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Grenadine McGunkle’s Double-Wide Christmas returns! (Well, kinda!)
Happy holidays from Running With Scissors!
So many of y’all have asked what Grenadine McGunkle is up to nowadays. Well, you’ll be happy to know that she and Gladys have been doing Zumba down at the Pittsville YWCA and loving every minute of it. Punkin, Madge, and Mailman Johnny are taking a correspondence course to become Instagram influencers (which is a thing you can do nowadays, I reckon). And Crystal and China almost made it onto America’s Got Talent, but thankfully the FCC intervened.
For all y’all who miss holiday visits with the residents of the Everlasting Arms Motor Park, we have good news: someone had the good sense to write a book about Grenadine and all her friends–and through December 25, you can download your own copy for free, so long as you’re comfortable reading on a Kindle or the Kindle app. (If you need a hard copy, they’ve got that too, but it’ll cost a bit.)
Now, we know that reading a book ain’t the same as seeing our cast cut up on stage, but until we find a theatre that can accommodate a dozen jumbo-size wigs, seven light-up reindeer (Prancer finally met his maker, bless his heart), and our new and improved ukulele orchestra, this is the best we can do. We hope you enjoy it, and we hope to see y’all soon!
xoxo Running With Scissors
- Click here for Grenadine’s e-book (free through December 25, $2.99 after)
- Click here for the paperback ($23 because printing is pricey)
Congrats To Yvette & Bob!
We need to give a big ol’ shout-out to Yvette Hargis and Bob Edes Jr., who won big at this year’s Big Easy Theatre Awards. Yvette won “Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy” for her performance in Hell’s Belles, and Bob helmed Miss Gulch Returns!, which won for “Best Cabaret”. Kudos to both!
March 14-22: Bacharach & Bingo!
Strap on your bell bottoms and widen your lapels: Running With Scissors is taking you back in time to meet the man at the center of the 1970s, Burt Bacharach!
It’s a swinging Saturday night, and Burt’s pad is packed with all the stars of the day: Dionne Warwick, Richard Chamberlain, Angie Dickinson, Jane Fonda, Herb Alpert — everyone but Burt, who’s locked himself in the bathroom. (Poor guy has a habit of doing that.)
But no matter, we’ve got a host with the most (Jack Long) to regale you with Hollywood gossip and a talented crew of crooners (Sean Patterson, Lisa Picone,Dorian Rush, and The Kentucky Sisters) to belt Bacharach’s best-known tunes, from “Close to You” to “Say a Little Prayer” and all points in-between. And just for the heck of it, we’ve thrown in a few rounds of Bingo and some nifty prizes. (We don’t know why, it just seemed to go with Burt’s snazzy vibe.)
Order your favorite cocktail from the bar, grab a Bingo card or two, and enjoy a night of BACHARACH AND BINGO! as part of Mid-City Theatre’s month-long celebration of cabaret.
THE NITTY & THE GRITTY
BACHARACH AND BINGO! runs Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, from March 14 – 22 at Mid-City Theatre, 3540 Toulouse Street, New Orleans. Showtimes are 8pm Fridays and Saturdays, and 6pm Sundays. Tickets are $25 Fridays and Saturdays, $20 on Sundays, and can be purchased at MidCityTheatre.com or 504 488 1460.
BACHARACH AND BINGO was written by Jack Long, with music by Burt Bacharach and Hal David (obviously). The show is produced by Running With Scissors.
The 2014 Big Easy Theater Award Nominees Have Been Announced!
Gambit Weekly has published the Big Easy Theater Award nominees for 2014! Running With Scissors was recognized for HELL’S BELLES and MISS GULCH RETURNS, and Yvette Hargis got a nod for her role as Fannie French in HELL’S BELLES, too. Constant collaborators like Bob Edes Jr., Ashley Ricord, and Ricky Graham are up for numerous awards as well.
In the grand scheme of things, awards aren’t a huge deal, but it’s so nice to know that people like y’all enjoy what we do!
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