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Album Review: America's Fave Dragapella�® Beautyshop Quartet High Kicks Back On Their New Album THE KINSEY SICKS: DRAG QUEEN STORYTIME GONE WILD
by Bobby Patrick - Feb 27, 2024


The songs range from fun to clever to hilarious and might well have stood up on their own without the inclusion of any script.

The Kinsey Sicks Release DRAG QUEEN STORYTIME GONE WILD! Live Recording
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 15, 2024


To commemorate their 30th Anniversary, The Kinsey Sicks now claim a dozen albums to their name with the release of Drag Queen Storytime Gone Wild!.

BWW Review: THE KINSEY SICKS Score a Solid Ten at Birdland Theater
by Stephen Mosher - Apr 13, 2022


The Birdland debut of The Kinsey Sicks was a sold-out smash-hit that demands an encore.

BWW Review: THE KINSEY SICKS IN OY VEY IN A MANGER at Theater J
by David Friscic - Dec 19, 2021


The Kinsey Sicks are back! With a militant vengeance and a satirist’s lampooning eye, this hilarious Dragapella Barbershop Quartet, entertained the Theater J audience in their show The Kinsey Sicks in Oy Vey in a Manger with a raucous and resounding devilish leer. Traditional Holiday lyrics were turned upside down ---and were encrusted with lewdly lascivious lyrics that had the audience almost falling out of their seats with laughter.

Don't Miss The Return Of America's Favorite Dragapella Quartet, The Kinsey Sicks In OY VEY IN A MANGER
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 24, 2021


Get ready for rolling-on-the-floor laughter and plenty of chutzpah when The Kinsey Sicks return to Theater J with their hit heretical holiday show, Oy Vey in a Manger. The quartet will bring their twisted approach to the merry and bright holiday season, skewering politicians of every stripe along the way. This is not a show to bring the kids to; leave them at home with a sitter and enjoy a night out with the 18-and-over crowd. After playing to sold-out audiences in 2016, the ladies return to Theater J for a limited engagement from December 17 through 25 only.

The Kinsey Sicks Release QUARANTUNES Album
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 27, 2020


The Kinsey Sicks, America's Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet, takes a worldwide quarantine as inspiration for their 10th album: Quarantunes. The Kinseys produced and recorded the entirety of Quarantunes while isolated in their separate homes across the country.

The Kinsey Sicks In THINGS YOU SHOULDN'T SAY In Toronto One Night Only Nov 1, 2018
by BWW News Desk - Nov 1, 2018


Toronto (October 9, 2018) - Back by popular demand, The Kinsey Sicks, America's Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet, will bring their critically-acclaimed show, Things You Shouldn't Say, to Toronto on November 1.

The Kinsey Sicks In THINGS YOU SHOULDN'T SAY In Toronto One Night Only Nov 1, 2018
by Julie Musbach - Oct 9, 2018


Toronto (October 9, 2018) - Back by popular demand, The Kinsey Sicks, America's Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet, will bring their critically-acclaimed show, Things You Shouldn't Say, to Toronto on November 1.

The Kinsey Sicks Will Celebrate 25th Anniversary with THINGS YOU SHOULDN'T SAY
by Julie Musbach - Jul 18, 2018


The Kinsey Sicks, America's Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet, announced today that they will celebrate their 25th anniversary in San Francisco with their critically-acclaimed show, Things You Shouldn't Say.

Theater J Announces New Summer Show
by A.A. Cristi - May 1, 2017


They're back! The ladies of The Kinsey Sicks are throwing down their sequined gloves and itching for a fight in Things You Shouldn't Say, their most personal--and political--show ever.  It plays at Theater J for a limited run July 19-30, 2017. Full of their signature panache, hilarity and perfect harmonies, this all new show takes a searing journey into Trumpism, racism, AIDS, giraffes, Bette Midler, oblong vegetables, and much, much more. 

