Acclaimed live-singing Los Angeles drag sensation makes NYC debut accompanied by twin music duo jackbenny.
August 16 & 17 at The Laurie Beechman Theatre
"A gem." -- Michelle Visage
"Her vocals will floor you. Do not miss seeing her live!" -- Jai Rodriguez
Acclaimed live-singing Los Angeles drag sensation ANITA PROCEDURE bares it all with the NYC premiere of her solo show ANITA PROCEDURE: ADULT PERFORMER. Through story and song, Anita shares her journey from “child performer” to “adult performer” and everywhere in between! The show also features live music by acclaimed Los Angeles' twin music duo jackbenny. Performances are August 16 & 17 at 7 PM. Tickets are $22 general admission / $35 for VIP tickets that include reserved seating and a meet-and-greet and may be purchased at www.SpinCycleNYC.com, or by phone at 212-352-3101. The Laurie Beechman Theatre is located inside the West Bank Cafe at 407 West 42 Street (at 9th Ave.). Please note that there is a $20 food/beverage minimum at all performances at this venue, with a full bar and dinner menu available.
ANITA PROCEDURE, ANITA PROCEDURE, aka the Baritone Bombshell, is the drag persona of musical theatre performer Jonathan Reinhart. Miss Procedure has been taking Los Angeles by storm since 2016, making a name for herself with live vocal performances, vintage glamour, and charming wit. She has performed alongside Broadway’s Michael Arden, Andy Mientus, Jai
Rodriguez, and Darren Criss, and she recently appeared in Palm Springs with NYC sensations The Skivvies. She has hosted numerous events across LA, including karaoke every Tuesday at Revolver in West Hollywood, and she is the host/curator of A Queer Cabaret, a bi-monthly variety show at Darren Criss’ Tramp Stamp Granny’s in Hollywood. Anita has appeared on TV, on Paramount’s “Lip Sync Battle” as Sporty Spice alongside Rita Ora as Scary Spice, and on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” hosted by Andy Cohen as Dorit Kemsley of Real Housewives fame. She can also be seen in the upcoming short film “The Cocoa Fondue Show” alongside Bob the Drag Queen, Ginger Minj, Jackie Beat, and Manila Luzon. @anitaprocedure. @anitaprocedure
After years of studying, performing, and writing a wide range of music with artists including Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Barry Manilow and Michael Feinstein, Los Angeles-native twin composers and multi-instrumentalists Jack and Benny Lipson united to birth the project jackbenny, which injects musical theater storytelling into the gamut of artistic styles. They shared their debut show in 2016 with musician-comedian Reggie Watts, and have since played their “sensational, clever, and astute” originals in Los Angeles, New York, and Sheridan, Wyoming, where they presented their “musicalette,” Miranda, Please! through the Wyoming Theater Festival. Oh, and Falam, Myanmar too. As the house band for Anita Procedure’s bimonthly Queer Cabaret, jackbenny has backed up Darren Criss and Michael Arden, and they play regularly with undie-rockers The Skivvies throughout the West Coast. jackbenny performs once a month in residency at the Lyric Hyperion Theater in Los Angeles, and are developing The Brainstorm, a 3-character song cycle that they’ll present this September.