Filthy Lucre: A Burlesque Christmas Carol

Porkpie International in association with Spin Cycle present FILTHY LUCRE: A Burlesque Christmas Carol

Welcome to The Filthy Lucre , where the cover charge is exorbitant, the drinks are watered down, and management steals the performers' tips. What sort of money-grubbing miser would run a "Gentleman's Club" like this? Who else but Scrooge?

When the scantily-clad spirit of her former business partner returns from the grave, the "nudest Scrooge in history" goes on a tassel-twirling journey with the Ghosts of Burlesque Past, Present, and Future. Will this haunting bump-and-grind-through-time help bitter Ebeneza see the error of her exploitative ways? Of course it will. You know the story, but you've never seen it quite like this.

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" Nudest Scrooge in history ... perhaps this 'Christmas Carol' isn't the best choice for the kiddies."

Erik Piepenburg

The New York Times

"Local bump-and-grind impresario Jonny Porkpie reimagines Scrooge as a greedy strip-club owner named Ebeneza who rips off her dancers—and, of course, her clothes—in this risqué burlesque-theater adaptation of Charles Dickens's holiday chestnut. If you like your spiritual redemption stories perked up with pasties and tassels , this is the Carol for you."

Time Out New York

" Heartwarming, scantily clad rendering of the old standby... a costume drama that frequently sheds its costumes... a lively evening of entertainment... an enduring tale and this (slightly twisted) version keeps its message intact." Full Article

Bob Krasner

The Villager

"The author/director r ides both kinds of burlesque like a pair of skis . There’s the bump and grind kind of course, but there’s also the Mad Magazine/Mel Brooks kind, which takes a well-known stage or screen vehicle and sends it up, literally burlesquing it."
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