Karen Finley Announces 2nd Extension for THE JACKIE LOOK; Now Running Thru April 24

Karen Finley, the First Lady of Performance Art, has announced a second extension of her wildly popular and critically acclaimed new work THE JACKIE LOOK. Originally scheduled to close March 6, this controversial multimedia performance lecture will now run through April 24, 2010 at The Laurie Beechman Theater. In THE JACKIE LOOK, Karen Finley brings icon Jacqueline Kennedy

Onassis back to life in this unique look at history, style, trauma, femininity and the demands of being the First Lady. Using the structure of a lecture set in the present day, Jackie, one of the most photographed woman of her day, contemplates her life in pictures. Jackie also makes use of live internet browsing to view online homages to her and her family. Along the way Jackie ruminates on Michelle Obama, Marilyn Monroe, Caroline's run for Senate, and the lasting impact of that fateful day on the grassy knoll in Dallas.

Since her first performances in the early 1980's, Karen Finley has become synonymous with performance art. She is the recipient of two Obies, two Bessies, and multiple grants from the NEA and NYSCA. She has toured internationally with pieces including Make Love, George & Martha, The American Chestnut, A Certain Level of Denial and The Return of The Chocolate Smeared Woman. In 1990, Finley became an unwilling symbol for the NEA when she, along with Tim Miller, Holly
Hughes & John Fleck, sued the NEA for withdrawing grants on the grounds of indecency.

THE JACKIE LOOK runs through April 24, Saturdays at 7:30pm. The Laurie Beechman Theater is located 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. Tickets are $20, plus $15 food/drink minimum,
available at 212-352-3101 www.SpinCycleNYC.com.

For more information visit www.lauriebeechman.com.

Photo credit Linda Lenzi