Zipper Factory Announces February Line-Up

The Zipper Factory (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) will present the following performances in the theater in February 2008:

SUPER CHIX
The All-Female Rock Opera
Friday, February 1 at 8:00 pm
Tickets: $20

The debut performance/reading of an original all-female rock opera, featuring 24 original cutting edge songs and a cast of all-star NYC rockers: Kacie Sheik (We Will Rock You), Lourds Lane (LOURDS), Melanie Krahmer (Sirsy), Militia (Swear on Your Life, Van Helsing's Curse/ FUSE), Lisa McQuade (Van Helsing's Curse), Anastacia McLeskey (Tarzan, Hairspray), Meg Wolf (New York Nostars), Jennifer Arroyo (Suicide City, ex- "Kittie"), Denny Colt (Tang, Van Helsing's Curse), Sarah Vasil (LOURDS) and Alexa Khan.

Written and composed by Lourds Lane and directed by DJ Salisbury, Super Chix chronicles the journey of one self-effacing young woman as she struggles to get out of an abusive relationship and grow to love herself.

An evening of riveting rock and roll divas, over-the top guitar and bass solos, thundering drum core sections, electric violin insanity, and songs that you will instantly walk away singing.

THE WAU WAU SISTERS
Good Girls go places. Bad Girls go  . . . Everywhere!
Saturday, February 2 at 8:30 pm
Tickets: $20

Join the Wau Wau Sisters, the only two-girl circus in the world, as they return home from their world travels to NYC and The Zipper, ready to teach the audience their own meaning of the term "foreign relations!"  Spreading the love  (that knows No Boundaries), the Sisters will regale with tawdry tales from P-town to Portugal, London to LaChapelle . . . from Feasting Down Under to Cruising Up the "Mexican Riviera" (with 1,800 lesbians).  After performing for "Queens" the world over, the girls recently capped it off with a "Royal Flush" in England's famed tabloids!

Challenging the state of reverence and preciousness of the Cirque du Soleil aesthetic, the Wau Wau Sisters carve out a new niche for circus events – right in front of you - so close you can see the sinew of their muscles, the sweat on their skin . . . and the tear in their fishnets! A sly mix of jaw dropping physical prowess and guileless mayhem, the show starts at a break-neck pace and gets wilder from there!

If you like your girls strong and your cocktails stronger, pull up a (car) seat, order a drink and behold as the Wau Wau Sisters, New York's bravest and bawdiest burlesque darlings, share more than you bargained for in their first show stateside since last summer.   In one festive, freewheeling hour they will prove that love and liquor can unite nations and bring peace and love - if not forever, at least for one night!

BROWN GIRLS BURLESQUE: DUETS
In honor of Valentine's Day . . . Pairing up for your Pleasure.
Saturday, February 2 at 11:00 pm
Tickets: $20

Fresh off of their sold-out Zipper debut, Under The Covers, last November, Brown Girls Burlesque returns!  Featuring Miss AuroraBoobRealis, Lady Luscious, Dame Cuchifrita, Miz Kiki Skywalka, Coco Mackentire, Chicava HoneyChild, Miss SOuthern Comfort and ExHOTic Other.  With special appearances by Go-Go mistress Wikkid Flower, velvet vocalist supreme. Preachermann and popping virtuosos Mike Supreme & KrazyPop.

LAUREN CREGOR
She's far more feisty than Norah but far less broken than Tori!
Thursday, February 7 at 7:30 pm
Tickets: $15.00

With "a big, expressive voice," "wordplay reminiscent of Elvis Costello and Cole Porter" (Anatomically Correct Music) and a style that's been compared to everyone from Carole King to Stevie Wonder, singer/pianist Lauren Cregor and her 5-piece band of musicians.

KISS & TELL
Worth the Walk of Shame in the Morning!
Friday, February 8
Doors at 9:00 pm / Show at 10:00 pm
Tickets: $18 in advance / $22 at the door

The producers of The Va Va Voom Room and The New York Burlesque Festival, Kate Valentine and Thirsty Girl Productions, in association with Beth B., proudly present a special Valentine's Burlesque Show, Kiss & Tell.  A brand new show from the ladies who brought the sold-out Showdown! Bare-Knuckle Burlesque to The Zipper last October, Kiss & Tell features hostess Miss Astrid, Tigger!, Julie Atlas Muz, Bambi, Harvest Moon, Bradford Scobie, Lex Grey and Trixie Little & the Evil Hate Monkey. With live music by Fisherman's Xylophonic Burlesque Orchestra.  The show, which features the one-of-a-kind Kissing & Spanking Booths, will be shot live for a brand new documentary by noted downtown filmmaker, Beth B.

THE SEX WORKERS' ART SHOW
The New York Stop on the National Tour
Saturday, February 9
Doors at 8:00 pm / Show at 9:00 pm
Tickets: $15

The Sex Workers' Art Show is an eye-popping evening of visual and performance art created by people who work in the sex industry to dispel the myth that they are anything short of artists, innovators, and geniuses! The wildly successful cabaret-style show is hitting the road again, bringing audiences a blend of spoken word, music, drag, burlesque, and multimedia performance art. Intelligent and hot, disturbing and hilarious, the performances offer a wide range of perspectives on sex work, from celebration of prostitutes' rights and sex- positivity, to views from the darker sides of the industry.

