Arts Art In America
Today, I suggest you enjoy some of Seattle’s finest comic talent stumbling—winningly and hilariously—through:
‘Trapped in the Closet’ (HIPHOPERA) The Brown Derby crew—infamous for their fast-and-loose staged readings of everything from Showgirls to The Exorcist—take on R. Kelly’s epic tangle of sex, cops, guns, sex, midgets, cheating, cherry pie, sex, and sex. They will perform all 12 released episodes of Trapped in the Closet, plus the as-yet-unreleased 13th episode. Featuring Ian Bell, Imogen Love, Rebecca Davis, Nick Garrison, Dusty Warren, AdĂ©, Sarah Rudinoff, Cory Nealy, Kirk Anderson and Evan Mosher of “Awesome,” and others. (Re-bar, 1114 Howell St, 233-9873. 8 pm, $10, 21+.) BRENDAN KILEY
I saw it last night. It was as horrible and wonderful and wonderfully horrible as you might imagine.
[ps: TITC is much, much funnier if you’ve seen even one of the original installments. Click here for the originals, plus parodies of and tributes to the mad—and mostly accidental—genius of R. Kelly.]
In other horrible wonderfulness:
The real-life inspiration for Jerri Blank, a drug addict turned motivational speaker named Florrie Fisher. Including the following line, delivered, without irony: “I was operated on by the same doctor who operated on the late Jane Mansfield’s son when he was mauled by the lion.”
Scholars exhume Farinelli, the world’ most famous castrato singer, to “measure his bones.” (Hee-haw!)
Somebody stole Alex Martin’s little brown dress! The Seattle performance artist/dancer had been wearing the dress for a year and took it off last weekend at an “un-dressing” performance/party. Now it’s taken on a life of its own, sending Martin photos and emails (“I still need some space”) from littlebrowndress@gmail.com. According to the Seattle Times, the dress has just announced plans to take a road trip.
How long is Brown Derby crew's R. Kelly thing running? I desperately want to go (if for no other reason than to hear their interpretation of the "what's that smell?" line), but I can't seem to find info about how long it's running.
(PS: Hi, Brendan. You were great in BHS's 1992 staging of Anne Frank.)