GoGo all night long!

Each week a different cast of NY's finest burlesque stars and most gorgeous gaggle of gogo performers presents a night of high spirited entertainment with free huckleberry vodka shots served throughout the night. Each week features the infectious tunes of DJ JESS and the charming ladies of Sugar Shack Burlesque: RunAround Sue and Scooter Pie.

Free Shots provided by 44 Degrees North. Gorgeous Go-Go! Hot Burlesque! With DJ JESS(TRASH!), SCOOTER PIE and RUNAROUND SUE. Each week featuring NYC's brightest burlesque stars. Airing live from location each week at www.nycliverock.com

SHAKEN AND STIRRED GUEST SCHEDULE:

**Be sure to check out our interview each week with our featured performer. Find it right here on our blog!

3/30 BUNNY LOVE
WITH SPECIAL GUEST BAMBI GALORE
4/6 DIETY DELGARDO
4/13 MEDIANOCHE
WITH SPECIAL GUEST BOO BESS
4/20 STORMY LEATHER
WITH SPECIAL GUEST FEM APPEAL
4/27 AIRIN DE SKIES
WITH SPECIAL GUEST BEEZELBABE

** Interested in auditioning for Sugar Shack Burlesque? Each week at Shaken and Stirred we have one audition slot for new performers. Please email bookings@sugarshackburlesque.com to submit yourself for consideration.



April 9th
Salon Prive and Live Fashion Show
Pittsfield Bra and Girl
123 North St.
Pittsfield, MA
6pm-8pm
FREE

We hope you can join us for our Spring Salon Prive, featuring a live fashion show by the ladies of Sugar Shack Burlesque and live music by the Bra*Stars feat. Rob Sanzone! There will be lots of goodies, give-a-ways, gift bags & fun! After the Salon, you can catch the ladies of Sugar Shack doing their full stage show just around the corner at Babalouie's!

In anticipation of the next Free Salon Prive Live Fashion Show, here is an interview with RunAround Sue:
http://braandgirl.com/blog/

April 9th
Spring Chickens: The Great Unhatching
Cracking Open NYC's underground Burlesque Scene
Baba Louie's
34 Depot St
Pittsfield MA
Doors at 8, Show at 9, 15$
www.sugarshackburlesque.com
www.babalouiespizza.com

April 9th! NYC's Sugar Shack Burlesque presents: Spring Chickens: The Great UnHatching hosted by the "Make it Happen Girl": RUNAROUND SUE and starring the cunning contortionist EKATERINA, the international burlesque sensation BUNNY LOVE, the smoking hot mystery BROADWAY BRASSY!

Called the "... renowned New York troupe, with a sizeable reputation on the city's pioneering neo-burlesque scene for mixing old-school charms with new confrontational twists" -by TimeOut London - don't miss this chance to see for yourself! Spring has sprung darlings! And the ladies of the Shack are looking forward to showing you exactly what that means with a festive frolic through every body's favorite season!


April 15th
"Chick A Boom" ~ New Paintings & Photos from Robbie Busch
Opening Night Reception
Mighty Tanaka
68 Jay St, Suite 416
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: 718.596.8781
6pm-9pm
www.mightytanaka.com

Come out and support the arts! Join us at The Mighty Tanaka for the opening night reception of "Chick a Boom". Sugar Shack Burlesque provides cheeky performances by RUNAROUND SUE and DAME CUCHIFRITA.



April 22nd
Spring Chickens: The Great UnHatching - DC Edition
Cracking Open NYC's Underground Burlesque
The Red Palace
1210 H St. NE
Washington DC
www.redpalacedc.com
TWO SHOWS!
Doors 8pm, show 930
Doors 11, show 11:30

Kicking off the Southern Exposure tour and hosted by RunAround Sue and starring queens of the Neo-Burlesque movement in NYC: Ekaterina, Bunny Love and Broadway Brassy with special guest Richmond's very own queen of the good times: Charlie RVA. Join us in the capital city when we crack open the underbelly of burlesque for your perverted pleasure. Spring has sprung darlings! And the ladies of the Shack are looking forward to showing you exactly what that means with a festive frolic through every body's favorite season!



