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Dawlin’ and Hawt
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JUMP, JIVE & WAIL: THE MUSIC OF LOUIS PRIMA. Stage Door Canteen, National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen.org — The show brings to life Prima classics with local musicians and swing dancers. 8 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON. Mid-City Theater, 3540 Toulouse St., 488-1460; www.midcitytheatre.com — A.J. Allegra directs the rollicking musical that traces the founding of the Democratic party and repaints Andrew Jackson as a rock star. Tickets $35 general admission, $40 reserved seating. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday through Nov. 3. A BOB MURRELL ORIGINAL. Mid-City Theater, 3540 Toulouse St., 488-1460; www.midcitytheatre.com — The comedian and actor presents a reading of his new play. Free admission. 8 p.m. Monday.
DEBAUCHERY. Mid-City Theater, 3540 Toulouse St., 488-1460; www.midcitytheatre. com — Pat Bourgeois’ monthly soap opera follows an eccentric New Orleans family. Tickets $10.
LITTLE VAUDEVILLES. Lupin Theatre, Tulane University, 8655106; www.tulane.edu — Jessica Podewell directs the performance of Chekhov one-acts The Proposal and The Bear. Tickets $12 general admission, $9 Tulane community, $8 students and seniors. 8 p.m. TuesdaySaturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. SHIPWRECKED. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St.; www.newmovementtheater. com — The theater presents its monthly storytelling showcase. Visit www.shipwreckedin-
nola.com for details. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. VERBATIM VERBOTEN. Shadowbox Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., 298-8676; www. theshadowboxtheatre.com — Actors present dramatized readings of surveillance tapes, wiretapped conversations, on-camera diatribes, released emails and other transcripts of notorious recorded conversations. Tickets $8. 8 p.m. Wednesday through Oct. 24.
BURLESQUE & CaBaRET BOOBS & GOOMBAS: A SUPER MARIO BURLESQUE. Shadowbox Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., 2988676; www.theshadowboxtheatre.com — The Chicago-based Gorilla Tango Theatre brings its burlesque romp through the Mario Bros. video games to New Orleans. Call (866) 3269740 or visit www.gorillatango. com/nola for reservations. Tickets $15. 11 p.m. FridaySaturday through Oct. 27. BURLESQUE BALLROOM. Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel, 300 Bourbon St., 553-2270; www. sonesta.com — Trixie Minx stars in the weekly burlesque show featuring the music of Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown. Call 553-2331 for details. 11:50 p.m. Friday. LE ROYAL ROUGE SHOW. Harrah’s Casino (Harrah’s Theatre), 1 Canal St., 533-6600; www.harrahsneworleans. com — Comedian Jodi Borrello hosts the Parisian-style show of cancan dancing and variety acts. Tickets start at $30. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday through Oct. 28.
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THE CLIFTON MONROE CHRONICLES. Shadowbox Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., 298-8676; www.theshadowboxtheatre.com — Ren French and Thomas Adkins wrote the serial radio-style show that follows an ace reporter and his sidekick as they solve mysteries in New Orleans. Tickets $12 general admission, $10 students, $20 for two tickets. 7 p.m. ThursdaySunday.
THE LILY’S REVENGE. The Den of Muses, Architect Street between Port and St. Ferdinand streets — The five-act multimedia show follows the flowering of a lily into a human quest for love and more. Call 522-6545 or visit www.southernrep.com for reservations. Preview performance (Wednesday) tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door; tickets for all other performances $20 in advance, $25 at the door. 6 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday.
Dawlin’ and Hawt, a divertimento cooked up by Becky Allen, Amanda Hebert and Ricky Graham, recently ran at Mid-City Theatre. It was a simple comic vaudeville-style show, and the brassy duo of Allen (Dawlin’) and Hebert (Hawt) again showed they have the selfconfidence and poise to win over an audience. There was no set, just two red chairs and a small black table. The actors occasionally made small costume or wig adjustments to indicate different characters. Graham contributed to material and directed but did not appear in the show. Dawlin’s monologues and short skits covered the familiar territory of Yatlandia, but much of it was fresh, and there were some hilarious surprises. The women had much to say about growing up “Catlick.” “Do you think priests ought to be allowed to get married?” “Only if they really love each other.” On the same subject, Hawt reminisced about growing up on the West Bank. Her family was too large to send the kids to Catholic school, so they went to public school. When she and her sisters went to catechism, they were referred to as “the publics,” as though they might carry the plague or be likely to steal something. There was a good deal of only-in-New Orleans braggadocio, like how the city had culture (opera, jazz) when most of the rest of the country only had agriculture. But that cultural jingoism has grown thin. It may be funny to boast that one can get drunk, throw up in the gutter and still have friends the next day, but that’s a far cry from Don Giovanni. Much fun was had with language. Mrs. Malaprop would have been right at home. People suffered from “magnesia” of the brain and mules risk becoming “distinct” since they can’t mate. There also was a nod to high culture in a short satiric tribute to Tennessee Williams with Allen in the character of “Maison Blanche DuBois.” In one sketch, the two women go to a funeral home, and when looking into the open coffin, they are horrified by how bad their friend looks. They start fixing her up — tweezing her brows, nose, ears and applying lipstick — but a voice informs them they are in the wrong parlor and beautifying a man. The sketches, jokes and monologues all featured plenty of local color, much of it with a racy tang, and the audience clearly enjoyed the lighthearted entertainment. — DALT WONK
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