Hey Little Monsters! A unique walking tour highlights Lady Gaga’s formative years living and working on the Lower East Side.
April 20, 2025
“Offers a fascinating insight into the pop star’s humble beginnings, as well as the neighborhood’s evolution." -- Patrick Ryan, USA Today
"An entertaining jaunt around a neighborhood steeped in social and cultural history." -- Juliet Hindell, Exeunt NYC
"Immersive, informational and engaging." -- Yani Perez, OffOffOnline
"Immersive experiences with art I think really leave an imprint on the soul and it changes the texture of how we experience pop culture." -- Lady Gaga (via Instagram)
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At the height the pandemic, producer and publicist Ron Lasko wrote A GAGA GUIDE TO THE LOWER EAST SIDE, an immersive play about a reality star who is having a mental breakdown while he gives a tour of Lady Gaga’s Lower East Side haunts. The production originally premiered March 28, 2023 (on Lady Gaga's birthday) and ran through June 9, 2024.
After fielding numerous requests, Lasko will now forgo the scripted show and use his extensive research to conduct LADY GAGA’S LOWER EAST SIDE, his own walking tour of the Lower East Side with an emphasis on the exploits of downtown denizen Lady Gaga. Lasko will faithfully guide inquisitive minds past the boyhood home of George and Ira Gershwin, past the sites of former Yiddish theaters and delis, and through Instagrammable graffiti strewn parks, right to the birthplace of Mother Monster.
LADY GAGA’S LOWER EAST SIDE will be offered:
• Sunday, April 20 @ 3pm
• Sunday, May 18 @ 3pm
• Sunday, June 15 @ 3pm
The audience meet-up point for LADY GAGA’S LOWER EAST SIDE is 1 Extra Place (New York NY 10003), off 1st Street, between Bowery & 2nd Avenue. The tour takes approximately 90 minutes. The tour covers approximately 14 blocks, so please wear comfortable shoes. Please note that tour will be cancelled for inclement weather (heavy rain, lightning, or days above 90 degrees or below 32 degrees) and refunds will be issued. Tickets are $25 at www.SpinCycleNYC.com.
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Ron Lasko has served as publicist for artists and venues including BAM's Next Wave Festival, Serious Fun! at Lincoln Center, The New York International Fringe Festival, Anne Bogart, Richard Foreman, Philip Glass, Spalding Gray, John Leguizamo, Martha Graham Dance, Bedlam, the cell, Third Rail Projects, The Flea, Karen Finley, Ars Nova, Dutch Kills, The Civilians, National Black Theater, Elevator Repair Service, Alison Arngrim, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Baruch Performing Arts Center, and countless performances by the stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race (including Courtney Act, Latrice Royale, Alaska, Trixie Mattel and BenDeLaCreme). Some of his favorite PR projects include the first revival of Mae West's Sex, The Golden Bride (Drama Desk nominee), Sarah Kane's Crave starring Deborah Harry, the New York premiere of Dog Sees God, Samuel D. Hunter’s A Bright New Boise (Obie winner, Drama Desk nominee), Matt & Ben with Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers, Eric Bogosian’s Notes From Underground, John Kelly’s Paved Paradise, Voyeur, Charlie Victor Romeo, Melissa Rauch’s The Miss Education of Jenna Bush, Leigh Silverman’s Brandon Teena, the World Premiere of Bootycandy by Robert O'Hara, Beebo Brinker Chronicles produced by Lily Tomlin, Cats Talk Back by Bess Wohl, The Guys with Sigourney Weaver, Jane Anger with Michel Urie, the World Premiere of Qui Nguyen's She Kills Monsters, and Tom Hanks’ playwrighting debut, Safe Home., He is the co-founder of Spin Cycle, a PR, marketing and event production company. As a former theater critic, his reviews appeared in Next, HX and Broadway.com. His directing credits include the long running-immersive hits Bleach, A Gaga Guide to the Lower East Side, and A Eulogy For Roman. His producing credits include Jinkx Monsoon's The Vaudevillians, Jackie Hoffman in Fruma-Sarah, Joan Rivers Live, The Donkey Show, and the 2000 GLAAD Media Award winning Kiki & Herb: Have Another.