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Sweet darrrrrling darlins,
This is likely the last newsie of 2022. Can you even? We can’t, yet we must so we do. It’s been a largely delightful year at the theater, wonderful things a’plenty and a’plenty of growing pains resulting in a’plenty of growth. A moment to shout out our fabulous GM Missy Steele who joined the team by way of the wonderful Bob Baker Marionette Theater. Missy has been holding down the fort, beautifying the fort, and fortifying the fort since she joined us in September and we’re so grateful. If you see her at the theater (and if you’re at the theater, you will) give her a warm smile cuz honey she’s doing our Lord’s work. (We wouldn’t presume to know about your Lord and their workload…. But Missy’s probably helping them out too.)
Many many things have happened in 2022 and we’re feeling very optimistic about the new year, but hey! We also felt that way in 2019 and so… we know we are not psychics. But despite ourselves, we are optimists.
This weekend we had our first Terrifying Mannequin In Residence™! It was an honor though, as they were clad in Clifford’s costume from the movie, and MARTIN SHORT was in the building! A real deal comedy legend. What a dream. We hope our stage soaked up some of his aura but not enough to deplete him. He was joined onstage by RICHARD KIND (Mad About You, Curb Your Enthusiasm, A Serious Man) who we absolutely can’t get enough of. Lucky for us, we don’t need to because he’s back TOMORROW! Tonight is THE MARY TRUMP SHOW, but it’s totally sold out so we’ll save you the fomo-y details.
🧥 TUESDAY at 7:30 PM: In a just-added event we are thrilled to present WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION presented by RICHARD KIND and Hollywood Entertainment.
Richard will be presenting one of his personal favorite films, Billy Wilder’s Witness for the Prosecution. Dark! Witty! A courtroom classic featuring Tyrone Power and Marlene Dietrich, and Charles Laughton and more. Come soak up an old film in our old theater, while you make new friends and eat BRAND NEW popcorn. (Brand new because we pop it fresh for every show. GROUNDBREAKING, we know.)
Van in her kerchief and Jam in his hat, we’ll then settle in for a long winter’s nap.
But when we get up from that nap, honnneyyyyy! We gots schlip to DOOOO!
Here’s a few things we’re realllly lookin forward to in 2023! Get your tickets now and ensure you’ll start the year off right and keep that merry mood going. Or if you have holiday events you’re dreading these can serve as lights at the end of the tunnel.
TUESDAY 12/3 we have TIM HEIDECKER & FRED ARMISEN, which is already sold out, but we’d be remiss not to mention it.
THURSDAY 1/5 it’s the first LOVETT OR LEAVE IT of the New Year. Love it! JON LOVETT always has the most wonderful guests and the best discussions on what’s going on in the world. Get there and get worldly. Featuring: Alex Edelman, Zach Noe Towers, Andrea Jin, and River Butcher. Future editions this month include: Adam Conover, Zach Reino + Jess McKenna, Alyssa Limperis, Christina Catherine Martinez, Carl Tart, Brian Posehn, Cedric the Entertainer, and more! See the full month here.
🍿 FRIDAY 1/6 it’s one of our very favorite shows! It’s Dan Black and Christina Calph’s THE LAST IMPROV SHOW! They always bring that improv magic 🪄 and special guest magic too! The whole CAST is friggin’ special guests:
NICOLE BYER
PAUL SCHEER
PAUL WELSH
DAN BLACK
Live and livestreamed!
And Guest Monologist TBA! And TBH, WTA, you’ll be like “OMG. GMTDT.”*
(Translation: Guest monologist to be announced. And to be honest, when they announce, you’ll be like, “Ooofa moofa gooda. Get me the dern tix!”)
SATURDAY 1/7 at 4:20PM (lol) it’s the first DOUG LOVES MOVIES of the New Year! We love movies, we love Doug, and we love him loving movies AT Dynasty! We continue his residency into 2023, and are very excited for DOUG BENSON to be joined by WELLS ADAMS, BETH STELLING. STEVE AGEE and more!
then at 7:30PM It’s the first DYNASTY TONIGHT of 2023 and the lineup is one to make you go .
BETH STELLING (Girl Daddy)
LIZA TREYGER (That’s Messed Up)
SANDY HONIG (Three Busy Debras)
MOSHE KASHER (Endless Honeymoon)
CALEB HEARON (Human Resources)
If you haven’t been to a Dynasty Tonight, it’s our home-grown show where we invite our favorite folks on stage (and in the audience) and have our amazing house-band the Dy-Nasties keeping the vibes going allllll night.
Other big news shows in the future:
1/10: Writer/performer/anxious Buddhist MICHAEL J. FELDMAN is bringing back his wild one man show, directed by TOM DETRINIS. Synopsis: A raging narcissist attempts to put up a one man show about his dog as the world is ending. No, but I’m definitely in a better place than I’ve been in a long time.
1/14: Ultra darling LAUREN LAPKUS Presents: A Very Good Time! It’s the improv show we need, because we love having a very good time. In person is SOLD OUT, but hip hip hooray, it’s live-streamed too! With:
JON GABRUS
JASON MANTZOUKAS
NICOLE BYER
MARY HOLLAND and mooooore!
♂️🥁 1/15…. it’s MIDDLE AGED DAD JAM BAND. KEN MARINO and DAVID WAIN. Put their names on ANYTHING and we’re there. Put their names on a middle aged jam band and… we’re so there. They play a wide range of songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, along with the rest of the band (Frank Barrera, Jon Spurney, Eduardo Penna, Henry Wain and Jordan Katz) and special guest singers. This WILL SELL OUT!
1/28 RACHEL BLOOM… Tries Out Her New Special and Let’s See What Happens! We don’t want to brag, but we HAVE seen what happens and it’s very, very good. Hilarious, thoughtful, weird, musical, amazing. It’s no wonder she’s won Emmys and Golden Globes! We’d give her a Dynny if we had ‘em honey!
1/30 JANEANE GAROFALO! One of our very favorite, lovely, warm, genius comedy humans is coming to town and we can’t wait! (Wet Hot American Summer, Ratatouille, 24, and more! A varied and amazing resume fit for the queen she is.)
1/31 TIG NOTARO and CHERYL HINES are doing a LIVE episode of their amazing documentary discussion podcast, TRUE STORY with Tig & Cheryl.
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VanJam
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