Win Tickets To Byrlesque At The Byrd: Holidays At The Movies!

by | Dec 3, 2013 | ART

We’ve told you a bunch about this event already, but a reminder never hurts, so: Deanna Danger Productions & Boom Boom Basics are returning to the historic Byrd Theatre this Sunday for their second annual Holidays At The Movies presentation–and you could see it for free!

We’ve told you a bunch about this event already, but a reminder never hurts, so: Deanna Danger Productions & Boom Boom Basics are returning to the historic Byrd Theatre this Sunday for their second annual Holidays At The Movies presentation–and you could see it for free! A special themed burlesque and vaudeville performance featuring a variety of Christmas-themed routines, skits, and presentations, this extravaganza will keep you entertained throughout the evening! The evening will feature performances from noted RVA burlesque dancers Deepa De Jour, Bitsy Buttons, Puppie Buffe, Scarlet Starlet, Buster Britches, and more, plus Miss Deanna Danger herself, as well as special guest Hazel Honeysuckle, coming to town all the way from NYC! Your host will be master vaudevillian and Slomski Cabaret leader Mark Slomski, together with award-winning drag performer Miss Magnolia Jackson Pickett Burnside. Plus, there will be appearances by those lovable balcony-dwelling curmudgeons the Film Roasters, a holiday film montage from photographer/videographer Todd Raviotta, and a special introduction provided by Byrd Theatre organist Bob Gulledge on the Mighty Wurlitzer! Thrilling, hilarious, and thoroughly unmissable, Byrlesque At The Byrd: Holidays At The Movies will be a highlight of your 2013 holiday season–so make sure you’re there!

WHAT: Byrlesque At The Byrd: Holidays At The Movies–2013 Edition!
WHERE: The Byrd Theatre, 2908 W. Cary St in Carytown
WHEN: Sunday, December 8, Doors open at 7:30 PM
ADMISSION: $13-50, advance tickets available HERE

Best of all, you could see this entire show for free! RVA Magazine has two tickets to give away to Byrlesque At The Byrd: Holidays At The Movies that will soon fall into the hands of one lucky winner. That winner could be you! Just enter your info into the handy Punchtab widget below, and keep an eye out for extra chances to win! We’ll be picking a winner on Thursday evening at 5 PM, so make sure you’ve entered before then!

Marilyn Drew Necci

Marilyn Drew Necci

Former GayRVA editor-in-chief, RVA Magazine editor for print and web. Anxiety expert, proud trans woman, happily married.




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