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Ginny Nightshade: My Show Blog & love for Maggie Maraschino

5/13/2014

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PictureC: Jonathan Beckley https://www.facebook.com/JBeckPhoto
This weekend was a busy one!

On Friday I had the honor of dancing a duet with my dear friend Maggie Maraschino to the live music of Walter Sikert & The Army of Broken Toys.  I've been going to Toys shows for years. Before I started doing burlesque I was dancing like a happy fool in the audience of their shows. It's pretty surreal to be dancing on their stage and it's really fucking fun. The energy at this weekends show was so full of love and watching the crowd sing along as I danced was something I'll never forget.

Maggie and I have been dancing together for almost the entirety of my burlesque career. She and Porcelain Dalya, (another light in my life), put me in one of their shows when I was a brand new performer and really took a chance on me. I'm happy to say that we've been performing together ever since. I was in a fucking AMAZING number choreographed by Maggie in the Glitter Bomb's production, Strip Hop Hooray:

This girl can dance! I know I mentioned in my last blog that dancing with a live band can be full of surprises. When the song was played slightly differently then we rehearsed, Maggie and I were able to improvise, work together, and add to our piece, without even speaking. Then we finished up the piece like this:
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C: Jonathan Beckley https://www.facebook.com/JBeckPhoto
Guys, can we talk about how sexy these photos are? I can't even get over us. Because usually when we are rehearsing we look more like this:
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I'm very fortunate in that I get to work alongside people I really admire. The second show I had this weekend was Bon Appetit's Pastie Punch Out. A professional burlesque competition with an all-star lineup that I'm humbled to say included me. I did my werewolf number which is my favorite number to perform. Because I've been performing it for a while I decided to overhaul my costume and invest a little bit more in the number that I've performed at the most gigs. I embellished and built myself a new bra and skirt and they worked perfectly. As always, the Bon Appetit show was a blast and I got to meet several performers I'd never met before. There was a strong Boston contingent at the competition: Allix Mortis, Femme Brulee, Jane Doe, Lolli Hoops, and the 2nd place winner of the competition, Brandy Wine! Along with the fabulous Boston performers were, Vanil Lafrappe, Vivienne LaFlamme (3rd Place), Fruit on the Bottom, Serendipity Galore (1st Place), Heather Whatever, and Velvet Kensington.  Every single performer brought their A-game and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen.  I laughed! I cried (only because Allix Mortis is so badass) and I got to hang out with a bunch of gorgeous, talented, women. 

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Last but not least! 
This weekend I posed for Dr. Sketchy's Boston Presents: The Slaughterhouse Sweethearts. Hosted by Allix Mortis and filled with talented artists, this month's Dr. Sketchy's was a blast. I modeled alongside The Wizaard, The Slaughterhouse Sweetheart's only male member. We had a hard time holding a straight face while posing and shared lots of stories and laughs with the artists. Allix was a great host who moved things along and kept us talking while we posed. This was my third time posing for Dr. Sketchy's and I felt so comfortable. Holding a pose for 20 minutes can be hard but I've gotten much more at ease and have started to feel a real sense of calm while posing. 

Coming up this week I'll be performing at Punk Rockin' & Pastie Poppin' Lewd Luau and then will be taking a break (mostly) for the rest of the month to work on the upcoming Slaughterhouse Sweethearts show Revenge of the Robot Battle Nuns. This will be the 3rd year running of the show and I aim to do it proud as a new cast member. If you're going to see one of our shows this year then this is the one to see. Just make sure to bring a poncho, things are going to get messy. 

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Be sure to check my event calendar for more upcoming shows! I'm going to be a busy girl in the coming months! 
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Burlesque Diary: Strip Zeppelin -Upcoming Show!

4/24/2014

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Hello!

I've been rehearsing for a new show. Wanna hear a tiny bit about it? Good!

For those of you who don't know the awesomeness that is Niki Luparelli- she is a fabulous, singer, host, comedian, and star of the stage! There isn't much this woman can't do-- and she does it kind of  drunk...in heels! 

Last year I performed in Oh! You Pretty Things: A David Bowie Burlesque Show. I did two numbers: "Sorrow " and "Rock N' Roll Suicide."  Two great Bowie songs! 

It's such a treat to dance with a band. 
When working with a live band, I first feel a real sense of nerves. The song isn't played in the exact way that I'm accustomed to and I'm at the whim of the musicians. I also feel a lot more pressure not to mess up. I want to make everyone else look good!
Secondly, and luckily, it feels very freeing. There is room to improvise, space to feel the music and not be so focused on nailing pre-planned choreography. In some ways it's a lot easier to embody the song, to be really present.  It also helps that Niki and her band are a blast to dance to.

