ACT Presents 'Pinkaboo! The Closeted American Songbook'

The Central Heating Lab at ACT continues to push the envelope and expose pure unadulterated talent with PINKABOO! The Closeted American Songbook, a companion piece to ACT's mainstage production of A Marvelous Party: The Noël Coward Celebration.

For nearly 20 years, the saucy cabaret duo "Phoenicia & Vic" (Wade Madsen and Victor Janusz) have delighted Seattle audiences. Starting June 20, for eight performances only at ACT's Bullitt Cabaret, the twosome will stir up trouble and pillage dozens of great standards and early 20th century showtunes. Together, they recreate a late-night speakeasy, giving answer to, "What happens after Noël Coward leaves the comfort of the closeted stage and retires with his cronies in an after-hours club?" Phoenicia & Vic give a nod to Coward-esque sophistication, and to keep things spicy and scandalous, they toss in original tunes from their now-famous repertoire: "Don't Start The Show Without Me!", "Born In A Tent" and Phoenicia's 'signature tune', 'Everyone Leaves Me Alone". Special guests, including Peggy Platt, El Vez, Sarah Rudinoff, The Heavenly Spies and more join Phoenicia & Vic each week.

And, there's nothing Coward-ly about Phoneicia & Vic busting down the closet door, burning down the house, and dousing the flames with Pinkaboo Martinis. Oh yes, the bar is wide open and Pinkaboo Martinis will be flowing! Tickets for PINKABOO! The Closeted American Songbook—only $10 (and free with a same day ticket stub from A Marvelous Party—are available at the ACT Ticket Office, 700 Union Street , downtown Seattle, (206) 292-7676 or online at www.acttheatre.org.

PINKABOO!–The Closeted American Songbook: Phoenicia & Vic stir up trouble and pillage dozens of great standards and early 20th century showtunes. Together, they recreate a late-night speakeasy, giving answer to, "What happens after Noël Coward leaves the comfort of the closeted stage, and retires with his cronies in an after-hours club?" Special guests join in each week.

PINKABOO! plays Friday and Saturday evenings, June 20, 21, 27, 28; July 4, 5, 11, 12 at 10:00 PM, or immediately following A Marvelous Party at the Bullitt Cabaret. Tickets are $10 (free with a same day ticket stub from A Marvelous Party).

For the past 43 seasons, ACT's mission has been to present a broad spectrum of the very best of contemporary theatre that speaks to audiences of all backgrounds. A significant part of ACT's mandate is to commission new works and to foster the development of those works in a supportive and inspiring workplace. Through The Central Heating Lab, ACT seeks to heat things up and create a conversation with its season that reaches for a deeper impact.

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