April 23rd
Spring Chickens: The Great UnHatching - Richmond Edition
Cracking open NYC's underground burlesque
The Firehouse Theatre
1609 Broad St
Richmond VA
www.firehousetheatre.org
Doors 8pm, show 9pm
20$ cash at the door

The Easter Bunny never brought you a basket as sweet as this one! Join Richmond native and NYC superstar RunAround Sue when she brings Burlesque Queen Bunny Love, the International Beauty Ekaterina, the singing sensation Broadway Brassy and Richmond's own Queen of the good times: Charlie RVA to Richmond for a very special unhatching. This show is the second date in our Southern Exposure tour and is unlike any burlesque show you've seen thus far! Not for the faint of heart.


For the rest of April, RunAround Sue will be hitting the road with the one and only BUNNY LOVE for their Southern Exposure Tour! Keep your eyes peeled for more information and for those of you in DC, VA, NC, TN, GA, LA and TN.... watch out! We're coming for you!

In May we'll be starting up our Inner Vamp workshops at the superfine SHAG boutique in Brooklyn. One the third friday of every month we'll be offering a cheeky introductory workshop to the art of burlesque! Taught by Miss RunAround Sue with complimentary champagne and a personal performance for the class by a rotating cast of NYC's burlesque stars. Find out all the details here: www.weloveshag.com . We'll also be collaborating again with the Inspired Word crew for "Sensing the Sensual" in which each burlesque number will be set to a spoken word peace about one of the senses. And the summer will be upon us! Oh, the summer... you lucky lucky people - what until you see what we have in store for you.

xo
SSB

**Special Thanks to Deepa De Jour for designing our "Spring Chicken's: The Great UnHatching" poster and to Holly Van Voast for her photo from Shaken and Stirred.

A Sneak Peek at this week's featured perfomer: ALBERT CADABRA

This week we are amped to bring one of our favorite magic men and boylesque perfomers: ALBERT CADABRA to Shaken and Stirred! Our guest performer this week is none other than the sugary sweet GINGER BROWN. Making her debut in the Sugar Shack is LINDY LOLLIPOP and giving great gogo is HAZEL HONEYSUCKLE. Hosted by RUNAROUND SUE and SCOOTER PIE with DJ JESS on the ones and twos. Free Shots after each burlesque set provided by 44 Degrees North Huckleberry Vodka. No Cover! Doors at 930, Burlesque sets at 10 and 11 with the SECRET TRACK at 1am.

But first! Our recap of last week's Shaken and Stirred by Scooter pie:


We brought March in with a BANG here at Shaken & Stirred. What a thrill it was (and, based on the reaction from the audience, our crowd certainly agreed) to have the sideshow spectacular-ity of featured performer the Lady Aye, who wowed us with a daring (and sexy!) straightjacket escape AND "down the hatch without a scratch" sword-swallowing feats! Guest Dame Cuchifrita (of Brown Girls Burlesque fame) brought the hotness- literally- with an act involving candle wax, Iris Explosion made our inner geeks drool with some Ms. Pacman action (complete with marshmallows), and this week's go-go sensation Foxy Vermouth shook it up, down, and all around, and left us wanting more, more, more!! Runaround Sue dazzled with her Snow Lion act (my current fave of hers.. a must-see!), and I did a little tribute to County Cork with an Elvis Costello song. In like a lion? HELL YEAH!! GRRR... See ya next week!


ALBERT CADABRA: The Great Deceiver is a professional, award-winning, comedy sideshow magician who delivers powerful, amazing and devilishly wild magic. Albert pushes and twists the boundaries of the art of magic with unique performances including; eating razor blades and a 3’-long balloon, hammering 6” spikes into his face, electrocuting himself with 2,000 volts of electricity and turning his assistant into a gorilla. He makes people and animals appear and vanish at will and escapes from chains, shackles, locked crates and straight jackets—all with the flair, style, class and great sense of humor you would expect from this seasoned, professional magician.

1. What does Burlesque mean to you? - Keeping people excited, slightly turned on and completely entertained.

2. How did you choose your name? - It was given to me at birth.

3. Who was your first celebrity crush? - Winona Ryder no wait, at 10yo it was Kristy Mcnichol and her perfectly feathered hair!!!

4. What are you reading these days and why? - Water for Elephant because it has to do with a redhead from upstate NY who runs away and joins the circus. That's my life.