This month's show is a Led Zeppelin tribute show! I'm sharing the stage with  former Babes in Boinkland (now the Lipstick Criminals) Malice in Wonderland, Zoso Larose, and my friend Bettysioux Tailor. Also appearing are, Geek Girl's Fonda Feeling and my dear friend (and one of my burlesque mentors) Jane Doe! 

I'll be dancing to two Zeppelin classics performed by Niki Luparelli & The Misty Mountaintops. I'm not going to tell you which ones. (THEY ARE SO AWESOME!!)

Get your tickets HERE.

Oh! But don't go just yet!

As a bit of a teaser, here's a (not great quality) video of me dancing to David Bowie's song "Sorrow" at Niki's last show.  I look kind of like a glowing ghost, which pleases me. For that part when I disappear from the camera's view...pretend I'm doing something awesome, like backflips. 



ALSO: This is the first time I ever wore a merkin on stage. SAYYY WHATTT? Yeah, Dudes.  Even though I know burlesque is for ALL bodies, I had this dumb idea that I didn't have the body to rock a merkin. Guess what... 

I fucking do. 

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Northampton, MA: Burlesque!

3/20/2014

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This weekend I headed out to Western, MA to hang out and perform with some of my favorite people.  

I grew up in Western, MA and returning to do shows is usually a blast. Not only do I get to visit with family (who all come to the show!) but I get to perform at Bon Appetit Burlesque which is one of my favorite shows to be in. 

This weekend was a double whammy because I also posed at Dr. Sketchy Northampton's final show at their usual venue. The venue is being sold and this show was their farewell to The Elevens.  

Northampton has a thriving arts scene and is totally worth checking out, either as a patron, or as a performer.

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The theme of this weekend's Dr. Sketchy's was murderesses!  That's right, ladies who kill. 

Guys, this is kind of my thing. 

I talked to Kyle & Cora, who run Dr. Sketchy's NoHo, and they were totally on board for making it creepy. For the first half I posed as Lizzie Borden. 

You know:

Lizzie Borden took an axe
and gave her mother 40 whacks 
when she saw what she had done
she gave her father 41


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Lizzie's story is particularly interesting because she became one of the first female “celebrity” killers. She lived in Fall River, MA and chose to stay there after her trial despite her tarnished reputation.  

I have a Lizzie Borden burlesque routine called "Lizzie Boredom" where I pay tribute to the famed axe-woman. I believe that IF she killed her father and step mother then she did it because her life was horribly hard and tremendously boring. Poor Lizzie! She needed to spice things up! 

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The second half was a series of poses based off of several murderesses:

  • "Tillie" Klimek (1876–1936):  A woman said to have the psychic ability to predict people's deaths- until she was found out to be the person killing them. Her weapon of choice was arsenic and she's famous for poisoning her husband. As he died, she at his bedside knitting her mourning veil.

  • Dana Sue Gray (1957): An American serial killer, currently in prison for offing 3 elderly women and stealing their credit cards to fund her shopping addiction.  I guess she wanted to make them PAY...

  • Vera Renczi (1920's Romania):  A femme fatale who, according to the legend, murdered 35 men, including her own son. She was discovered with 35 coffins in her basement filled with the decomposing bodies of men with whom she had been romantically involved. When arrested, she told the police she liked to sit in an armchair among her "suitors."

  • Anne Bonny (1702-1782): An Irish woman who became a famous Caribbean pirate.  Said to have dressed as a man until discovered. Word is she killed the man who outed her as a woman- by stabbing him through the heart.  


Aside from being startled by my own coat backstage (I screamed like a small child), I had such fun creeping out the artists at Dr. Sketchy's Northampton. I hope to be back once they start up at their new venue.

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The next night I had the honor of performing with FruitontheBottom, Vivienne LaFlamme, Dolly Would, Victoria Van Layer, and my fellow Slaughterhouse Sweeheart, Allix Mortis, in Bon Appetit Burlesque's Magic Time Machine II. 

Bon Appetit is run by my favorite host,  Hors D'oeuvres whose burlesque message is simple: 
"Bon Appétit Burlesque is a woman-friendly, body-positive neo-burlesque show in Northampton, Massachusetts. From its early days in front of a handful of spectators, Bon Appétit Burlesque has grown into a standing-room-only show at The Deuce that features women (and sometimes men) of different ages, races, gender expressions, sexualities, and body types performing neo-burlesque and boylesque."

