Jonny Porkpie

New York Burlesque Festival Set For Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2025

The New York Burlesque Festival is the largest and most acclaimed festival of its kind in the world and has attracted sold-out crowds since its premiere in 2003. 

Marx Brothers Burlesque Extravaganza Returns to Coney Island USA
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2025

Coney Island is the place to spend A DAY ON THE BOARDWALK, A NIGHT AT THE STRIPSHO.' This Burlesque Tribute to The Marx Brothers, Sideshow, and Coney Island returns for three night run Memorial Day Weekend.

Photos: SYNC OR STRIP! Opens At Lips
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 27, 2025

Jonny Porkpie’s brand new Burlesque+Drag+Gameshow at Lips! SYNC or STRIP! runs on Fridays though April 25, with seating at 9:30pm / show at 10:00pm. Check out photos from the show.

Burlesque And Drag Gameshow SYNC OR STRIP! Premieres At Lips
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 19, 2025

Jonny Porkpie's brand new Burlesque+Drag+Gameshow SYNC or STRIP! is coming to Lips. Running March 21 - April 25 with seating at 9:30pm / show at 10:00pm.

Jonny Porkpie's DEAD SEXY to Return to the Laurie Beechman Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 7, 2024

Jonny Porkpie's DEAD SEXY, a burlesque play blending Halloween thrills, will return to Times Square's Laurie Beechman Theater for select performances in October. Enjoy glamorous ghouls and titillating terrors. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The 22nd Annual New York Burlesque Festival Set For Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Sep 11, 2024

The New York Burlesque Festival is the largest and most acclaimed festival of its kind in the world and has attracted sold-out crowds since its premiere in 2003. This October, Thirsty Girl Productions will serve up 4 nights of glitter and glamour in Gotham with over 100 eye-popping performances from international leading burlesque and variety entertainers at four of NYC’s hottest nightclubs.

THE HERRING BARREL REVUE Brings the Marx Brothers' Back To Times Square
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 16, 2024

Celebrate the centennial of the Marx Brothers' Broadway debut with THE HERRING BARREL REVUE, an evening of Marx-inspired shenanigans in Times Square. This event is the brainchild of Marx Brothers fanatics NOAH DIAMOND, TRAV SD, and JONNY PORKPIE.

The Schlep Sisters and Thirsty Girl to Present The 15th Annual MENORAH HORAH!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 18, 2021

They thought they only had enough stripping Jews for a single night... Instead, the candles kept burning on The Schlep Sisters Menorah Horah for another 15 years!

6th Annual New York BOYlesque Festival Set for Club Cumming, Highline Ballroom
by BWW News Desk - Nov 3, 2017

Jen Gapay of Thirsty Girl Productions and Daniel Nardicio will present The 6th Annual New York Boylesque Festival, November 3rd at Club Cumming, and November 4th at The Highline Ballroom.

6th Annual New York BOYlesque Festival Set for Club Cumming, Highline Ballroom
by BWW News Desk - Oct 5, 2017

Jen Gapay of Thirsty Girl Productions and Daniel Nardicio will present The 6th Annual New York Boylesque Festival, November 3rd at Club Cumming, and November 4th at The Highline Ballroom.

The Schlep Sisters to Bring 10th Annual Menorah Horah to Highline Ballroom
by BWW News Desk - Dec 24, 2016

The Schlep Sisters & Thirsty Girl present the 10th Annual Menorah Horah! on Today, December 24th at The Highline Ballroom.

The Schlep Sisters to Bring 10th Annual Menorah Horah to Highline Ballroom
by BWW News Desk - Nov 16, 2016

The Schlep Sisters & Thirsty Girl present the 10th Annual Menorah Horah! on Saturday, December 24th at The Highline Ballroom.

DEAD SEXY Burlesque to Return to The Elektra Theater for Halloween
by BWW News Desk - Sep 27, 2016

Terror has never been so titillating... 'Dead Sexy: The Off-Broadway Play,' returns to The Elektra Theater for Halloween, running October 16, 23 & 30 at 8:00pm, and Oct 29 at 11:59pm.

THE 69 HOUR BURLESQUE CHALLENGE Comes to Brooklyn This August
by BWW News Desk - Aug 10, 2016

In the grand tradition of 24 hour playwriting festivals (but naughtier!), this explosive event challenges an audacious cast of striptease stars to conceive, create, develop, and perform an entire scripted burlesque show in just 69 hours.

THE 69 HOUR BURLESQUE CHALLENGE Comes to Brooklyn This August
by BWW News Desk - Jul 28, 2016

In the grand tradition of 24 hour playwriting festivals (but naughtier!), this explosive event challenges an audacious cast of striptease stars to conceive, create, develop, and perform an entire scripted burlesque show in just 69 hours.

Times Scare to Close
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 3, 2015

On Monday, Times Scare announced in an email to staff that the Haunted House will close its cobweb-covered doors indefinitely on Monday, December 7. Undaunted by this news, the burlesque events that have been a staple of the venue since 2013 will continue, steadfastly upholding their mission of "bringing nudity back to Times Square." 

THE 2015 WINTER BURLESQUE BLITZ Comes to The Kraine This December
by BWW News Desk - Nov 14, 2015

De-stress from the holiday season with burlesque tributes to The Muppets, reality TV, Stephen Sondheim, The Bible, and full-frontal male nudity. The 2015 Winter Burlesque Blitz presented by FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade will run December 27-30 at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery).

Theatrical Burlesque Company Pinchbottom Explores the Fantasy Realm of Your Fantasies SWORD, SORCERY & STRIPTEASE
by Robert Diamond - Nov 7, 2015

Since Pinchbottom's theatrical debut in 2006, the company has parodied innumerable genres of literature, film, theater, and television - science fiction, spy, western, noir, cirque, sports, biblical, mystery, adventure, Broadway, superhero, mafia, and more. It would seem the dramatic burlesquers taken on every variety of entertainment imaginable… but there's one realm into which they've never ventured: Fantasy.  

DEAD SEXY Moves Off-Broadway for Halloween
by BWW News Desk - Oct 23, 2015

Times Square's favorite psychotic ecdysiast physician finally tells all as he attempts to bring his long-lost beloved back from the beyond, in this arousingly alarming -- and alarmingly arousing -- new play from the playwright of Pinchbottom Theatrical Burlesque ('Best Burlesque' in NYC, New York Magazine/Village Voice) written just for Halloween 2015.

DEAD SEXY to Move Off-Broadway for Halloween
by BWW News Desk - Sep 30, 2015

Times Square's favorite psychotic ecdysiast physician finally tells all as he attempts to bring his long-lost beloved back from the beyond, in this arousingly alarming -- and alarmingly arousing -- new play from the playwright of Pinchbottom Theatrical Burlesque ('Best Burlesque' in NYC, New York Magazine/Village Voice) written just for Halloween 2015.