5. What is your favorite performance anecdote? - It has to be when I was hosting the Rockabilly festival at coney island when my volunteer for the human blockhead was Michelle of Americas Next Top Model fame. When she came up onstage she decided to pull the nail out of my nose using her teeth! It was incredible. Also, after that show I was told she was Michelle from amercas top model, the one with the flesh eating bacteria!!!! Now whenever I do that bit, I tell the my volunteer the story and that they have the choice to use their hands or their teeth and a surprisingly large number will use their teeth. I love it!

6. Please distill your life philosophy into either a couplet or haiku: Life will never be a bore. If from an audience I hear a big roar!!! It makes me feel good not misunderstood, and that love is mutal of course!

7. How can the people find out more about you? - www.albertcadabra.com, www.facebook.com/albertcadabra

Shaken and Stirred, last week and a sneak peak at this week featuring THE LADY AYE

Join us this week when one of the world's only female swordswallowers gets sticky sweet in the Sugar shack! This week at Shaken and Stirred we are super excited to be featuring the one and only LADY AYE with special guest, the intoxicating DAME CUCHIFRITA. Debuting in the Sugar Shack is none other than IRIS EXPLOSION and gogo dancing for your perverted pleasure is FOXY VERMOUTH! GoGo starts at 930, Burlesque sets at 10 and 11. Free shots provided by 44 Degrees North after each set with DJ JESS, RUNAROUND SUE AND SCOOTER PIE revving your engines all night long at the Delancey Lounge.

Last week was absolutely magical and brimming with stellar performances and love, love love. Ekaterina broke every heart in the room as our featured performer and Minnie Tonka sure did create a lust for life as our guest performer. Ruby Hips shook her hips on the gogo box and the fabulous performers from the Dangerous Curves on the Go-Go Burlesque tour stopped by at 1am to spice up the secret track. We missed Scooter Pie who was off in Ireland and we were bummed to not send out the Cyber Love as www.nycliverock. was on hiatus. But, never fear this week - Everything is back in order. Take a sneak peak at this week's featured dancer THE LADY AYE.

1. What does Burlesque mean to you?

My favorite thing about burlesque is that it allows women to be funny and sexy and smart all AT THE SAME TIME, which is something you unfortunately don't see in popular culture any more.

2. How did you choose your name?

It came together from several places. I actually had the nickname prior to performing, it was then just "Lady I", "I", which is my first initial and no one ever pronounces it in my real name, plus the rockabilly tendency to call everyone Miss Ilise, Miss Sue, Miss Whatever, which I wasn't crazy about, so I gave myself an upgrade based on one of my favorite movies, The Lady Eve. When I started my first act, it was pirate-themed, so I switched the spelled to the nautical "Aye".

My alternative was "Kid Twist" based on a famous Jewish gangster, Abe "Kid Twist" Reles, who was killed on Coney Island, but that never stuck.

3. Who was your first celebrity crush?

Han Solo -- he made the Kessel Run in 12 parseps!

*le sigh*

4. What are you reading these days and why?

I'm reading a lot of odd autobiography, e.g., Lydia Lunch and John Waters, because I'm writing my own "Pain-Proof: Becoming The Lady Aye"

5. What is your favorite performance antecdote?

After a particularly triumphant night, I woke happy and with a sequin on my butt. It wasn't mine. That is burlesque in a nutshell.

6. Please distill your life philosophy into either a couplet or haiku:

If it is to be, it's up to me.

7. How can the people find out more about you?
Check out my website http://www.ladyaye.com

So, how can you resist a dame like that? See you this wednesday at the Delancey!


**Photo by Rose Callahan

Shaken and Stirred! Last week's (2/9) recap and a sneak peak at this week's featured perfomer: CREAMY STEVENS

Shaken and Stirred will be featuring CREAMY STEVENS this week with special guest PALOMA NEGRA, a debut by VOODOO ONYX and gorgeous gogo by HAZEL HONEYSUCKLE. Each week RUNAROUND SUE, DJ JESS AND SCOOTER PIE heat things up at the Delancey for your perverted pleasure. No Cover! Good Times! Free Shots! Doors at 9:30 www.sugarshackburlesque.com