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And boy does Hors deliver! I've performed in this show a handful of times and it continues to be a highlight in my performance schedule. It's so professionally run, the lineup is always diverse, and Hors's hosting is something to be seen.  Many gigs have performers changing in dank basements without a printed lineup in sight- not at Bon Appetit! From Ben working the door, to Captain Elastico (his assless banana costume was the talk of Christmas this year after my aunties came to the show) working the crowd, this show runs like a dream. I've been known to drive 2 hours to see the show even when I'm not in it.  I really recommend this show to performers and fans alike because it's a guaranteed fucking BLAST.

If you're a performer and reading this you should consider applying for the Pastie Punch Out. It's a Neo-burlesque competition run and hosted by Hors at Bon Appetite. I applied! Hopefully I'll see you there!  

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On top of performing my Lizzie Borden number I debuted a re-worked version of a number that I did when I was first starting out. My friends Maggie Maraschino and Porcelain Dalya produced a show in 2013 and asked me to be part of it. It was a week to show time and knowing the theme was time travel I came up with a comedic bit about past life regression therapy and fused it with a Cleopatra number. 

Watching video of that number made me cringe a little.  I tried to look at that as a learning experience and worked to make it better.  I've reworked that number: changed the song, the costume, the choreography, and I'm really happy with the results. I'll be performing it next month in Boston! A big part of the learning process in Burlesque (for me, anyway) is adding, changing, and revamping to create a better piece.

I loved going back to my old stomping grounds and performing and creating art with the talented people there. While at my parents I unearthed this photo of me and a friend at a dance recital. I think I'm around age 11. Do you think much has changed? (Good Lord, I hope I have better hair at least!)
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I'm the kitty on the left. Woof!
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Weekend of Shows: Part Two

3/11/2014

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Last week I debuted a new number at Geek Girl Boston Presents: Big In Japan. This is my second show with Geek Girl Boston and, although I'm typically out-geeked, I have a blast performing at these themed shows. Amy Macabre and Fonda Feeling are the creators/producers of the show and they were psyched when I said I would do a number based on Japanese horror films.

I'm not an expert on Japanese horror but I have a real appreciation for some of the movies I've watched over the years.  The one that stood out to me the most was the movie Audition. I hadn't see Audition in years and the scene that I could best remember was the horrific torture scene at the end of the movie. Was I supposed to say SPOILER ALERT?  I started to do research for my number and in re-watching the movie I was shocked by the change in my take-away from it. The torture scene is super intense. The part I found the most upsetting was the scene where the main character is auditioning women to be his future wife. The women thought they were getting the chance to audition for a movie. It was really disturbing to me that the men in the film were not only tricking these women, but objectifying them on camera. It made my perspective on the ultimate torturing of the main character change a little bit... 

After watching the movie I thought a lot about what a tribute should look like in terms of a burlesque number. Since beginning burlesque, I've made a point to see every show I can and immerse myself in the scene. I've seen some amazing performances by some of the most respected performers around. I've had many teachers and mentors who have inspired me and let me pick their brains. A lot of burlesque numbers are tribute numbers, whether it be Nerdlesque or not. I wanted to come up with something that makes a tribute number engage and I mean really engage an audience. Sometimes when you're so passionate about something you get really wrapped up in showing what you know about it instead of bringing the audience in to teach them about it. It's really important to separate yourself and your knowledge of the subject and try to look at it from an outside perspective.  Here's what I came up with:

The number needs to work even if the audience has never seen/heard/fucked/read whatever it is you're making a tribute to:  Meaning that- if you strip away (stripppp) the story you already know, will the audience still have an emotional reaction to your piece? If the answer is "yes" then your number is versatile enough to straddle both the group of people who know what you're honoring and the group of people who don't.  When you don't acknowledge that people might have no idea what you're trying to do then you risk alienating them. This absolutely does not mean that you can't do a super plot heavy number filled with layers of detail. It simply means that the number needs to be entertaining in its own right.  


The number has to appeal to people who love the thing more than you do: This is an obvious one. There are people out there who can recite entire scenes from the movie Audition. People who have written about it a lot more than "Gee, that audition scene in Audition was really fucked up." Those are the people who are going to revel in the special details you add to your piece. They are going to be the people who get it. These are your people! The details you add are a nod to them and their appreciation. 


