Cherry’s DeLuxe, in case you missed the memo…

Presenting
Cherry’s DeLuxe: A Burlesque and Variety Show
!!!!THE GAME SHOW EDITION!!!!
At this year’s Kansas City Fringe Festival

Come see as we turn your favorite game shows upside down and inside out with hilarity, rabid irreverence and a great big heaping of audience participation!!! (THIS MEANS YOU!!! Especially if you’re super attractive, or in the front row… or a theater critic.) Oh yeah, and there’ll be BOOBIES! MUCHO BOOBIES!!!

Your host and hostesses for the evening:
the seductively hilarious Lucky DeLuxe
the sassy sarcasm of Annie Cherry
general toilet humor and other sweet nasties by Gilda Lily
the sugar coated antics of Miss Honey Valentine
the estimable Luke Warm (or Spalding Hott, depending on his mood…)

With a rotating cast of special guests that include:
the wild and exotic Kitty Von Minx
and
the beautiful yet carnivorous flower that is Ms. Rita Brinkerhoff

Shows will be in the XS Lighting space at 1632 Broadway (across from the new Performing Arts Center)

I HEAR IT’S AIR CONDITIONED!!!!

Our capacity is 50-60 seated, with a bit more standing room and WE WILL SELL OUT! So make it a priority to get in on the good times…

Wednesday, July 23rd, at 8pm
Thursday, July 24th, at 9:30
Friday, July 25th, at 8pm
Saturday, July 26th, at 11pm

Tickets are $10 with a FF button!!!

Go to www.kcfringe.org for more info about how ticketing works for FF
and for the love of Merv Griffin… PLEASE REPOST!!! Trebek would want it that way…

 

WE WANT TO BE YOUR MYSPACE FRIEND!!!  www.myspace.com/cherrysdeluxe

shopping list 6/28/2008 (a.k.a. what is she building in there?)

masonite

primer

paint

string of large, carnival-tent-style lightbulbs

easel(?)

power strip

long extension cord

smoke machine(?)

 

 

This is all I have to say for now…

But post-show details will be forthcoming.
xo,
Annie Cherry

It’s not all glamour…

So, my friend Beth is a mime. For reals. She is also a producer, and last summer I performed at a benefit for her production company. At this benefit there were not only live performances but also a silent auction, and one of the items auctioned was a performance by Beth herself. Well, the couple that won Beth’s performance, at a time and place of their choosing, were named Bulldog and Weezy.

Bulldog and Weezy decided to utilize Beth’s miming skills at a birthday party they were throwing for their friend Bob… at the Independence Moose Lodge. Being that Bulldog and Weezy had also seen my performance they thought it would be fun to have me along as well, for a handsome fee. Since these were presumably friends of Beth’s, I agreed. I also brought my friend Todd along to serve as bodyguard.

We arrive at the Moose Lodge. Beth is not there yet. The Lodge is, of course, complete with flea-bitten moose head and creepy painting of a little boy saying his bedtime prayers. The Lodge is also filled to the gills with bikers. The kind with motorcycles.

Inside, the buffet is extensive, the table holding every shape and size of crock-pot imaginable. It smells of mashed potatoes, though as the evening progressed I came to understand that no one had, in fact, brought any mashed potatoes. I must have been smelling scalloped all that time. Todd and I settle in to wait for showtime. Myself with a whiskey, rocks, Todd with a soda of some kind. We meet a new friend or three, many with names like Budda, and Walrus. Oh yeah… Walrus.

Walrus is apparently the alpha-moose. He hovered around all night, asking Beth and I questions like “What is it with fisting?”, but I digress.

Beth arrives after briefly becoming lost in the wilds of Independence, and it’s time to get dressed for the show. I get into my first costume. Unbeknownst to me, Weezy had briefed the audience on what they’ll be witnessing. She informs them that we are theatrical professionals and big in the KC “arts scene”. This briefing, while thoughtful, only serves to make the audience unsure of how to react.

We do our numbers. They applaud politely… We deliberately coax a couple of hoots and hollers. We’re done, and we change back into street clothes, and seat ourselves at the bar.

Beth and I proceed to get pretty much tanked, which considering the circumstances seems like the most appropriate course of action. We sit at the bar, with Todd as our ‘muscle’, I in pigtails, and Beth in whiteface, drinking, and laughing at the situations we get ourselves into.

All in all, Bulldog, Weezy, and the gang were a bunch of sweethearts. And God bless Weezy for bring a sense of culture to the Moose Lodge. And, of course… Happy birthday, Bob!

One month until show time!

One month until my burlesque pro-am.

When I’m in a show I usually start planning a few weeks ahead, if possible. Producing is a whole other story, however. So many details to think about. So many favors to ask. Posters, venue, P.A. system, press release, etc… Not to mention coordinating performers, rehearsals, not to mention the actual show itself. The pro-am format is really great… It makes me quite proud to see one of my students with that glow on her face when she comes backstage after just receiving her first hoots, hollers, and applause!

Beyond the pro-am I have a few other projects in the works. I think I’ll drop in on the big holiday shindig at Knucklehead’s Saloon this weekend, to do a number with the Rumblejetts. I’ll be in Austin at the end of this month with Etta Vendetta and Lucky DeLuxe, at the Continental Club. Lucky and I are also working on a variety show for Stanford’s Comedy House to premier at the end of January. Beyond that I will be looking at putting together a true cabaret style variety show with entirely live musical accompaniment to debut late summer. Oh, so many exciting things to think about!

It’s nice having Mondays off… Especially when Ron Megee and Jon Fulton Adams have a party, because their parties usually fall on a Sunday night. This past Sunday Ms. De De DeVille and I performed for the Missouri Rep’s Christmas Carol cast party. I think a good time was had by all, especially myself after a slight overindulgence in bourbon. The aforementioned good time was topped off nicely by a few affectionate moments with one particularly fine, fine lady friend of mine. But I don’t kiss and tell (most of the time) so I’ll have to leave you in suspense… I don’t think it’s on YouTube or anything. Ron and I had a lovely dance in the giant gilded birdcage… I, in my new holiday costume (black with red sequins, fringe, and flowers), and he in high waisted slacks, suspenders, and a guinea tee (Thanks, Jon), with his new Dickensian chin beard. My life is comfortably surreal. I wouldn’t have it any other way.

On the romantic front, many of my friends already know I am absolutely crazy about one particularly tall gentleman from Chicago… Well, it looks like he’ll be moving to Kansas City as soon as this February, which is especially convenient as I happen to love him.

I am off to put my sweet child (read: holy terror) to bed. I haven’t been able to get him to his Dad’s this week because of the ice storm. Better safe than sorry, of course.

Goodnight, my Lovelies!

So… here’s this.

Let’s get to know each other, shall we? Well, maybe not so quickly. Baby steps. I am a twenty-eight year old mother of one. I am also a burlesque performer. I like my life interesting, and I am always attracted to the fringes of society, as long as they are fringes with plenty of style… I love burlesque, drag, vaudeville, sideshow, etc. I am building a life around it, while maintaining a stationary lifestyle due to my familial obligations. It’s a balancing act, but somehow it’s working just fine. Enough with the introductions… It’s late and I’m off to bed.