2/9/11 RECAP

Last night's show was sweet, sweet sweet- and what a cast! We were lucky enough to have featured performer The Maine Attraction (this lady has the most talented rear end I think I've ever seen..), guest Go-Go Harder (offering some eye candy of the male variety), lovely newbie Divina Duval and gogo action by Iris Explosion. "The Champion" got his 4th beer-contest victory, and the darling Antonio (aka Twig the Wonderkid) filled in for DJ Jess, who was off being a movie star. Big thanks to Mike for our Valentine's Day gifts! My favorite part of the night was dueting with Runaround Sue on "Ring of Fire", with Sue on guitar, for our Secret Track. (When you stay late, yes, you sometimes get serenaded by your hosts!). Much love and see ya next week- XXX

A Sneak Peak at CREAMY STEVENS:

1. What does Burlesque mean to you?

Burlesque means never having to say you're sorry.

2. How did you choose your name?

It was given to me in a dream by a depressed city council member.

3. Who was your first celebrity crush?

Dean Martin

4. What are you reading these days and why?

I get all my messages from a 1974 Sears Catalog.

5. What is your favorite performance antecdote?

When the lights went out at Starshine! We lost power and did the entire show

with a battery -operated boombox and candles.

6. Please distill your life philosophy into either a couplet or haiku:

My I am hungry
How much would scare you bad
Get out of my way

7. How can the people find out more about you?

I offer my show schedule and selected teachings on Facebook (under Creamee Stevens since FB apparently
objects to the correct spelling).

Shaken and Stirred! Last weeks recap and a sneak peak at this week's featured dancer: THE MAINE ATTRACTION

SHAKEN AND STIRRED!

Join in on the debauchery this week when we present: Shaken and Stirred featuring THE MAINE ATTRACTION with special guest performer GOGO HARDER, the debut of DIVINA DUVUAL and the gogo stylings of IRIS EXPLOSION. Every wednesday at The Delaney (168 Delancey St between Clinton and Attorny) with DJ JESS, RUNAROUND SUE and SCOOTER PIE! 930. No cover! Free shots provided after each burlesque set by 44 Degrees North Vodka. Your mamma never told you life could be this good.

Recap: 2/2 Shaken and Stirred featuring HARVEST MOON:

True to our name, the show last night (2/2) really shook and stirred up one hell of a good time last night. Despite the wet yuck outside, we had a lovely & lively crowd that was wowed (that rhymed!) by the dancing ability of our special guest (all the way from Portland, OR) Angelique DeVil, the sexy grace & hula-hoop antics of our featured performer Harvest Moon, and were warmed up and kept REAL hot by the go-go goodness of Nasty Canasta. RunAround Sue delighted us all with her signature fan dance to "I Just Wanna Make Love to You", and I (Scooter Pie) had a blast singing for everyone. It was a night of variety, y'all! We also gave a big warm welcome-back to DJ Jess, just back from a jaunt to Berlin, and he sure had some amazing tunes spinning all night long. Upon realizing the winner of our weekly beer-drinking contest had picked up his second (or third?) victory with S&S, he was awarded with a new nickname: "The Champion" (become a show regular, and YOU, too, could get yourself nicknamed!). Fellow local performers Hard Corey, Narcisisster, DeeDee Luxe, Nicki Miller & Airin Syren of the Skies were in attendance and helped us keep dancing til 1, when we busted out the Shaken and Stirred Secret Track!

And now for a sneak peak at this weeks featured performer: THE MAINE ATTRACTION

1. What does Burlesque mean to you

Burlesque means the WORLD to me!

2. How did you choose your name?

My name is Maine so I decided to play on that. An event is something you go to or attend. An attraction is something you're drawn to...I am The MAINE Attraction...

3. Who was your first celebrity crush?

Prince, DUH!

4. What are you reading these days and why?

Woodpecker In Still Life by Tom Robbins. I read Jitterbug Perfume and fell in love with his stories. And Celestine Prophecy because it was a gift from my sister.