I thought a lot about these two things and how I had seen them executed in different ways. I thought about what worked for me as an audience member and what didn't. I thought about the way I could take what I learned from those experiences and start using it as a skill to craft better performance pieces. 

For my tribute to Audition I started out the number inside a cloth bag. 

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The "thing" in the bag is one of the creepiest things ever....besides what's in the bag. 

In listening to my own rules I was nervous about the choice to start the number this way. (Also, fuck that GIF that keeps creeping me out over and over) I could not rehearse the number in my apartment without a) someone laughing at me b) dogs attacking me c) giggling at myself.
 (Are you all picturing me giggling inside of a bag? Good! Now look up at that GIF! DO IT!  AHHH!) 
I had to deal with the possible outcome that the lights would come up and people would laugh at me. Then I remembered this modern dance class I took as a teenager. We did a bunch of dance routines from inside these body sized pillow cases. Mostly they looked strange and alarming and not funny despite how worried I was that they would be. The movement inside the bag would decide the mood.  I also decided that I could deal with people thinking it was funny initially because I promised myself that I would cater to the people who had seen the movie and the people who hadn't.

I decided to use the song Heartbreak Hotel as it suited the plot of the movie and I had two really great versions. One by Hanni El Khatib and one off of the VIVA Elvis album. Choosing how to splice them was tough and something I might continue to work on. 

I choreographed the number to have  a classic burlesque feel mixed with some edge. I tried to contrast sweet and slow emotions with harder more violent ones. I felt like this illustrated the energy in the movie. It also works to provide contrast in the number in general. For props I used a large syringe and a spool of wire. Both of these are heavily featured in the torture scene of the movie but I made sure make them work for me in my number too. I did suggestive things with that syringe, I'm not going to lie, and I used the wire as a sort of fucked up feather boa and used it to tease audience members. I added some scarring to my leg, to pay homage to the movie, but didn't stress about explaining it because it was such a minute detail.

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Told ya! c: Jonathan Beckley
 For my costume I paired a classic style rhinestone and fringed bra and sequin panties (that I made!) with a black corset and rubber apron. I worked to fuse the dark of the horror with the glam of burlesque and I think things came together nicely. 
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The apron is a good example of using a prop that was part of the movie and making it work for the whole audience. The female lead in Audition wears a rubber apron during the torture scene and the image is on the cover of the movie and movie posters. So anyone who has seen Audition will get the reference. 

A slick, black, rubber, apron when tied the right way actually looks pretty sexy (I swear) and has lots of ties that need to be undone. I was able to add a slow and fast remove using the apron that added to the piece without needing a complicated story line. 

When I got to Oberon to for Tech rehearsal the crew was fantastic. They were able to do some great lighting that added to the "bag entrance" and made it seem at least more abstract than funny. 

The number went over really well with the audience. Of course there were things that I felt were off. After seeing it on video, I have choreography changes in mind, but for a debut of what could have been a really weird number, I feel like I have added another will-be-solid piece to my repertoire. 

I'd love to have more discussions about what makes a good tribute number. I've seen some AMAZING Nerdlesque about subjects I know nothing about and it really boils down to a really well-crafted number. It's awesome to have so many examples of good work to learn from. 

That's all for now! Here's another selfie from Sunday night- only it's not of my butt or of me in a bag:

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Here are some more photos of the Number taken by Jonathan Beckley:
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A Weekend of Shows!! Part 1:

3/5/2014

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This last weekend was a busy one! Starting on Thursday night I had three shows lined up for the weekend and it was the best! 

The first show was CHEAPSEATS which is a DIY show put on by Erich Haygun at the YMCA in Cambridge, MA.  Erich has a beautiful philosophy about building a supportive community of different types of artists who can all come together in one show. It's a good place to experiment.  It was definitely the quietest crowd I'd ever performed burlesque for. I think seeing burlesque was a new experience for a lot of people in the audience.  Either that or they weren't into seeing my butt which just can't be true! I mean come on guys, butts!

The second show of the weekend was A Dark Knight in the Asylum which is the Batman themed burlesque show that my troupe The Slaughterhouse Sweethearts created.  The show, at Oberon in Harvard Square, sold out two weeks before the opening! The costumes and makeup alone were enough to impress anyone. I had to share a dressing room with Killer Croc (played by Willie Dumey) and it was terrifying. I like to think I don't scare easily, but damn! Some of the costumes in the show were truly frightening!

