XLCabaret to Include JESSYE NORMOUS, HOT MESS, et al. in April 2012

The XL Cabaret features an eclectic variety of acts, shows and concerts by prominent artists each week. With seating capacity of up to 300 and standing room capacity of up to 650, the Cabaret can be configured to accommodate a variety of audience sizes making the venue suitable to virtually any type of production ranging from a table service cabaret to a standing room concert.

XL Cabaret was designed from the ground up to properly showcase the incredible talent found within New York’s rich theater, music and cabaret community. Located in the heart of New York’s Broadway Theater District, XL Cabaret features a professional stage custom built for live performance with state-of-the-art sound, fully customizable theatrical lighting and a multimedia system unmatched by any cabaret venue in New York.

XL is located at 512 West 42nd Street just west of 10th Avenue. Tickets may be purchased in advance at www.xlcabaret.com or at the XL Box Office one hour prior to show time. Seating for all shows is first come, first seated. XL does not take advance table reservations – exceptions for pre-arranged bottle service. We cannot seat incomplete parties. Standing room for all shows is available at our bar. There is a 2 drink minimum per person, per table.

For further show information, directions to the venue and for the latest updates visit www.xlcabaret.com or call (212) 239-2999.

UPCOMING SHOWS – APRIL 2012

Tuesday, April 10th and Tuesday, April 17th:

Jessye Normous

Live with the XL Orchestra

Show at 9:00pm

Seating at 8:00pm

Tickets $10.00

21 + / Limited seating available / First Come, first seated

Jessye Normous is the world’s biggest Opera Diva and high fashion model, but that's only in HER mind. In fact she is a larger than life, self obsessed, over the hill, washed up, overweight, delusional opera singer that still believes she's got it. She is a cross between Norma Desmond and Miss Piggy. While she sings the Operatic songs brilliantly, like most Opera singers, she does not realize that she should stick to opera. Jessye goes from Opera to Gospel Spirituals to Broadway to Disco and even Pop. As she says, "I am an opera diva, there is NOTHING I can’t doooo." Of course all of this leads to one of the most hilarious nights of live singing, music and theater… ever!

EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT:

Bunny & Bianca in HOT MESS

Lady Bunny and Bianca Del Rio joined by Milan and Jiggly Caliente from Rupaul’s Drag Race, Sugga Pie Koko and Skyla Versai

Show at 9:00pm

Seating at 8:00pm

Tickets $10.00

21 + / Limited seating available / First Come, first seated

Introducing Bunny and Bianca's HOT MESS: The outrageous new Wednesday night drag revue the Village Voice calls the “Best Drag Show in New York.”

Lady Bunny has handpicked some of the city's most talented drag divas for a weekly Wednesday night extravaganza. The ladies include Bianca Del Rio (widely regarded as the quickest wit on the NYC drag scene), Milan and Jiggly Caliente (Rupaul Drag Race 4 favorites), Skyla Versai (the talented newcomer from Lips), Sugga Pie Koko (the comedian of the group) and more! The 9PM show time is perfect as either a starting point or for those who prefer to make an earlier night of it mid-week. With both solo and production numbers complete with matching costumes, HOT MESS ups the ante for weekly drag reviews. Naughty comedienne Lady Bunny is moonlighting from her critically acclaimed cabaret show That Ain't No Lady! which the NY Times rave review claimed made "Book Of Mormon look like Bambi." She also appears as the Dean of Drag on RuPaul's Drag U.

Monday, April 9th, 2012

AMBER MARTIN, Bridget Everett & Molly Pope in…

DISCO ISN’T DEAD YET!!

A Live Explosion of Disco Music

ONE NIGHT ONLY

Show @ 9:00PM

Seating @ 8:00PM

Tickets: $20.00

21+ / Limited seating available / First Come, first seated

Join the three lovely and hilarious cabaret experts for a night of flavored disco! Hailed by The New Yorker as one of the Top 10 Performers of 2012, powerhouse and comedic, Amber Martin, will keep you laughing with her many faces and voices. Add in Bridget Everett, a favorite in the cabaret world with her over-the-top raucous behavior and lyrics, AND Molly Pope, whom Time Out New York has described her voice as a “viscerally thrilling alto,” and these three ladies will have audiences on The Edge of their seats begging for more!

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE Season One Winner

Bebe Zahara Benet

CREATURE

ONE NIGHT ONLY

Show @ 8:00PM

Seating @ 7:00PM

Tickets: $20.00

21+ / Limited seating available / First Come, first seated

Creature is an interactive drag extravaganza—with stunning visual transformations and exciting musical numbers—that celebrates diversity, individuality, and fantasy. Featuring original songs and classic covers written and performed by Bebe Zahara Benet, and showcasing a talented troupe of powerful vocalists and wild and sexy dancers, Creature takes its audience on a fantastical journey through dark jungles, magical underwater lands, and even outer-space. BeBe, in this fast-paced, high-energy cabaret revue, combines the witty and colorful persona fans have come to adore with the many other alter-egos that swim in her imagination and now want a piece of the spotlight. Directed by Andrew Neisler, Creature is a one of a kind revue- featuring elaborate costumes, and visual and audio effects that that will leave audiences mesmerized and inspired.

Monday, April 16th, 2012

MISS RICHFIELD 1981 in…

2012: WE’LL ALL BE DEAD BY CHRISTMAS

ONE NIGHT ONLY

Show @ 8:00PM

Seating @ 7:00PM

Tickets: $20

21+ / Limited seating available / First come, first seated

Just because the world is ending soon, doesn’t mean we can’t be positive. Miss Richfield 1981 proves this beyond a doubt in her new show, “2012: We’ll All Be Dead By Christmas.” This years’ show guarantees to carefully and accurately take the nightmarish horror of the end times and craft them into uplifting musings, musical production numbers and video extravaganzas, along with a healthy heap of audience interaction. You won’t want to miss this celebratory approach to the impending Armageddon! Miss Richfield 1981 has been featured in riotous appearances on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, "Today" on NBC, "Cake Boss" on TLC, and "Weekends With Samantha Brown" on Travel Channel. Most recently, she starred in a national television commercial for Orbitz.