This year's incredible lineup of performers includes international burlesque sensation and recipient of the "Best Body in Burlesque" award, Miss Dirty Martini; infamous feminist author of I Love Dick Chris Kraus; award-winning author of the coming-out memoir How I Learned to Snap, Kirk Read; porn star and writer Lorelei Lee; performance artist and comic queen of cleavage The World Famous *BOB*; performer and musical theatre mutineer Erin Markey; internationally infamous drag-subverter Krylon Superstar; dominatrix and destroyer of Asian feminine mythology Keva I. Lee; and tour founder and director Annie Oakley. Special NYC guest: Julie Atlas Muz!

The show includes people from all areas of the sex industry: strippers, prostitutes, dommes, film stars, phone sex operators, internet models, etc.  It smashes traditional stereotypes and moves beyond "positive" and "negative" into a fuller articulation of the complicated ways sex workers experience their jobs and their lives.  The  Sex Workers'  Art Show  entertains,  arouses,  and amazes while simultaneously offering  scathing  and   insightful  commentary  on notions  of  class, race, gender, labor and sexuality!

Also available at the show - the new anthology of sex worker writings, Working Sex: Sex Workers Write About a Changing Industry (Seal Press), edited by Annie Oakley. Working Sex features work by several of the show's performers, as well as Eileen Myles, Bruce LaBruce, Nomy Lamm, Michelle Tea, and many more. www.sexworkersartshow.com.

VITA AND VIRGINIA
By Eileen Atkins
Starring Kathleen Chalfant and Patricia Elliott
Directed by Pamela Berlin
Presented by The No Frills Company
Begins Monday, February 11 at 7:00 pm
12 Performances Only - Through Monday, April 28
Tickets: $35

Award winning actresses Kathleen Chalfant (Wit, Angels in America) and Patricia Elliott ("One Life to Live," A Little Night Music, The Shadow Box) star in The No Frills Company's presentation of VITA & VIRGINIA, a play by Eileen Atkins adapted from the correspondence between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West.  Directed by Pamela Berlin, the play, about two extraordinary 20th Century women exploring their passions - literary and otherwise - takes place in the 1920s and 1930s and through the first years of WWII. It deals, in a very timely way, with women seeking their place in the world as they face personal and professional conflicts.

JOY BEHAR: BITCHIN' WITH BEHAR
Thursday, February 14 and Thursday, February 28 at 8:00 pm
Tickets: $25

The multi-talented comedian/actress/talk-show host/author returns with more intimate evenings at The Zipper.  A funny, dishy delight, with each night's proceeds going to benefit one of Ms. Behar's favorite charities.

DON'T QUIT YOUR NIGHT JOB
Thursday, February 14 at 11:30 pm
Tickets: $20

The acclaimed comedy variety show featuring a revolving cast of Broadway's brightest performing without a net returns for its wildly popular monthly performance at The Zipper.  This late night happening of improv, music, sketches and stories was created by its stars: Steve Rosen (The Farnsworth Invention, Spamalot), David Rossmer (Fiddler on the Roof, Titanic), Sarah Saltzberg (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) and music director Dan Lipton (The Coast of Utopia).  This month's special guests will be announced soon.  Proceeds go to benefit Wendy Wasserstein's Open Doors Initiative (TDF).

JASON S. LITTLE AS TITS FISHER WITH KITTEN'S KISS
A Cabaret Voltaire
Thursday, February 21 and Thursday, February 28 at 11:00 pm
Tickets: $20

Part Vaudeville, part Dada, and all rock and roll Jason S. Little as Tits Fisher with Kitten's Kiss--A Cabaret Voltaire--is a mad triptych through the mind of one of our most beloved show biz figures.  Taking a cue from Tristan Tzara and the New York Dolls, Tits Fisher attempts to decipher the current state of our lost world with bravery, bon mots, and a healthy dose of synth and bass.  Radical chic exists, and the party is over circa 1985. Tits Fisher proudly welcomes his special guests: the incomparable 99 Cent Whore (featuring "Reno 911"'s Mary Birdsong) on February 21, and the spectacular Miss Maggie Moore (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, American Splendor, The Incredible Adventures of 2 Girls in Love) on February 28.

¡GLOBAILE!
Hosted by Miss Angelina
Friday, February 22 at 9:30 pm
Tickets: $20

¡Globaile! (glow-bi-lay): where the music of the street meets the global beat. A multicultural variety show featuring acts from the Congo to Brazil to Puerto Rico to our own island, Manhattan. The evening, hosted by Miss Angelina, will feature an exotic line-up of live music, two drum circles, salsa, capoeira, tap dance, roller-skating, belly dance and more.

The ¡Globaile! sound is that of ethnic beats from around the world coming together to create a unified global dance rhythm that represents the spirit of the youth - colorful, multiracial, positive and united towards change. ¡Globaile!  creates a hub for this emerging vibe - a playground for the boundless energy of this explosive scene.  More than a party, more than a show - it is an event! www.myspace.com/globaile

BRENT SHUTTLEWORTH
"Witness" Album Release Party
Saturday, February 23 at 9:30 pm
Tickets: $15

Over the past two years, Brent Shuttleworh has become one of the most sought after live performers in the country.  With his electrifying live show, Shuttleworth has toured and won over audiences from Cape Town, South Africa to Los Angeles, California opening for such diverse acts as De La Soul, Pete Yorn and George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars.  He returns back home to New York City for a one-night only event to celebrate the release of his long awaited debut, Witness. www.myspace.com/brentshuttleworth.

 For tickets for all Zipper events, call Ovation Tix at 212-352-3101 or buy online at www.thezipperfactory.com. Box office opens one hour prior to curtain for all events.  The tavern is open Monday through Saturday for lunch, and from happy hour to pre-theater, through theater and into late night.  For reservations for the Zipper Factory Tavern, call (212) 695-4600.