The plot of the show was that Commissioner Gordon, played by Dale Stones visits Arkham Asylum to check up on the villains that had once plagued Gotham. Dr. Arkham, played by THE WIZARD, walks him around the asylum introducing the audience to all the villains until all hell breaks loose and Joker, played by Complete Destruction, reigns as king of chaos! 

There were so many amazing numbers in the show!  


These were some of my favorites:
  • Scarecrow, played by Femme Bones, opened the show with a freaky, group dance, number that was the perfect opener. It had great choreography, the creepiest costumes, and special effects. It set the audience's expectations really high for the rest of the show and we didn't disappoint! (She also used audio from the Goosebumps TV Show which was bananas.) 
  •  I got to be in both of the Poison Ivy numbers. Played by Anne Frankenstein, in maybe the sexiest burlesque costume I've ever seen (made by Amy Young), Poison Ivy was deadly beautiful and she poisoned me via makeout TWICE.  Lucky me!
  • Landis Darling did aerials as Cat Woman and totally wowed the audience with her strength and skill.
  • Dewie Decimator played the Danny Devito Penguin and it was hilarious and gross and just what the show needed.
  • Allix Mortis was The Riddler and she brought rock and roll insanity that was spot on.
  •  I was in a Two Face number with Ricky Lime (from Sirlesque) and my troupe mate Sake Toomey. The number was really sexy and Ricky's costume was great! 

Allix Mortis as The Riddler C: Daniel Nocturne
You got a little something on your face! Poison Ivy Kisses!
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A bunch of my Muggle friends came out to support me in my debut as a Slaughterhouse Sweetheart. They bought out 2 tables in the front row and cheered like lunatics whenever I was on stage. (they are awesome)  Afterward, we all went out to my favorite bar and drank all of the wine.

Now, I have a confession.... I ended up singing karaoke with Gypsy Lux to Honky Tonk Badonkadonk. (Thank god no one recorded it!) In all honesty I think I sang four songs which is a true testament to how much "fun" I was having. Despite being such a ham, the idea of singing karaoke is my idea of hell...although I'm pretty sure I rocked Joan Jett's "I Hate Myself for Loving You" #letsbehonest

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After the karaoke some of us headed over to The Slaughterhouse...there is a lot of photographic evidence of this but most of it is locked in the vaults. 

The coolest thing about this weekend of shows was that so many people I don't get to see that often braved the cold to come see me perform. My liver paid for it but my cold little heart swelled with all the love I got from my friends. 

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And with that I leave you until later when I'll recap the third show of the weekend: Geek Girl Boston Presents: BIG IN JAPAN!

Here's a selfie of me looking (and feeling) extremely hungover to tide you over until then! 

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Old School Game Show!!

2/25/2014

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Last night I was a guest performer in Old School Game Show. What is Old School Game Show? It's awesome. Created by the wild mind of Michael D'Angelo, it's like The Price is Right got drunk and started dancing on a table at a house party in the 70's.  

As the audience enters the theater they can submit their name to possibly become a contestant to "come on down" and be on the show.  Mike, not only the creator but the host, is a force of energy and his character, a "sleazy 70's talk show host", is totally endearing (I swear!) I went and saw the show a couple months ago because my good friend Gypsy Lux is on the production crew and I LOVED it! I was so excited when Mike asked if I was interested in helping out with the show. When I found out I was going to be playing the part of the "Dream Girl," the love interest of Mike and his Co-hosts, I was like: 

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...because sometimes I think I'm still an insecure teenager. But then I snapped out of it-I fully embraced my Dream Girl status and became totally insufferable to be around. For example: I wouldn't stop telling my Manfriend (that was his dating profile picture when we first 'met') that I'm The Dream Girl so it's probably his turn to take the dogs out. I’m such a catch! 
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Since the show is in the style of the 1970's I did some research on 70's makeup and hairstyles. I figured for the part I would be doing more of a "Teen Queen" look than how my parents looked in the 70's, which was like total hippies. 
For 70's style inspired hair I split my hair into a center part (even my bangs! I have a forehead everyone- look upon it!) and curled it in sections away from my face, on each side. Then I brushed the curls to form a soft roll on each side. Half my head is shaved, which made it harder to match both sides, but I was happy with the results.  This was the first time I'd curled my hair extensions and they held the curl well, but I had trouble getting my real hair to stay. I was getting really yelly about it and my sister was super helpful by attacking me with hairspray.
For makeup I layered blue eye shadows in a smokey eye, then used black eyeliner on my upper and lower lids, and topped it off with big fake eye lashes. I first tried wearing a bright pink lip, but it looked like I had no lips (apparently I'm bright pink?) so I switched to red for the show. 

