The OG drag Scrooge brings her annual LIVE holiday show to NYC for one night only!
Sunday, December 19 at The Gramercy Theatre
"An oasis of bile in a season of sappy sentiment" -- Time Out
“A hilarious not-to-be-missed holiday tradition...warm seasonal classics glazed with enough arsenic to poison every sacred belief and tradition” - HX Magazine
One of New York City's longest running traditions returns as drag legend JACKIE BEAT brings her 21st annual holiday show UNDER THE TREE to The Gramercy Theater (127 East 23rd Street -- accessible from the N,R,F,V & 6 trains at 23rd Street). This special one night only event will be presented Sunday, December 19 at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $24 - $55 (for VIP tickets that include a meet and greet), available at www.SpinCycleNYC.com. Doors open 1 hour before showtime. Proof of vaccination required. There is no drink minimum; full bar is available throughout the performance.
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.
Now, more than two decades later, the bile-filled Beat returns to New York to share her latest thoughts on "the most wonderful time of the year." Whether you celebrate Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa or atheism, JACKIE BEAT: UNDER THE TREE is the perfect way to celebrate! This new holiday show is a big package filled with hilarious new seasonal material and some classic Christmas Jackie like her cocaine-fueled rewrite of “Let It Snow,” the pregnancy confessional “Santa’s Baby,” a menorah-loving “Jew Christmas,” a booze-infused spin on “Happy Holidays” called “Alcoholidays,” the STD cautionary tale "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Syphilis," and the Britney-inspired banger “Oops... It’s Christmas Again.” JACKIE BEAT: UNDER THE TREE is a gift that keep on giving.
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, Hype! and others) and collaborated on special material with the like of Rosie O’Donnell and Jennifer Coolidge; appeared in countless TV shows (including 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.