5. What is your favorite performance anecdote?

Audience participation within my acts:)

6. Please distill your life philosophy into either a couplet or haiku:

Impossible, I'm a Southern and long winded, lol

7. How can the people find out more about you?

www.themaineattraction.com and on Facebook: Maine Anders

Bio:

International entertainer "The Maine Attraction" grew up in a small town in Georgia and moved to New York City after she discovered performing was all she wanted to do. She landed her first professional dance job when she auditioned for MTV's Fight For Your Rights Campaign. From then on she started working the dance circuit performing in private supper clubs and popular NYC underground clubs. Her tenacious spirit helped her to persevere and become one of New York's most celebrated Burlesque Performers. Given the opportunity to express her creativity as a dancer, actress and singer, she has performed in MGM Grand's "Studio 54", Buddha Bar in Beirut, Lebanon and The Latin Grammys. Her ability to transform herself into a myriad of characters gives her the opportunity to play roles that are off the beaten path. She has starred in Miente, My Normal, I Was A Tranny Werewolf and Pariah. Her role in Million In The Mirror, a PSA for breast cancer research, recently won the viewers choice award on the Lifetime channel. Captivating audiences every time she hits the stage through her spectacular performances has become her reputation. From her humble beginnings of working the dance circuit, she attracted the attention of talent agents who soon had her performing alongside an entourage of greats including: legends James Brown and Lionel Richie, pop sensations Jessica Simpson and Pharrell Williams of the Neptunes, and burlesque divas like Dita Von Tease and Gentry de Paris. A muse for numerous visual artists, she has collaborated with conceptual photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier and multimedia extraordinaire, Matthew Barney. She has been requested for exclusive fashion events hosted by fashion icons like Patricia Field and Marc Jacobs and has toured with Grammy nominee DJ Tiesto. Go Magazine honored Maine as one of the women in their annual issue "100 Women Women We Love." She was chosen to be one of the creme de la creme, in OUT Magazine's spread on New York City Nightlife Performers. Her uninhibited rhythmic style and sense of humor blend an ensemble of samba, belly dance, African, improvisation and contortion, into a movement she has coined, "Burlesque Fusion". Maine is energetic, sensual, and wildly charismatic. She evokes an old kind of glamour that is naughty but cheeky in her burlesque performances many times being compared to the extraordinary Josephine Baker and Lucille Ball. Her tour with Murray Hill and Hendricks Gin garnered the attention of Parisian talent agent who booked her for 9 appearances in Paris. She travels extensively nationally and internationally performing, acting and has begun a recording project that is sure to enhance her stage shows. The Maine Attraction will continue to grace any stage where she can let her creativity ride.

RIP Skwaking Chicken

It's true... the chicken lost his head during the secret track last night at Shaken and Stirred...And it might have been my Spiderwoman skills that brought down a small part of the wall last night, but hey! Those are good times. Grace Gotham was serving up some hot nuts with her golden throat and Boots Lamae certainly got the room going with her go-go wiggles. We missed DJ Jess but are always super excited with Twig the Wonderkid makes his way to our turntables! If you missed us last week, never fear - we'll back this Wednesday - fiercer than ever!

And don't forget next week brings us Shimmying the Spoken Word at Le Poisson Rouge in collaboration with the Inspired Word. And for all our friends in MA, DC, and Jersey, we'll be coming you way in teh weeks to come... check out our flyers, our website... and our deep beating hearts <3

Ending 2010 with style and sass.... December in the Sugar Shack

Well my lovelies,


Special thanks to everyone who came out in November. We enjoyed a most excellent collaboration with the Inspired Word crew and expect to bring another night of burlesque performers and their original works in March 2011. We were honored also to be the first friday night show at the new RED PALACE in DC! We'll be back in the capital city come January with another festive evening. The Salon Prive in MA was for the grand opening of Pittsfield Bra and Girl

We certainly couldn't send off such an excellent year as 2010 without a bang! We've put together some stellar end of the year productions for you including Sugar Shack's first original scripted show: The Shipwreck Show playing in MA, NY and DC with other dates to follow. Additionally, we are keeping up the good times over at the Delancey every wednesday night with Shaken and Stirred and bringing back our quarterly show at the Jalopy School of Music with the dapper Peculiar Gentleman. We'll be shacking up with them on New Years too when collaborate to bring NY a celebration full of live music and hot burlesque at Rose's Live Music in Williamsburg.

And we have an extra special announcement. Starting New Year's Eve we will be kicking off our NEW MONTHLY SHOW IN MIAMI: "Shimmy on the Sands" at the decadent Sole on the Ocean resort.

That's right ladies and gentlemen.... it just keeps getting better!