The show was Valentine's themed and full of slow jams. There was a dating game partway through the show where some local artists participated. Honey Pie from The Babes in Boinkland (and lots of other Burlesque troupes/shows) played our bachelorette and Ants Conley from Endation was the bachelor. They chose their mystery date by asking a series of loaded questions. We didn't feel too bad for the losing contestants because everyone got a kiss. In fact, this show was full of make outs! SO. MANY. MAKE OUTS.
 For my bit I entered the stage to the sounds of: 
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Trailing behind me was my nerdy sister, played by comedian (and my new best friend) Kaitlin Buckley. She was carrying a fan to create some sexy (albeit ridiculous) hair blowing. The cool thing was that I got to wear my mom's shirt from the 70's! It's such a great vintage top and I hadn’t really found a time to wear it yet. Last night I paired it with some high-waisted denim and it was perfect! I have bigger boobs than my mom did, but no one seemed to mind me leaving the top button open ;). Oh, and I popped the collar, of course! 

For our second sketch I entered on my golden roller skates. It was terrifying and the thing I was the most nervous about.  I kept picturing myself attempting to be sexy and then eating shit, which has happened...more than once...just walking. 
Luckily it went smoothly and we reenacted the scene from Pretty in Pink only Mike and the Co-hosts chose my nerdy sister over me. Kaitlin was hilarious when she realized what had happened. She shoved the fan into my hands and did her own nerdy version of sexy.                                              

Old School Game Show is a joy to be in as a performer. The show is well organized and cast with all different types of creative people. I got to meet Martha Marin, a lovely lady and the sexiest accordion player I've ever met! I loved her denim jumpsuit so much I told her I wanted to murder her and keep it for myself. She didn't think that was a weird thing to say so I'm pretty sure we are friends now. 

It's great to be part of a show in Boston that isn't solely about Burlesque. It brought in a different crowd and I got to see lots of people from different communities. Although, Boston burlesque did represent: some of my favorite Boston Burlesque dancers were in the audience. It's wonderful to be part of such a supportive (and sexy) scene. 

Here's to Old School Game show which you can check out the last Sunday of every month at The Davis Square theater in Somerville, MA. And here's to not falling on my sexy-ass during the show, to making new friends, drinking wine during (and after) the show, and to next month's show, which is going to be even better!

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SOLD OUT! 

2/20/2014

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Will I get to see you there?? I hope so ;) 

xoxox

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The Slaughterhouse Sweethearts

2/18/2014

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 There are a bunch of reasons why I decided to begin doing burlesque and 'The Slaughterhouse Sweethearts' are one of them. They are Boston's Horror Burlesque troupe and their shows are amazing. The costumes, the production value, the creepiness! Each show is a unique sight to be seen and is totally up my alley- my dark scary alley full of monsters with glowing eyes and razor sharp teeth. 

I was lucky enough to dance alongside some of the veteran members and get to know them- and then the best thing ever happened....They asked me to join!

Last month The Slaughterhouse Sweethearts announced their newest members: Karin Webb, Allix Mortis, and me!!

My first show as a Slaughterhouse Sweetheart is A Dark Knight in the Asylum which is an immersive show about the Batman villains.  Tickets are almost sold out and this show is going to be positively villainous. We've been working really hard and doing tons of research. Some of the costumes are terrifying even in rehearsal!  

This weekend, while celebrating Femme Bones's birthday,  we re-watched the Batman movies and got up to all kinds of weirdness: Femme Bones shaved Complete Destruction's head, Landis Darling did my devil makeup while sitting in a bathtub with her clothes on, I drank a bunch of wine (OK that's not weird at all, I love wine, mmmm wine) 

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There are a bunch of guest artists from other Boston troupes like Dewie Decimator from Rogue Burlesque and some of the dudes from Sirlesque (swoon)! This really is a collaborative show of dark nerdiness!

Needless to say, try and check out this show if you can. Whether you're a fan of the Batman or not, you're going to have a good time. 

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I have a website! (obviously)

2/14/2014

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Hello Visitors!

I'm so excited to debut my new website!! Thanks for browsing and please be patient as I update and make changes. I've never built a website before but it's been a lot of fun digging through the past year of photos and videos while The Exorcist plays in the background. 

It's valentine's day and I've spent the day playing in the snow with the puppy and looking at pictures of my boobs- not bad, eh? 

Stay tuned for more posts,  more show dates, and lots  of creepy fun!

xoxox
Ginny

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