Local arts collective Asheville Vaudeville has been on hiatus, but the group just announced three new shows. The performances take place at Toy Boat Community Artspace on Saturdays, Feb. 21, March 14 and April 18.
Press release from a show contributor:
WHO: Asheville Vaudeville
WHAT: A night of vaudeville performance, including burlesque, music, puppetry, comedy, and flow arts extraordinaire. Two Shows in one fabulous night!.
WHEN: February 21, 2015 at 7:30pm and 10:00pm
WHERE: Toy Boat Community Artspace, 101 Fairview Road, Asheville (in Biltmore Village)
COST: $15.00 for 7:30 pm show, $12.00 for 10:00pm show. Tickets at door.Asheville’s premier performing arts collective, Asheville Vaudeville, is returning to Toy Boat for a February 21st extravaganza! With Master of Ceremonies, the always darkly entertaining Keith Shubert of Toy Box Theatre leading the way, the evening will be filled with comedy, music, flow arts, puppetry and a daring dash of burlesque. Standup comedy from Dr. Hyena, a naughty song from Mille Van Illa, wild acrobatics from Lucky Rigel 7, Madison J. Cripps’ puppetry, hooping by April Shapril, song stylings of Valerie Meiss of Miss Mousie and the Rigamarole, a mini-mystery by Jim Julien, more hooping by Laura Goetz, Sherrie Bell’s dark entertainments and a burlesque comic sketch by Queen April and Keith Campbell of local juggling stars, Forty Fingers and a Missing Tooth all cook up a rich stew of vaudevillian performance. Hot stuff for a cool evening, intended for audiences 18 years of age and older. Asheville Vaudeville will continue through the spring with exciting shows at the Toy Boat on Saturday, March 14 and Saturday, April 18. Check out our Facebook event page for more updates and info on our shows.
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