| Volume VII, Issue 4 |
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April 25, 1998
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Finally, some warm, dry weather.
Despite the fact that most of our regulars
aren't fond of sunlight, we can still
appreciate that it takes a bit of the chill off
the evenings. Just wait till Summer!!
Speaking of, in a few short days, it will be
May, and that means all the good folks we
lost to colleges around the nation, will be
back!! Yes, that means Jorgo. Now's the
time to practice out-yelling each other,
`cause when Jorgo gets back, he'll be a tough
act to beat. This, of course, also means
we're down to about six weeks left in the
high school semester, so we'll be expecting
you all to drag your schoolmates down here,
while you still can (Thanks, Nora and Andi!!!)
Tonight, of course, is Lingerie Night,
Midnight Insanity's monthly traditional
show-of-the-skivvies. Next month we'll have
not one, but TWO opportunities for you to
take it all off, more in a bit...
This month started with a bit of news from the East Coast. Direct satellite feed? Maybe, I think it was a cell-phone. Suffice it to say, while we were performing Tacky Horror on this coast (ask Bill if you wanna see the pictures), the 23rd Annual Rocky Horror Convention was taking place in New York City, New York!! Attendees included Little Nell (Columbia, from the movie), who is seven months pregnant (well, now, about eight!!) Congrats to Nell! Other highlights of the evening included Little Mark (once-upon-a-time Midnight Insanity Riff- Raff), who snagged the trophy for "Best Riff Raff" in the costume contest. Mark plans |
to be in town around Memorial Day. In
addition, our beloved Stephanie (off-on-the-
East-Coast-going-to-school Transylvanian)
snagged the "Best Transylvanian" award as
the Midget Transylvanian, in the costume
contest. And yes, you read that right,
Stephanie will be returning to us from
Boston, for a whoooole ten days at the end
of May, before heading back to New York to
work for MTV. She should also be here for
the Memorial Day show (May 23rd), as well
as May's Lingerie Night (May 30th).
Okay, so it's a bit early to be hyping
up a road trip that won't take place for
another five months or so, but the Las
Vegas is putting on another convention on
the weekend of October 9th and 10th, and
we just can't wait!! We've got THREE special
performances lined up for this convention
(some were specifically requested), and
we're looking for some Transylvanians, which
are the backbone of just about any Midnight
Insanity performance. Come see the cast
after the show if you wanna party with MI
out in Las Vegas!!
As we mentioned a bit earlier, Midnight Insanity will be giving you TWO opportunities to use a scrap or two of cloth as your attire for the evening. On May 16th, Midnight Insanity will be bringing back Pimp and Hooker Night!! This has been an outstanding favorite of special "theme" nights (though 60's night wasn't the least bit shabby!!), and May sounds like the perfect time for it. As we also previously |
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mentioned, this is probably a perfect night
to drag down those classmates of yours. It
will give you lots of opportunities to
embarrass them so that you can remind
them about it in their yearbooks. :-)
Keeping with the theme of, well,
"theme nights", we should probably mention
that Rookie Horror (you know, that show
where YOU, the AUDIENCE gets to perform
on the Midnight Insanity stage for a
night??), has been postponed. We need to
fill in all the roles before we set a date. Let
us know if you're interested at the table in
the lobby, k?
Welp, we did it! If you remember last
month, Dr. Demento was going up for a one-
week trial run on his old home, 97.1 FM
(KLSX). Well, from what I'm told, the
response was phenomenal, and Dr. Demento
is baaaack!!! Now, in case you heard him
that weekend and then lost him again, fear
not. The Good Doctor has simply been
moved up a bit, such that his show runs
from 6pm to 8pm, instead of 8pm to 10pm.
This is actually better, as it means his show
won't clash with "The Simpsons" and "The X-
Files". Remember also that being here in the
Southland, we get to hear Dr. Demento
LIVE, so call him up at (562) ODD-TUNE
(562-633-8863), and request The Time
Warp!!
It's been a fun 18 months or so, but time has taken it's toll on our tires. On Friday, May 8th, Midnight Insanity will be retiring from our show at the Topanga Theatre, in Woodland Hills. We gotta say that there's nothing quite like opening a new theatre, staking out your stage, marking off your elevator, and seeking out the perfect |
spot for your Riff-Raff window. We were
given the opportunity to open a theatre in a
new city, and shown quite a bit of success.
Still, it's an hour-long drive up-and-down the
freeways of L.A., and it's become apparent
that we can no longer sustain a full-fledged
cast up there. So, it's with a heavy heart
that we close up shop there. Topanga as a
theatre, will continue to show Rocky, so if
you're interested in inheriting a stage, come
see us on the last night, and we'll do what
we can.
In case we haven't mentioned it yet,
"The Tim Curry Show" (starting this fall on
the WB) has been renamed to "Madness
Reigns". Fitting, no? The pilot episode has
been ordered, and word on the street is it's
being filmed on May 1st (yes, this Friday), at
the Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank, CA. If
you have connections, we suggest use them,
and bring us along!!
If 3am is still a bit before your
bedtime, you may wish to join Midnight
Insanity at the Shorehouse Café in Seal
Beach. They've been seating cast for a while
now, and trust us enough to bring along a
few friends. If you're interested in a bit of
food and merriment, come see the cast
after the show!!
Midnight Insanity would like to thank the Art Theatre Management Management and crew, for allowing us to perform *every fucking week*; the Woodland Hills Management and crew, for the past 18 months; the Shorehouse Café, for giving us a place to crash after the show; Bob, for all her work in line; and, of course, you, our loving and faithful audience, who come to see us, *every fucking week*!!! |