NYC’s Favorite Grinch serves up her 18th annual non-denominational holiday comedy feast.
December 18 - 20 at The Laurie Beechman Theater
"A crabby alternative to Christmas cheer... An oasis of bile in a season of sappy sentiment." -- Time Out
JACKIE BEAT, everyone's favorite Abominable snowbitch, returns to NYC for her 18th annual holiday show. Beginning December 18th, the self-professed bastard child of "Weird" Al Yankovic and Bette Midler will premiere JACKIE BEAT: WHITE MEAT OR DARK? at The Laurie Beechman Theater (inside West Bank Cafe at 407 West 42nd Street -- at Ninth Avenue, accessible from the A,C,E,N,R,V,F,1,2,3 trains at 42nd Street). This limited engagement runs for 4 performances only: Friday, December 18 at 9pm (SOLD OUT), Saturday, 19 at 7pm (SOLD OUT) and Sunday, Dec. 20 at 4pm & 11pm. Tickets are $22 plus a $20 food/drink minimum. To purchase tickets call 212-352-3101 or visit www.SpinCycleNYC.com.
The Holidays… When one’s thoughts gravitate towards questions that Man has pondered since the dawn of time, such as “Why are we here?” “Is there really a God?” and, the most important of them all, “WHITE MEAT OR DARK?” drag superstar JACKIE BEAT as she marinates, roasts and cuts up everyone’s favorite season. Just like a Turducken, this show will be bursting with deliciousness: classic material stuffed into new songs, all crammed inside a man dressed like a lady.
JACKIE BEAT: WHITE MEAT OR DARK? Not since “Sophie’s Choice” has a woman had to make a more difficult decision.
It all started so innocently in 1998 with Jesus Christ, It’s Your Birthday!, a delightful non-denominational holiday tribute featuring such seasonal fare as "Sleigh Ride in Leather With You" and "Black Christmas." When the show was prominently featured in The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Right’s 1998 Report on Anti-Catholicism, an annual holiday tradition was born. Beat’s holiday shows, including How The Bitch Stole Christmas, Give ‘Til It Hurts, Blew Christmas, and Drag Nog have been performed at venues nationally.
Award-winning drag darling Jackie Beat has been wowing unsuspecting audiences since 1989. She has toured with Roseanne Barr -- as the comic legend’s opening act -- including a 7-week run at The New York New York in Las Vegas; written for TV (Fashion Police, Hello Ross with Ross Matthews, Hype! and The Sci Fi Channel’s Tripping The Rift) and collaborated on special material with the like of Roseanne, Rosie O’Donnell and Jennifer Coolidge; appeared in countless TV shows (Sex and the City), movies (Grief, Wigstock The Movie, Flawless, Adam & Steve) and Off-Broadway hits (Valley of the Dolls, Tell-Tale!). She has been named Best Drag Queen by New York Press and Best Live Performance by HX Magazine. Jackie is also a columnist, lead singer for the electro-rock band, Dirty Sanchez, and the subject of the documentary film My Name is Jackie Beat including commentary from Joan Rivers, Margaret Cho, and Roseanne. For more information on Jackie Beat please visit www.JackieBeatRules.com.