Beating the cold night, end-of-January odds
Once again, independent producers beat the January odds this weekend, as the first ever Brooklyn Burlesque Blitz drew capacity crowds on Friday--the coldest night in months--and Saturday to see dozens of the best emcees and performers in town! A lot of hard work by a small cadre of performer/producers paid off in two really entertaining shows that made lots of new fans for everyone. Clams closed out the Friday night show at Southpaw (the only drama for us was a mad dash to the show by cab, thanks to last minute costume issues, complicated at the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge when the late-night film shoot for "I Am Legend" slowed the line of gawking drivers to a crawl), and all in all it was a pretty outstanding and triumphant weekend for all.
Most of all it was a reminder of how much the performing community can accomplish by supporting each other. We are working hard to accomplish the same with What's My Line, tapping into the opportunities to collaborate with other performers and events to boost each others' audience and awareness. Perfect examples; in February one of our sponsors will be Danger Dame, whose founder, the gorgeous and brilliant pin-up/burlesquer/chanteuse Veronica Varlow, will grace our show to display her, ahem, wares during our onstage commercial for her company; and in March Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School will provide free admission passes for our contestants in exchange for some to our show to give away as prizes. Dr. Sketchy's, which I am very proud, in these very pages a year ago, to have predicted would take over the world, has in fact...taken over the world. It's kind of an astonishing example of what a small, independently produced event with a really clever concept can accomplish! Molly Crabapple's little, quirky figure drawing session at the Lucky Cat bar in Williamsburg (where Clams was in fact the model in December) has truly become an international phenomenon, with franchises around the country and literally the world, a book, and loads of fantastic press coverage. All thanks to a fun hook that crosses over the hipster disciplines, and a tireless, smart promoter in Ms. Crabapple. She honestly should be an example to anyone who has wanted to start their own creative project but don't think anybody wants to come to it.
Most of all it was a reminder of how much the performing community can accomplish by supporting each other. We are working hard to accomplish the same with What's My Line, tapping into the opportunities to collaborate with other performers and events to boost each others' audience and awareness. Perfect examples; in February one of our sponsors will be Danger Dame, whose founder, the gorgeous and brilliant pin-up/burlesquer/chanteuse Veronica Varlow, will grace our show to display her, ahem, wares during our onstage commercial for her company; and in March Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School will provide free admission passes for our contestants in exchange for some to our show to give away as prizes. Dr. Sketchy's, which I am very proud, in these very pages a year ago, to have predicted would take over the world, has in fact...taken over the world. It's kind of an astonishing example of what a small, independently produced event with a really clever concept can accomplish! Molly Crabapple's little, quirky figure drawing session at the Lucky Cat bar in Williamsburg (where Clams was in fact the model in December) has truly become an international phenomenon, with franchises around the country and literally the world, a book, and loads of fantastic press coverage. All thanks to a fun hook that crosses over the hipster disciplines, and a tireless, smart promoter in Ms. Crabapple. She honestly should be an example to anyone who has wanted to start their own creative project but don't think anybody wants to come to it.
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