BWW Review: The Kinsey Sicks Bring Bawdy Humor to Theater J with OY VEY IN A MANGER
by Benjamin Tomchik - Dec 22, 2016


Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza or Festivus, Oy Vey In Manager taps into your naughtier side, making sense of the craziness that often fills December

The Kinsey Sicks Return to DC This Holiday Season in OY VEY IN A MANGER
by BWW News Desk - Dec 20, 2016


The Kinsey Sicks, the Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet that The San Francisco Chronicle deems "high-camp, unafraid, subversive and astonishing," brings its irreverent humor to the Theater J stage just in time for the holidays. With gut-busting parodies and raucous schtick, The Kinsey Sicks offers a hilarious alternative to the typical sentimental holiday fare. The ladies return to Theater J for a limited engagement run from December 20 through 28 after playing to sold-out crowds in 2011.

The Kinsey Sicks Return to DC This Holiday Season in OY VEY IN A MANGER
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 10, 2016


The Kinsey Sicks, the Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet that The San Francisco Chronicle deems "high-camp, unafraid, subversive and astonishing," brings its irreverent humor to the Theater J stage just in time for the holidays. With gut-busting parodies and raucous schtick, The Kinsey Sicks offers a hilarious alternative to the typical sentimental holiday fare. The ladies return to Theater J for a limited engagement run from December 20 through 28 after playing to sold-out crowds in 2011.

The Kinsey Sicks Returning to Los Angeles LGBT Center, 7/17
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 9, 2016


      The Los Angeles LGBT Center's Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center has announced a one night only appearance of The Kinsey Sicks with their hit show Electile Dysfunction at the Renberg Theatre on Sunday, July 17 at 7pm. America's favorite Dragapella® Beautyshop Quartet has been described by the Washington Post as, "uproarious ... brilliant ... and authentically joyful."           

The Kinsey Sicks Come to Los Angeles LGBT Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jun 10, 2015


The Los Angeles LGBT Center's Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center has announced the one night only appearance of The Kinsey Sicks: America's Next Top Bachelor Housewife Celebrity Hoarder Makeover Star Gone Wild! at the Renberg  Theatre tonight, June 10 at 8pm. The quartet will kick off LA's 2015 Pride Season.

The Kinsey Sicks Coming to Los Angeles LGBT Center, 6/10
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2015


The Los Angeles LGBT Center's Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center has announced the one night only appearance of The Kinsey Sicks: America's Next Top Bachelor Housewife Celebrity Hoarder Makeover Star Gone Wild! at the Renberg  Theatre on Wednesday, June 10 at 8pm. The quartet will kick off LA's 2015 Pride Season.

BWW Reviews: Three Wise Men In Drag [The Kinsey Sicks] Descend Upon Metropolitan Room for Holiday Show 'Oy Vey in a Manger!'
by Andrew Martin - Dec 9, 2014


Since their initial launch in 1993, the a cappella group The Kinsey Sicks have emerged as a cultural phenomenon within the LGBT community and far beyond. They've gone on to a multi-month run of their Off-Broadway show, seven CDs, concert appearances across the globe, and a plethora of music videos available on YouTube and elsewhere. Out of drag, they're known as Ben Schatz, Irwin Keller, Jeff Manabat and Spencer Brown. When in character with requisite costumes and makeup, they're Rachel, Winnie, Trixie and Trampolina. Either way, they've brought their delectable holiday show Oy Vey in a Manger! into the Metropolitan Room for a short stint (they'll appear again on Tuesday, December 9th at 7:00 PM and Wednesday, December 10th at 9:30 PM), for a nonstop hour of Yuletide merriment.

City Theatre Presents ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION: THE KINSEY SICKS FOR PRESIDENT, Now thru 9/9
by BWW News Desk - Sep 6, 2012


City Theatre anticipates the presidential election season with Electile Dysfunction: The Kinsey Sicks for President, a City Events special presentation blending the Kinsey Sicks' harmonious theatrics with colorful, election-year parodies. Electile Dysfunction: The Kinsey Sicks for President runs on City Theatre's Mainstage from tonight, September 6-9, 2012.

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