Shaken & Stirred, You're Favorite Burlesque DanceParty
Every Wednesday Night
FREE
9pm @ The Delancey
168 Delancey Street, NYC (Between Attorney and Clinton)
http://www.thedelancey.com/

Burlesque sets at 10pm and 11pm! Free shots after each shot! Gorgeous GoGo all night long!Each week a different cast of NY's finest burlesque stars and most gorgeous gaggle of gogo performers presents a night of high spirited entertainment with free huckleberry vodka shots served throughout the night. Each week features the infectious tunes of DJ JESS and the charming ladies of Sugar Shack Burlesque: RunAround Sue and Scooter Pie.Free Shots provided by 44 Degrees North.

Airing live from location each week at http://www.nycliverock.com/

GUEST SCHEDULE

12/1 STORMY LEATHER
12/8 SAPPHIRE JONES
12/15 FLUER DE LYS & LIL'STEPH
12/22 CALAMITY CHANG
12/29 SIZZLE DIZZLE



December 17th – The Shipwreck Show
The Living Theatre
31 Clinton St.
New York, NY
Doors at 10pm, Show at 11pm
20$
www.livingtheatre.org
A very special BYOB event.

Forget the Christmas stocking! Stop unpacking the wool sweaters! We prefer grass skirts and ukuleles! Tropical Burlesque and Summery Antics will keep those winter blues far far away. Sugar Shack Burlesque heats things up at the legendary Living Theatre on Dec. 17th with "The Shipwreck Show" hosted by RUNAROUND SUE and SCOOTER PIE with stellar unstoppable temperature rising burlesque from LOLITO, EKATERINA and the International Superstar, DIRTY MARTINI. We welcome you to bring your own booze to the show and the ladies of Sugar Shack Burlesque will bring the rest. (Dirty Martini photo above by Steven Menendez)


December 18th – Celebrate:Winter w/ The Peculiar Gentlemen
Jalopy School of Music
315 Columbia St.
Brooklyn, NY
www.jalopy.biz
Doors 8pm, Show 9pm
$10

Once again at the musical jewel of Brooklyn, Sugar Shack Burlesque and the Peculiar Gentlemen heat things up at the Jalopy School of Music. Featuring a special aerial act by Airin, Syren of the Skies with burlesque by Fem Appeal, Legs Malone and RunAround Sue. End the year right.... and with a smile.

December 19th - Sundays-a-Go-Go
Pianos
158 Ludlow St
10pm-4am
http://www.pianosnyc.com/
NO COVER!

Our favorite new Sunday party from SUGAR SHACK BURLESQUE and Bridget Marie with burlesque numbers on the hour and disco-licious beats every third Sunday at Piano's. We’re dressing the upstairs lounge at Piano’s in lush fabrics and garlands of flowers to transport you to an ever-chill night of decadent dancing and very good times.


December 31st - New Years Eve Party!!
Rose's Live Music
345 Grand Ave, Williamsburg Brooklyn NYC
www.liveatrose.com
NO COVER!
Adrienne Mack-Davis
Smash Mechanics
Boomclique


Join SUGAR SHACK BURLESQUE and some of New York's hottest bands including ADRIEENE MACK-DAVIS, SMASH MECHANICS, and BOOMCLIQUE when we ring in the New Year amongst our favorite people. Open vodka bar supplied by 44 Degrees North from 10-11. Bring something to put in our time capsule and we'll bring something to live forever in your memories! Bring your friends, your lovers and everyone in between for a debaucharous night of burlesque, live music and good times.



December 31st - New Year's Eve's Shimmy on the Sand
Sole on the Ocean
MIAMI
http://www.soleontheocean.com/

Sugar Shack burlesque kicks off their new monthly show this New Years at Sole on the Ocean. Who else can offer you a New Year's Eve with Miami's lifestyle and New York's nightlife! Starring some of New York's brightest burlesque stars in the decadent setting of one of Miami's finest resorts.

And there you have it folks - all the December happenings in the Sugar Shack. Don't forget to check out our calendar on our website as we are always finding new ways to shake things up. (www.sugarshackburlesque.com) And if you're looking for holiday gifts, don't forget to check out the Sugar Shack Sweet Shop on Cafepress: www.cafepress.com/ssburlesque

Congrats on all you've done - forgive yourself for all you didn't and don't forget: this is your life! Make the most of it.

xo
SSB