BARBARINO'S BIG NIGHT OUT! Variety Show Returns to Lips

Barbarino's Big Nite Out! will return on Tuesday, February 4 at 7 PM to Lips, New York's Drag Queen show-palace and restaurant.

BBNO!, produced and curated by Scott Barbarino, features singers, comedians, and magic and specialty acts. "We're going to party like it's 1999," Barbarino says. "The vibe is fun and eclectic and the perfect antidote for these crazy times we now live in." Barbarino's Big Nite Out! recreates the magic of his own halcyon days-with chosen family and witty repartee, and, as he says, "all us 'wisenheimers' in one place."

In this first 2025 edition of BBNO!, host Joshua "Chachi" Cruz welcomes special guest, Jasmine deVille, accompanied by music director, pianist and Maestro, John Bronston. After some time away, deVille returns to the New York stage, bringing her unique styles and perspectives front and center. "All I can say," according to Barbarino, is "hang onto your feathers!"

The show also features comedian Michele Balan, Barbarino's very funny friend
from the good old/bad old days who's "got got a great and hilarious take on things!" Crowd-pleaser Magic Brian mesmerizes, dancer Ethan Cavanaugh struts his stuff, "Harmonica Dave" (Rubin) plays, and vocalists Liz Davies, Lyn Webber and Lexy Rock perform, along with Scott Barbarino & The BevNaps (Anna Anderson, Dylan Berkshire, JD Smurthwaite). Capping the evening is and Drag Artiste Extraordinaire, Avant Garbage, followed by an open mic in which guests can "sing out Louise!" Just bring your sheet music with you. Tickets Available Here

And PS: does Lips have party vibes! The space is now celebrating 30 years of drag artistry. And before that? The space used to be home to cabaret/night club The Blue Angel, La Vie En Rose, Bill Hongs and The Little Hippodrome, where The NY Dolls did their final concert and recorded the live album Red Patent Leather. If the walls can't talk, BBNO! surely represents.