Teen detective mystery spoof series premieres sleazy 70's Times Square Peepshow caper.
September 9 - October 21 at The Laurie Beechman Theatre
After a successful launch earlier this year (in THE MYSTERY OF THE FAMILY JEWELS), those meddling teen detectives Nasty Drew and That Harder Boy return in an all new evening that blends theater, comedy, mystery, drag, stripping -- and disco. NASTY DREW AND THAT HARDER BOY: THE CASE OF THE PEEPSHOW PHANTOM will begin performances September 9 at The Laurie Beechman Theater inside West Bank Cafe (at 407 West 42nd Street -- at Ninth Avenue, accessible from the A,C,E,N,R,V,F,1,2,3 trains at 42nd Street). Performances of this alternately erotic and comic caper set in sleazy 70's Times Square are Fridays, September 9 & 23 and October 7 & 21 at 10pm. Tickets are $22 plus a $20 food/drink minimum. A $35 VIP ticket that includes reserved seating, a gift bag and a meet-and-greet are also available. To purchase tickets, call 212-352-3101 or visit www.SpinCycleNYC.com.
Teen crime fighters NASTY DREW AND THAT HARDER BOY are back for their grooviest mystery yet. On their first trip to The Big Apple in 1978, Nasty and Harder soon find themselves swept into THE CASE OF THE PEEPSHOW PHANTOM. Someone -- or something -- is scaring all the customers away from Lucinda Ember's Peepshow and rent is long past due! Hot Rodney, Lucinda's recently hired assistant and cabana boy, and Tootsie Pop, a lady of the night with daytime dreams of legit stardom, are the prime suspects. But is everything as it seems? From the seedy streets of Times Square to the bright lights of Studio 54,
Nasty and Harder must channel their inner city slickers and utilize their super-stripper-sleuthing skills to save Lucinda Ember's Peepshow -- and still make it to see Liza Minnelli on Broadway?
NASTY DREW AND THAT HARDER BOY: THE CASE OF THE PEEPSHOW PHANTOM was written and is directed by Chris Harder. This live theatrical parody of teen detective novels of a bygone era co-stars two of burlesque's hottest performers: Chris Harder and Nasty Canasta. It co-stars Roi King as cabana boy Hot Rodney, drag star Bootsie LeFaris (Diztorted Diznee) as disco diva Tootsie Pop, and Pearls Daily as peep show princess Lucinda Embers. Each night will also feature a special guest star.
CHRIS HARDER (That Harder Boy) is a NYC based burlesque performer and producer. Known as "The Raunchy Romeo of Burlesque," Harder has stripped, shocked, and entertained in nightlife for the past 7 years and toured across the US and around the world with stops in L.A., San Francisco, New Orleans, Key West, London, Berlin, Vienna, Paris, Brussels, Stockholm, and Amsterdam. Named "Best of the Naked City" by the Village Voice in 2011, Harder was awarded "Best International Male Performer" at the 2012 London World Burlesque Games and was also an American headliner for the 2015 Vienna Boylesque Festival. Find out more and #getHARDER at www.HARDERburlesque.com.
NASTY CANASTA (Nasty Drew) is frequently hailed as a genius of the neo-burlesque scene. A "burlesque queen" (The NY Times) and Runner Up at the 2010 Miss Exotic World Pageant, Nasty is host and producer of Naked Girls Reading NYC and an associate producer with Wasabassco. A full-time burlesque performer, producer and costumer for the past decade, Nasty draws on her years of experience in the theatre to create acts and shows that combine tease and titillation, humor, spectacle and theatricality. She teaches private and group burlesque classes, has performed across the US and in Canada and Europe, and worked as a snake charmer and contortionist with the world-famous Coney Island Circus Sideshow in Brooklyn, NY.